Job summary
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LIAISON OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY SPECIALTY DOCTOR
Job Details:
Salary
£52,530 - £82,400 per annum
Contract
Substantive
Hours
Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 8:2)
On call
Optional
Location
King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8YB
Qualifications needed:
- Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
- Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.
- Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in older adults
- At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Main duties of the job
To be successful in your application, you will need:
- To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values,
- To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about older adult mental health care,
- Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,
- To be a team player
NELFT Benefits:
- Relocation expenses
- Career Development and training
- Just & Compassionate Culture
- Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
- Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
- Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health & Wellness initiatives
- 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
- Retail Discounts
- Flexible working and agile working
- Cycle to work scheme
About us
Why NELFT?
NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering thebest careto the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.
With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.
We are currently recruiting for an Old Age Psychiatry Specialty Doctor in the Older Adult Psychiatric Liaison Team, based at King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8YB. This is a well-established post, which is currently vacant. We are keen to recruit to this post as soon as possible.
You will work alongside 1wte Older Adult Consultant Psychiatrist (currently out to recruitment), 1wte Adult Consultant Psychiatrist (currently out to recruitment), 1wte Adult Psychiatry Specialty Doctor (Dr Adewunmi Ogunseye), a Senior Trainee, and a Foundation Year doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be expected to:
- Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to older adult people with mental health needs, across Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham.
- Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases
- Provide guidance and supervision to the team
- Work directly with older adults and their families and liaise as appropriate with community old age consultant psychiatrists and specialty doctors in mental health
- Work alongside 2wte Consultant Psychiatrists, 1wte Specialty Doctor, 1wte Senior Trainee, and 1wte Foundation Year Trainee.
- Develop links already established with the local acute trusts A&E departments and adult services
Person Specification
GMC
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
Section 12
Essential
- Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.
Experience
Essential
- Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in older adults
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
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
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
King George Hospital
Barley Lane
Ilford
IG3 8YB