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Job summary

Main area
Learning Disabilit
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Part time - 6 sessions per week
Job ref
354-LD-20248
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cavendish House
Town
Hastings
Salary
£52,530 - £82,400 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/05/2024 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Speciality Doctor Learning Disability

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

Sussex Partnership is seeking to appoint a part-time Specialty Doctor working 6 Programmed Activities on a fixed term contract for up to 12 months to join our Learning Disability Service. The post is with the Hastings & Rother Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) based in Hastings. Sussex has lots to offer including:

             Journeys from coast to the countryside in minutes

  • A lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park
  • City life that is never far away either. Brighton and Hove and London are both within easy reach via local and national bus routes and national mainline stations

The successful applicant will provide specialist psychiatric services for assessment and treatment of adults with a learning disability and provide community psychiatric care to adults with a learning disability living in the catchment area for the pos.t You will ensure clients are supported adequately to enable them to function optimally in the community and where they relapse they receive prompt and appropriate treatment to retain mental health and social functioning.

 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will provide specialist psychiatric services for assessment and treatment of adults with a learning disability and provide community psychiatric care to adults with a learning disability living in the catchment area for the pos.t You will ensure clients are supported adequately to enable them to function optimally in the community and where they relapse they receive prompt and appropriate treatment to retain mental health and social functioning.

Working for our organisation

We know that building on your personal and professional development are key to providing the best patient care.

At Sussex Partnership, we know our people are our biggest asset. We are committed to providing a working environment where you can progress your career, build your knowledge base and develop your skillset.

We know that a culture focussed on personal and professional development has a direct impact on the care we provide to our service users. We are working hard to create new pathways for people to join our Trust and work in mental health and learning disability services, and pathways for staff to progress with us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

see Job description

This is a newly developed post to be offered as a fixed term contract. The post holder will provide specialty doctor input to Learning Disability Services in East Sussex in a community setting.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  • 4 years at full-time postgraduate training or higher or equivalent experience with at least 2 years in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty
Desirable criteria
  • MRCPsych
  • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.

Eligibility

Essential criteria
  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Desirable criteria
  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Clinical Skills, knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Excellent knowledge in specialty
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Desirable criteria
  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Jane McCarthy
Job title
Medical Lead & Consultant Psychiatrist for LD
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07471034322
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