Specialty Doctor in Intellectual Disability Psychiatry

Job summary

Are you a trainee who has come to the end of core training, looking for your next challenge and want to step out of training? Or are you looking for a CESR programme?

We are seeking applicants who are looking for a career in one of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts. Who would like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to peoples lives to enjoy a better future. Who wishes to develop their leadership skills in a supportive environment, enjoy working collaboratively with others and use their initiative and creativity to bring about change?

The team works across North & Mid Devon and is option to choose from bases available in the attractive market town of Barnstaple, or Bideford in North Devon and the Mid Devon locality both areas are full of history and heritage , along with hybrid working opportunities within. The post holder can be based at either of these locations agreed with supervising consultant. It will be possible for the successful applicant to have their base as the nearest Devon Partnership Trust base to their home.

The post would be suited, but not exclusively, to a committed candidate wishing to pursue an application for Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). Candidates who choose this route are well supported within the Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant multidisciplinary team, develop your special interest and psychiatry practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holders responsibilities will be to provide psychiatric services to adults with Intellectual Disability under the care of the North and Mid Devon Specialist community health team for Intellectual Disability. Regular supervision will be provided by Dr Reena Haq, Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disability (1.0WTE), who also works across both teams. The post holder will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies as well as have good relationships with mental health services.

This post is currently vacant due to the previous substantive post holder commencing higher training. The post is substantive and there is no on call responsibility.

Job responsibilities

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.