Specialty Doctor / Associate Specialist / Specialist Registrar - PICU / Acute Service

6 sessions (3 days per week) Salary: £63 300 pro rata On call payments paid separately

You can achieve more at St Andrew's Healthcare St Andrew's is a not for profit Charity - we have no shareholders and any surplus we make is ploughed straight back into our services. We are part of the Specialist Provider Collaborative in the East and West Midlands and are a member of the East Midlands Alliance. Our services in Northampton, set in 150 plus acres of woodland greenery are spread across 5 Divisions - Neuropsychiatry, Medium Secure, Low Secure and Specialist Rehabilitation, Learning Disability and Autism, and CAMHS. We have a number of unique specialist national services including our Huntington's Service, Secure Brain Injury Service, Deaf Forensic Service, Older Adults Secure Services, Blended Women's Service (one of 3 National Pilots) and a specialist inpatient DBT service. There's nowhere more inspiring to transform lives.

Why Choose St Andrew's? Working in a fully-resourced multidisciplinary team Development of specialist skills and knowledge through mentoring Competitive salary Annual pay reviews Separately remunerated on call duties available Annual leave equivalent to the NHS Medical indemnity cover Huge opportunities for Continuing Professional Development with regular onsite educational & training events in addition to an individual allocated study allowance. Support for appraisal and revalidation Autonomy to make decisions to improve patient outcomes Opportunities for research with our Research and Innovation Team Class leading analytics and data monitoring with extensive integration with our Electronic Records Electronic Prescribing on all our wards As a charity, our purpose is to embed value based healthcare, allowing us to achieve the best possible outcomes and experiences of the people in our care. We have a responsibility to educate the next generation of professionals
and to innovate - researching new treatments, therapies and environments to achieve better outcomes for our patients.

PICU / Acute Service Our aim is to provide high-quality assessment, care and treatment, helping patients to progress to the least restrictive setting by equipping them with the skills required to live as independently as possible, closer to communities of their choosing. We include patients in planning their care, valuing and embracing each individual's unique qualities. Our teams use compassion to be inclusive, motivated, open and honest. We are focused on outcomes and value by driving continuous improvements for our patients and treating everyone with equal respect, trust and dignity. This is an opportunity for a non-consultant Doctor or General Practitioner to help shape our essential services. Joining an experienced and supportive team, you will demonstrate strong clinical skills within your professional field.

Membership of the GMC will be required. Further career progression in terms of Section 12(2) approval, Approved Clinician status, will be encouraged and supported through mentoring and allocated study budget.

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew's CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.

Development

This role is an exciting opportunity to work directly with the PICU medical team, including Dr Grant (Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director), Dr Rule (Consultant Psychiatrist) and Dr Sinha (General Practitioner). In this role you will be exposed to a range of serious, complex and treatment resistant mental disorders. The appointee will develop specialist knowledge in Psychiatric Intensive Care through supervision and mentoring. Many of our associate specialists are pursuing membership to the college (RCPSYCH) and some have pursued alternative speciality training pathways to achieve equivalence of core training and CCT (staying within the charity). We are extremely proud to empower the careers of our medical professionals, and our Executive Medical Director and all of our Clinical Directors have grown and developed into their current roles within the Charity

Please see below some of the comments from current doctors within St Andrews healthcare:

"The working environment is conducive for anyone wanting to learn and progress in medicine. In particular, you will have plenty of senior support and guidance. (I don't know of any previous post I've worked in, in which I have had as much access to my Supervising Consultant/GP).
At St Andrew's you will definitely feel you are a genuine and appreciated contributor to the Multidisciplinary Team. And, you will certainly feel you are making a positive difference in patient's lives."

We offer an excellent benefits package including pension, 41 days holiday, life cover, car lease scheme, free parking on all our sites, cycle to work scheme and more…