Consultant - Old Age Psychiatry in Londonderry

We have an exciting new opportunity for a full time Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry and Lead in Memory Services working for a leading Trust in Northern Ireland, UK. This will be for a 2-year fixed term contract, to work full time (10 programmed activities per week), with the potential to extend, at the second largest hospital in Northern Ireland, with teaching hospital status.

The post-holder will provide consultant medical input to the memory diagnostic Service, providing assessment and diagnosis in conjunction with other professionals and will liaise with other medical services in more complex cases. The post-holder will work closely with the older people’s community mental health team to provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment to patients with dementia and older people with mental health problems in out-patient clinics, and review patients who are unable to attend clinics wherever they reside within the locality. The post-holder will work with colleagues to provide the Memory Assessment Service, providing diagnosis, assessment and management in conjunction with other professionals.

The post-holder will assist with the provision of teaching and clinical supervision for medical students, medical post-graduate students and others receiving training in the care of older people with dementia & functional mental illness as well as to those providing care to younger people with dementia. They may be expected to provide supervision for one or more postgraduate trainees in addition to providing clinical supervision for members of the multi-disciplinary team, including SAS Doctors.

Key Requirements:

• Full registration with General Medical Council (GMC) and a licence to practice.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview date), CESR or European Community Rights.
• On the Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry with at least 18 months’ experience as a consultant in old age psychiatry in the last 3 years (with satisfactory appraisal).
• At least 7 years post registration experience including at least 5 years in psychiatry and 3 years Higher Professional Training (or equivalent) of which 2 years must be in old age psychiatry.
• Hold a driving licence which is valid for use in UK (International Licence will be valid for 1 year).

It would be desirable to have: Higher Degree, a Qualification in Management, Publications/Research, a formal qualification in psychotherapy, a formal educational qualification, Involvement in high quality audit or Quality Improvement work.

Benefits:

• Salary: £106,424 to £139,920 per annum.
• Visa sponsorship.
• NHS Pension.
• Relocation expenses.
• Salary advance.
• Comprehensive induction & onboarding and a commitment to on-going training.
• CPD: study leave & budget entitlement.
• Support with CESR/Portfolio Pathway.
• Clear career development supported by a dedicated team.

Location: Londonderry in Northern Ireland, UK, is a vibrant small city in an area of outstanding natural beauty. With the countryside, rolling landscapes, rugged coastline & beaches on your doorstep, this provides a fantastic balance of city/town/outdoors living. The people are friendly and will welcome you warmly into their community. There are excellent schools and a relatively low cost of living.