Consultant General Adult Psychiatry - Fir Ward + Golden Hello

This is a full time (10 PA) replacement Consultant post working on a female acute inpatient ward (Fir Ward), based at Sherwood Oaks and with 1 day per week (2PAs) in the Ashfield LMHT. This is a permanent post. A Golden Hello of 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract will be paid for this post. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. This post is pending Royal College Approval.

This post will primarily provide daily cover for inpatients on Fir Ward at Sherwood Oaks. The post holder will also have responsibility for patients admitted from out of primary area. These will mostly come from the Nottingham City area. These admissions are divided up between other consultants on the unit with an established formula. The medical input to 70 inpatient beds is divided between 4 consultants with inpatient responsibilities on with maximum number of up to 9 patients under one consultant at any one time. The post holder will also work with Ashfield LMHT to provide medical care and leadership to the LMHT. The post holder will help with acute referrals, short term home treatment, discharge/move on planning from acute care, and short-term post discharge follow-up requiring close liaison with other community teams. There are 2 other consultants working within the LMHT from Mid Notts. They will work in close conjunction with other community teams.