Job summary
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor employer.
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Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best Mental Health organisations in the country to work in?
This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8000 relocation allowance plus other benefits! The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. To request the full terms of the Recruitment and retention payment or relocation allowance please email Medical Recruitment Team -medicalrecruitment@sabp.nhs.uk
This Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist post is within the highly regarded CARE Accredited and nationally achieving, Surrey-wide Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Service. This is a highly attractive post and you will be joining our thriving, happy and well established multi-disciplinary team.The successful applicant would need to base themselves at Aldershot Centre for Health approximately once a week and at our main base in Epsom the rest of the time.You will be required to be aware of the Access and Waiting Times Agenda for community Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Services across England and the intended New Care Models Agenda for Surrey, Sussex and Kent that will focus on the shortening of specialist tier 4 admissions.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to enhance the established acute focus of the service and someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with a wide variety of clinicians who are very proud of the work that they do. Part of the role will include liaison with the 5 acute hospitals who may at times be caring for medically unstable young people
Part of the role is to provide a diagnostic, assessment and treatment service for children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, ARFID and Binge Eating Disorder. The successful candidate will also provide input, where needed, to the Enhanced Pathway, which aims to reduce hospital admissions by providing additional support to patients at home
Our offer:
- Salary: NHS Consultant Grade £105,504 - £139,882 + £149 fringe
- GMC Sponsorship
- Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirements
- Sponsorship for international candidates: up to £3199
- Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirement
- NHS Pension: employers contribution 20.68% from day one
- Subsidised nursery places
- Car Scheme: tax saving up to £6,000
- Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership
- Generous annual leave
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full medical registration with a license to practice.
- Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act(or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent.
Desirable
- A recognised basic Medical Degree and MRCPsych or equivalent
- MRCPsych or equivalent.
- Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
Clincical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice
- Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All)
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care.
- Ability to appraise own performance as a Specialty Doctor and reflect on development needs
Desirable
- Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full medical registration with a license to practice.
- Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act(or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent.
Desirable
- A recognised basic Medical Degree and MRCPsych or equivalent
- MRCPsych or equivalent.
- Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
Clincical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice
- Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All)
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care.
- Ability to appraise own performance as a Specialty Doctor and reflect on development needs
Desirable
- Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
