Consultant in Learning Disabilities – IOW: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This post offers an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Psychiatrist to support the newly established Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be expected to provide active consultant leadership and oversight to the Community Adult Learning Disability Service on the Isle of Wight.

The Community Adult Learning Disability Team is fully multi-disciplinary, with psychology, nursing, OT, Physio, and a new Art Therapy role soon to be introduced. The Team is dedicated and friendly and work closely with the team of experts by experience and wider system colleagues and services within Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

The team are also expecting investment to develop an Intensive Support Team/function in coming months which will be a valuable addition to the range of services offered.

Join Us and Receive a 30,000 Golden Hello! Terms and Conditions apply

As part of our commitment to attracting outstanding talent, we are delighted to offer a 30,000 Golden Hello to successful candidates appointed to this role. This is a unique opportunity to support you as you take the next step in your career subject to qualifying conditions.

Main duties of the job

Consultants will:

*work with other senior clinical team members to ensure that colleagues understand the professional status and specialty of all team members, their roles and responsibilities in the team, and who is responsible for each aspect of patient care.

*work with other senior clinical team members to ensure that staff are clear about their individual and team objectives, their personal and collective responsibilities for patient and public safety, and for openly and honestly recording and discussing problems.

*communicate effectively with colleagues within and outside the team, ensuring that arrangements are in place for relevant information to be passed on to the team promptly.

*work with other senior clinical team members to ensure that all team members have an opportunity to contribute to discussions and that they understand and accept the decisions taken.

*encourage team members to co-operate and communicate effectively with each other.

*work with other senior clinical team members to ensure that each patient’s care is properly coordinated and managed, and that patients are given information about whom to contact if they have questions or concerns; this is particularly important when patient care is shared between teams.

*work with other senior clinical team members to set up and maintain systems to identify and manage risks in the team’s area of responsibility.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full Registration with the General MedicalCouncil
  • MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
  • Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview. CCT in learning disability psychiatry.
  • Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 30 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit southernhealth.tal.net.