NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
- Job Title: Specialty Grade Doctor (SAS) in General Adult Psychiatry
- Department: Adult Mental Health Services – General Adult Psychiatry
- Location: Dykebar Hospital, Paisley and Renfrewshire CMHT bases
- Type of contract: Permanent –Full time (10 sessions)
- Salary Grade: SAS / Specialty Grade Doctor
- Working Hours: 40 hours per week, no on-call
This is a full-time Specialty Grade (SAS) doctor post in General Adult Psychiatry based primarily within Renfrewshire Community Mental Health Teams, with some agreed input into inpatient services at Dykebar Hospital. The post is predominantly community based and covers adults aged 18–70 years.
Applications are sought from enthusiastic candidates with experience in General Adult Psychiatry. This is a full time post (10 sessions- 9 clinical sessions and 1 session supporting professional development). These is no oncall commitment.
It is a predominantly community post in Renfrewshire Community Mental Health teams, based in Paisley. Renfrewshire community MH service CMHT covers PA1 to PA14(not PA13) postcodes with Paisley team currently covering PA1 to PA 3, except PA3 postcodes of Linwood. PA3 (Linwood) to PA12 and PA14 postcodes are
covered by Renfrew CMHT based at Mile end mill, Paisley.
Work is ongoing to consolidate the two CMHTs into one team and the postholder will be working within the consolidated team in the future.
Currently, there is a well established Community mental health team in both bases. The successful applicant will work alongside consultants in the team. The CMHT has experienced CPNs with a Nurse team lead, Psychologists, social workers, Occupational therapists with Psychology, social work and OT team leads. There will be administrative support.
Successful candidate will be based in the Community and work as part of the CMHT, offering outpatient and domiciliary assessment of General Adult patients (18 to 70yrs) with mental health problems. There will be requirement to provide some input to the inpatient wards which will be agreed with the successful candidate. The candidate must be able to work in a collaborative way with other professional and other agencies.
This post is full time but consideration will be given to applicants wishing to work less than full time or on a job share basis.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact: Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Shilpa Shivaprasad, Clinical Director on 01413144092.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.
SPECIALTY DOCTOR must meet the following Criteria:
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.
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