Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist

at  Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

At CNTW we strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOME.
As a Consultant, you will know what it means to achieve this by leading a team. Striving for a better service leads to a better you.
And as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult inpatients, you’ll know how best to support patients in our care.
Working 10PAs a week over 4 or 5 days alongside the multidisciplinary team, including SAS doctors, junior doctors, and wider clinical teams, you will be the clinical expert from a medical perspective to ensure best practice care is delivered and support the team.
This post in the field of General Adult Psychiatry following a service reconfiguration and closure of a mixed gender ward. The post holder will provide input into H2 (Hadrian 2) Working Age Adult (WAA) male assessment and treatment, located within Carleton Clinic, Carlisle.
As an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of England’s finest areas of natural beauty.
Hadrian 2 is an adult acute ward with currently 10 beds. The ward has roughly two admissions per week. The Nurse Consultant on the ward has RC responsibilities for the ward. The post holder will share the RC responsibilities for the caseload on the ward.
There will be support for the post holder to have trainer responsibilities. The ward currently has an International Medical Fellow doctor and a trust grade doctor in the post.
You will have your own office space and will be supported by a medical secretary.
Why us?
Up to £8k relocation package
30 days study leave (every 3 years) with a generous study leave allowance
Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan
Remote working available as suits service needs
Dedicated and protected SPA time
Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological financial and career well being
Teaching and research opportunities available
Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching
Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education Centre
Employee Excellence awards
Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more at www.thriveatcntw.co.uk
When you work for CNTW, you will work for a Trust that has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC and is ranked 1 st nationally in GMC trainer survey for the support provides to trainers. You will make a difference in changing people’s lives. You will join a medical workforce that is passionate about providing care and receive superb training and development opportunities and excellent staff benefits.
Applicants should be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the point of interview. Candidates should be suitably qualified, including eligibility for Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
For a discussion about the role (in confidence) or visits please contact:
Name: Dr Neeti Sud
Email: neeti.sud@cntw.nhs.uk ; secretary Judith.Rangeley@cntw.nhs.uk
Tel: 01228 60309

Please refer the Job description for details