Job Description

This role will be supported by a 12,000 relocation allowance

'Holiday of a lifetime scheme':

Consultants and SASG doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a 'holiday of a lifetime' or extended paid break



We are inviting applications for a Speciality Doctor post working in the Ipswich and Central East Suffolk YAMHS. This job advert is to cover the maternity leave period commencing from September. This post is based in the community, there are no inpatient responsibilities. The service covers the east area of the county of Suffolk, which includes area of particular social deprivation with considerable psychosocial related difficulties. The service caters to residents of Suffolk which has a population of approximately 650,000.



The postholder, together with other members of the multidisciplinary team will be expected to assess new referrals and to maintain a treatment caseload of young people aged 18 to 25 years old with complex mental health difficulties, monitoring use of medication and other treatments as appropriate. The role would include attendance at weekly team meetings and reviews, as well as providing appropriate clinical support and supervision to non-medical staff within the team. The postholder will carry his/her own caseload of acceptable number of cases. The post holder is not expected to work outside of the allocated time in their job plans. We are looking for a speciality doctor of SAS grade with a few years of an experience of working with 18+ age group.



Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are also offering:

Up to 12k relocation expenses



Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours



2000 annual paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD



NHS benefits package including contributory pension, redundancy. Including paid annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.



Appraisals and revalidation completed by the Trust



Friendly Colleagues



Encouragement and support for areas of special interest



Subsidised gyms and free physio service



We have a strong education reputation and close ties with both The University of Cambridge and The University of East Anglia



Well established county wide teaching program



Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network within the Trust



Support for Quality Improvement, Audit and Service development



Forward thinking, clinically lead and innovative trust



Flexibility can be considered for a degree of remote working



For further information surrounding the job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached .