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Job summary

Main area
Liaison
Grade
Clinical Fellow (IMG)
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 hours per week)
Job ref
270-MED404-A
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northampton General Hospital
Town
Northampton
Salary
£59,175 - £95,400 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/01/2025 08:00

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Clinical Fellow in Old Age Liaison Psychiatry

Clinical Fellow (IMG)

Job overview

NHFT are currently looking to appoint a Clinical Fellow Psychiatrist in Older Adult’s Liaison Psychiatry. The role will be based at Northampton General Hospital

Main duties of the job


The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will need to be a born leader and a people person who loves to collaborate and innovate. You need to be MRC psych or equivalent with full registration, licensed and specialist registered or within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the Advisory Appointment Committee. The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential.




Working for our organisation

In return we can offer:

  • Opportunities to pursue areas of specialist interest e.g. ECT, rTMS, gender dysmorphia, prison psychiatry, ketamine infusion etc.
  • Flexible hours/ job share opportunities
  • Hybrid working 
  • Access to a dedicated research and innovation team
  • Mentorship and Undergraduate education opportunities


There are many opportunities to be involved in clinical research and you will have access to the Trust research fellows to help develop research ideas. The Trust already has a portfolio of research studies in Old Age Dementia and Physical Health.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The trust is leading nationally on physical treatments in mental health, nurse administered ECT, rTMS and ketamine infusion. We also have research collaboration with the Open University along with Nottingham, Oxford and Northampton University.

The Trust hosts Undergraduates from Leicester and Norwich Medical schools with numerous opportunities to teach this cohort.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an Employer which is committed to developing you and that prides itself on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer. NHFT has recently being awarded "OUTSTANDING"

Northamptonshire is a county with varied countryside and numerous small villages as well as a range of good housing, excellent rail and road connections to London and elsewhere and good schools making it an attractive place for family living.

Person specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential criteria
  • The applicant will possess MRCPsych or equivalent, be included on the GMC’s Specialist Register or Specialist Registrars within six months of completing CCT
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Management skills
  • Basic computer skills including ability to use email/Internet
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in the field of psychiatry
  • Management training

Special Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to relate well to elderly patients, carers and relatives
  • Team player – to fit in with truly multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of broad perspective of the service within a wider context of NHS Mental Health Services and Primary Care Trusts/Groups
  • Experience of training psychiatric Core trainees and multidisciplinary staff
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of first hand experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary restraints
  • Experience of setting up induction and training packages for Junior Doctors
  • Experience of training Specialist Registrars
  • Understanding of contracting, finance and activity monitoring

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Dolapo Odegbaro
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
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