Job summary
Full Time (part time / full time / flexible working will be considered)
Salary: Total package up to £150,000 depending on experience
Suitable for an experienced Consultant
or someone due to complete their CCT in the next 6 months
St
Andrews is a not for profit Charity - we have no shareholders and any surplus
we make is ploughed straight back into our services. We are part of the Specialist
Provider Collaboratives in the East and West Midlands and are a member of the
East Midlands Alliance. Our services in Northampton, set in 150 plus acres of
woodland greenery are spread across 5 Divisions Medium Secure, Low Secure and
Specialist Rehabilitation, Learning Disability and Autism, Neuropsychiatry and
CAMHS. We have a number of unique specialist national services including our
Deaf Forensic Service, Huntingtons Service, Secure Brain Injury Service, Older
Adults Secure Services, Blended Womens Service (one of 3 National Pilots) and
a specialist inpatient DBT service.
Make a
difference for yourself and your patients!
We are looking for an individual who wants a role where they have the autonomy to make decisions that will help improve patient care and outcomes and has a passion about transforming care. Someone who wants to join an organisation and be a leader of a team who also shares this passion.
Main duties of the job
- Opportunities to progress Most of our senior
medical managers started off as Consultants in the Charity
- Speciality Doctor and Physical Healthcare team
support
- Infrequent non resident second on calls with
24 hour first on call cover
- We sponsored some of our doctors to undertake
MBA degrees
- The chance to be part of a community of over
30 Consultants and 8 Clinical Directors on one site with a weekly
multidisciplinary CPD and Grand Rounds programme that includes colleagues
from the NHS
- Only 10 per cent of our Consultant
Psychiatrist roles are occupied by locums. Our posts fill up fast
- Support in undertaking indemnified private
practice and medicolegal work though our community partnerships
- Opportunities for joint roles with the NHS in
some areas
- Teaching Opportunities for medical students
from Cambridge and Buckingham as well as Trainees
- Opportunities for research with our Research
and Innovation Team
- Class leading analytics and data monitoring
with extensive integration with our Electronic Records
- Electronic Prescribing on all our wards.
- £1000 dedicated study allowance
- Located centrally in UK with great transport
networks to London and the midlands whilst also having good schools
and great value properties.
About us
Our aim is to provide high-quality
assessment, care and treatment, helping patients to progress to the least
restrictive setting by equipping them with the skills required to live as
independently as possible, closer to communities of their choosing.
Our teams are multi-disciplinary, with
extensive knowledge, skills and experience and we are looking to speak with Consultant Psychiatrists who have an
interest in the below patient groups:
- Acute or PICU services treating admissions to stabilise and step down to a low secure environment
We include patients in planning their
care, valuing and embracing each individuals unique qualities.
The Role
This will be a
personally and professionally rewarding role. The post-holder will be
able to undertake non-clinical activities of interest e.g. research, teaching,
governance and management - in an innovative way, and influence the direction
of services in order for them to attain the best outcomes for our patients
You will be data driven and will have the data
dashboards to support your clinical decisions. You will provide
leadership to an established ward team, create a culture of speaking up and
building / maintaining psychological safety within your teams. You will
drive quality improvements, underpinned by our quality management system that
is being embedded, as part of the Quality strategy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and oversee the management of patients with often complex needs. You will be able to promote innovation and improvement of services, with scope to develop your specialist interests and grow your remit and responsibilities. You will have an office and the support of an associate specialist as ward doctor and a full MDT including Clinical Administrators and Personal Assistants dedicated to your wards and service.
Our teams use compassion to be
inclusive, motivated, open and honest. We are focused on outcomes and
value by driving continuous improvements for our patients and treating everyone
with equal respect, trust and dignity.
Other benefits:
Travel allowance, pension, 32 days of
Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays and your birthday off, free parking, sickness
policy on par with the NHS, secretarial support and more
International Medical Graduates
We welcome applications from job
seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK and
you will be considered alongside all other applications. Please contact our
recruitment team at [email protected] if you would like more
details on how we can support you.
Interested?
For further details please contact our
Internal Recruitment Consultant, James Farrelly on 07827856634 [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must have MRCPsych or equivalent and hold a CESR or CCT in Forensic Psychiatry, Learning Disability Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
St Andrew’s Healthcare
Address
Billing Road
Northampton
NN1 5DG