Consultant Psychiatrist in Community General Adult -Dorchester

Job overview

Are you an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant psychiatrist to join us and play a key leadership role and influence the evolvement of the existing service in line with the Long-Term Plan and Community Mental Health Framework. You will form part of a high calibre consultant peer group in the heart of Dorset and will work in a well established and supportive multidisciplinary community mental health team.

You will be included in the on-call rota. The on-call rota is Dorset wide and paid at 3% on call availability supplement plus additional 0.375 PA.

This is a part time role of 7.5 PA's  covering a Primary Care Network of nine GP surgeries, which includes mainly rural communities and Dorchester town.

We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion on how this could be achieved for you.

This post attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £10,000 plus a further relocation package of up to £10,000 if relocating to Dorset. In addition, we offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits.

Do you have a friend or family member you would recommend to join us?

If the person you refer is appointed by the Trust and completes their probationary period you will receive £500 reward payment for the introduction!  Please contact the recruitment team if you require further info!

Main duties of the job

On site are also various other services such as Older Persons CMHT, Memory Assessment Service, Psychology department, which provides excellent opportunity for collaborative working with the bonus of onsite parking available at no additional cost.

The team consists of one Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a CT2 trainee, two Joint Team Leaders, Community Psychiatric Nurses and  healthcare assistants.

We would love to hear from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests,

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.