Job summary
- Main area
- General Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 246-MESU7258014
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Central Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team, Haymills House
- Town
- Stowmarket
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialty Doctor Central Older Peoples CMHT
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
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
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
- This role will be supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance
- ‘Holiday of a lifetime scheme’: Consultants and SAS 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
We are inviting applications for the Specialty Doctor role which has become available in our Central Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team at Haymills House, Stowmarket in East Suffolk.
Main duties of the job
The Suffolk Older Peoples Service will meet the needs of people of all ages with dementias and people with other serious mental health problems who also have complexities associated with aging. Such complexity might revolve around complex and multiple physical healthcare needs, complex prescribing issues or complex social care needs. It is a community service.
Patients who have major functional psychiatric disorders and have been seen in the adult services would not necessarily migrate to this service as they age, unless their needs becomes more complex and are clearly better met by this pathway.
This is a 1.0 WTE Specialty Doctor post working in the Old Age Psychiatry Pathway at Haymills House, Stowmarket in East Suffolk. This is a replacement post.
The post relates to East Suffolk Services. The post is in the Suffolk Older Peoples Service Pathway. There is full time Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry also working in the Central team.
Working for our organisation
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are also offering:
- Up to £12k relocation expenses
- Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
- £2000 annual paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD
- NHS benefits package including contributory pension, redundancy. Including paid annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.
- Appraisals and revalidation completed by the Trust
- Friendly Colleagues
- Encouragement and support for areas of special interest
- Subsidised gyms and free physio service
- We have a strong education reputation and close ties with both The University of Cambridge and The University of East Anglia
- Well established county wide teaching program
- Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network within the Trust
- Support for Quality Improvement, Audit and Service development
- Forward thinking, clinically lead and innovative trust
- Flexibility can be considered for a degree of remote working
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.
Please contact: Dr Elizabeth Herbert [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Entry on the GMC Register
Desirable criteria
- MRCPsych
- S12 Approval
Experience
Essential criteria
- 3 years as a doctor post registration
- 2 years in Psychiatry at SHO/ST level or more senior
- 6 months in relevant specialism
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Effective team working
- Flexibility
- Research
- Driving Licence/Able to travel independently
- Leadership qualities
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Teaching and Presentation Skills
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
- Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Herbert
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01502 527987
- Additional information
Jan Falkowski, Medical Director of Workforce - [email protected]
Faisil Sethi - Chief Medical Officer - [email protected]
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