Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Consultant in Forensic Psychiatry
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Job Overview
We are now seeking to recruit Consultant Psychiatrists to join our community mental health services on a full-time or part-time basis. We are really pleased that you are seeking a career at LPT. You will work in partnership with members of well-established multi-disciplinary teams, both operationally and strategically to drive forward innovation delivering the best effective care for our patients.
Every opportunity will be given to encourage personal initiatives, research, specialist interests, teaching, training, management, and leadership, as well as areas of professional specialist interest you may have.
You will be receiving a £22,500 recruitment and retention premia, which will be paid over the 3 years on top of your salary and a relocation package up to £8000* subject to conditions.
Applications are invited from registered medical practitioners, who have or are eligible for, a CCT or an equivalent approved indicator of training and eligible for entry onto the Specialist Register within six months of the interview date.
As An Employer We Offer
- Protected time for research/special clinical interest
- Relocation Expenses: A removal expenses package may be payable up to £8000
- Access to funds to support CPD/Study leave allowance (30 days over 3 years with a budget of £1000)
- Staff Benefits including NHS Pension, childcare vouchers, a salary sacrifice scheme, discount schemes, cycle to work and lease car schemes.
- Staff health and wellbeing, subsidized gym membership and other wellbeing support
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Contact Details
Dr Vesna Acovski
Interim Clinical Director for HPC
Tel: 01455 443950
Email: [Email not provided]
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
We want a Consultant Psychiatrist who can:
- Deliver the highest quality of clinical care to our patients and carers
- Work in partnership at both strategic and operational levels with relevant and external stakeholders
- Ensure that people who use services, carers and advocates are treated with respect and dignity
- Provide excellent clinical leadership and actively develop your team along with expert advice to our hospital and community specialists, managers and directors on what is needed to deliver excellent care and future strategic directions
- Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients and for the proper functioning of the department
- Liaise with the General Practitioners, hospital and community specialists and other agencies wherever relevant
A specimen timetable illustrating how the consultant timetable may be arranged within the current framework can be found in the attached job description. You will engage with the development of your Job Plan.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
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About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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