Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist in Caithness

We seek to appoint a self-motivated Clinician with an enthusiasm for General Adult Community Psychiatry to join our team of Psychiatrists in NHS Highland.  This post offers an opportunity to be a Psychiatrist to a population spread across a number of remote and rural and urban communities in the far north of Scotland.  The communities are well supported by community health teams, colleagues in Primary care and a Rural General Hospital Caithness General Hospital.   The successful candidate will be encouraged to become an integral part of these local teams and in the wider NHS Highland General Adult Psychiatry Team There will be opportunity for special interest, service development and in the teaching and training of students and trainees. The capacity to deliver the service using digital technology is well developed, which opens up further opportunity to potential post holders.  Clinical Lead will work to refine the post depending on the circumstances of the successful applicant

Applicants must be on the GMC specialist register in General Adult Psychiatry or within 6 months of award of CCT by date of interview as consideration can be given to appoint on a proleptic basis.

This post requires participation in the Consultant on call rota at New Craigs Hospital.

Interested applicants should contact Dr Amy Macaskill, Clinical Lead, General Adult Psychiatry, New Craigs Hospital, Inverness on amy.macaskill@nhs.scot.  Prospective applicants are most welcome to contact us in order to arrange an informal visit.

Closing date: 25/10/2024

Job Reference: MS14 241721

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.