Outpatient Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry inAberdeen inAberdeen PUBLISHED MON 13 JAN 2025

MENTAL HEALTH NHS

NHS Grampian rF5aj2T

Opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on education and career development.

Access to a generous relocation package and travel expenses in line with trust policy.

Flexibility in working arrangements, including options for hybrid work models.

Dedicated support staff, including a personal office and a medical secretary, to enhance productivity.

Involvement in training and development of junior colleagues, contributing to medical education.

Generous study leave package with funding available for further specialisation and interests.

Collaboration opportunities within a multidisciplinary team and close working relationship with colleagues at Royal Cornhill Hospital.

NHS Grampian is seeking a dedicated Psychiatrist for the "KM200630 - Outpatient Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry" role based in the Aberdeenshire Community Mental Health Team. This position involves providing high-quality psychiatric care to patients in a central urban and rural area of Aberdeenshire, with close collaboration with colleagues at the Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen. The successful candidate will benefit from a supportive work environment focused on career development and education, including a generous relocation package, personal office and IT resources, and involvement in training junior colleagues. Flexible working arrangements, opportunities for research, and access to study leave for personal development are also available.

Candidates must possess full GMC registration and either have completed higher specialist training leading to Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of entry onto the GMC Specialist Register. Applications from appropriately experienced doctors for a locum consultant post may be considered if no substantive appointment is made. NHS Scotland is committed to diversity and encourages applications from all sections of society while emphasizing equality in the workplace.

Are you an enthusiastic talented Psychiatrist looking to rejuvenate or begin your career?

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed and talented Psychiatrist to join our Aberdeenshire Community Mental Health (General Adult Psychiatry) Team to provide excellence in the care of patients across the central area of Aberdeenshire. We are fully committed to education, career development and excelling in the care we provide to our patients and service users. We strongly believe that your career growth is our growth.

The successful candidate will be based within the Bennachie Community Mental Health Team, covering an urban/rural area of central Aberdeenshire. There will be close working with colleagues on the Royal Cornhill Hospital site in Aberdeen. We are also happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, and accommodate special interests, research and career development through our range of specialist services based on the Royal Cornhill Hospital site.

Candidates will have access to a generous relocation package (please contact us for details), personal office and IT equipment and a dedicated medical secretary to support their role. Travel expenses are available as per trust policy.

There will be involvement in the training and development of junior colleagues, and candidates are actively encouraged to become involved in delivering medical education.

NHS Grampian offers a generous study leave package with funding available to develop interests or further your career during the course of your employment.

With further digitalisation of our services, we are happy to discuss hybrid ways of working both across community/hospital sites and remotely from home where workload allows.

Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit

Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.

Alternatively, applicants should possess a CESR / CESR (CP).

Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR / CESR (CP) and entry onto the Specialist Register can be made

Informal Enquires Should Be Directed To

Dr Steven Hay, Clinical Director, Adult Mental Health, telephone (0044) or email

Vicky Henderson (Mental Health and Learning Disability Service Manager) or

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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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

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.

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