Consultant Psychiatrist CATAT

Consultant Psychiatrist CATAT
* Generous Recruitment Package
* NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant

Main area Child & Adolescent (CATAT) Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 6 sessions per week Job
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7953923-B

Site The Dragonfly Unit, Carlton Court Hospital Town Lowestoft Salary £113,565 - £150,569 gross per annum/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/07/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

• All of our substantive Consultant vacancies attract a ‘New Starter’ package of £15,000 spread over 3 years as a recruitment bonus
• All new starters may be eligible for up to £12,000 relocation package
• CPD is being paid at the higher level of £2000 per annum with the facility accumulating annual funding for up to three years to accommodate accessing higher cost development opportunities
• ‘Holiday of a lifetime scheme’:
  Consultants and Specialty Doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ or extended paid break

The Trust is looking to recruit a part time (0.6) Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our CATAT team. The outreach pathway is for children and young people under the age of 18, who have been identified as requiring or at significant risk of admission to Tier 4 levels of care and treatment only. There are no other criteria for accessing the service.

The team provide the service 7 days a week to ensure consistent support and access. The maximum current case load size is 8 young people who could receive up to a daily contact from the team.

The post holder will be expected to work in several different settings within the Locality, including other Trust facilities, primary care, local acute Hospital NHS Trust facilities, and patients’ residences. The post holder will also be the Responsible Clinician for patients in their care. Working within CATAT, the post holder will undertake, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances and to be available for such irregular commitments outside normal duties as are essential for continuity of patient care which will on occasion involve seeing people at home and allowing time for ‘hard to engage’ children and families.

• Up to £12k relocation expenses
• Access to £800 per annum professional development budget
• Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
• Paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD
• Potential of extra PA for DCC with requisite pay per PA
• Ability to apply for Clinical Excellence Awards
• Inclusion on the Consultant on-call rota for the higher level with 3%, 5% or 8% requisite pay depending on frequency
• NHS benefits package including contributory pension, redundancy. Including paid annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.
• Appraisals and revalidation completed by the Trust

• Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice
• MRCPsych/MRCPCH or equivalent
• Eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register or within 3 months of gaining CCT
• Section 12(2) approval at or following appointment
• Approved Clinician at or following appointment
• Postgraduate thesis
• A postgraduate qualification in Medical Education

• A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
• A commitment to open review of clinical practice
• Experience of clinical audit

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Experience in teaching doctors and other clinical disciplines

• Ability to work in a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate…