Specialty Doctor - Youth Psychiatry Community
The closing date is 15 September 2025
Job summary
- This role will be supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance
- 'Holiday of a lifetime scheme': Consultants and SASG doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a 'holiday of a lifetime' or extended paid break
We are inviting applications for a Speciality Doctor post working in the Ipswich and Central East Suffolk YAMHS. This job advert is to cover the maternity leave period commencing from September. This post is based in the community, there are no inpatient responsibilities. The service covers the east area of the county of Suffolk, which includes area of particular social deprivation with considerable psychosocial related difficulties. The service caters to residents of Suffolk which has a population of approximately 650,000.
Main duties of the job
The postholder, together with other members of the multidisciplinary team will be expected to assess new referrals and to maintain a treatment caseload of young people aged 18 to 25 years old with complex mental health difficulties, monitoring use of medication and other treatments as appropriate. The role would include attendance at weekly team meetings and reviews, as well as providing appropriate clinical support and supervision to non-medical staff within the team. The postholder will carry his/her own caseload of acceptable number of cases. The post holder is not expected to work outside of the allocated time in their job plans. We are looking for a speciality doctor of SAS grade with a few years of an experience of working with 18+ age group.
About us
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are also offering:
- Up to £12k relocation expenses
- Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
- £2000 annual paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD
- NHS benefits package including contributory pension, redundancy. Including paid annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.
- Appraisals and revalidation completed by the Trust
- Friendly Colleagues
- Encouragement and support for areas of special interest
- Subsidised gyms and free physio service
- We have a strong education reputation and close ties with both The University of Cambridge and The University of East Anglia
- Well established county wide teaching program
- Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network within the Trust
- Support for Quality Improvement, Audit and Service development
- Forward thinking, clinically lead and innovative trust
- Flexibility can be considered for a degree of remote working
Details
Date posted
08 September 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£61,542 to £99,216 a year Gross per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
246-MSCFYP7380132
Job locations
Ipswich / Stowmarket
Walker Close / Mariner House/ Haymills House
Ipswich / Stowmarket
IP3 8LY
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Ipswich / Stowmarket
Walker Close / Mariner House/ Haymills House
Ipswich / Stowmarket
IP3 8LY
Employer's website
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