Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Mental Health - CG

About the role

Are you just starting your consultant journey or are you looking to make a difference in a new post? Fife is a truly beautiful part of Scotland steeped in history.

We can offer you

• Flexible working including part time / job share / compressed week where possible
• Relocation package and/or support with initial accommodation fees
• Support with research or audit projects through our strong links with local Universities
• Very strong peer group support within the consultant body
• Future planned investments; consultant involvement in service development encouraged
• Opportunities for involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching/training - links with the universities of Edinburgh, Dundee and St Andrews
• Opportunity to develop specialist interests

The role

Inpatient and community roles locality based. Our community services have undergone significant redesign with a strong Fife Health & Social Care Partnership. There is a large multidisciplinary emphasis and focus upon partnership working, with commitments to clear clinical leadership by the consultant psychiatrist. Pathways for personality disorder/complex trauma, neurodevelopmental disorders, eating disorders are in development and opportunities for interested clinicians to have active involvement exist. You will be working within the current sectorised model covering both community and inpatient settings however as we continue to develop and improve services this model may be open to changes with input from clinicians.

Requirements

• Fully registered medical practitioners with MRCPsych or equivalent
• Appropriate CCT (or be eligible for inclusion within 6 months of the interview date)
• Full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register
• Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview
• Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded
• Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training and that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK

Further information

For further information please contact Dr Jackie Drummond, Associate Medical Director (Jacqueline.drummond@nhs.scot) or Fiona McGuire, Clinical Services Manager Adult Mental Health Service (Fiona.mcguire2@nhs.scot).

Working in the UK

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a UK or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of pre-employment checks, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Disclosure and PVG

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team.

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