Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- Junior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Will include non resident on call)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 201-MD-25-JCF-006
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Longreach house
- Town
- Redruth
- Salary
- Per Annum Pro Rata
- Closing
- 20/06/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Junior Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry
Junior Clinical Fellow
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have opportunities for innovative resident doctors to work with us in Psychiatry in a stunning part of the UK - Cornwall.
These posts would be ideal for any doctor who is looking for time out of formal training before applying to a Specialty Doctor position or a Core or Higher training programme in Psychiatry.
Although not training posts , these posts will work alongside and share on-call duties with our Foundation Doctors and Psychiatry Core Trainees. Access to supervision and training opportunities are excellent and the post holder will be supported in maintaining their training portfolio.
Applicants must be available to start by 3rd August 2025.
Main duties of the job
These posts are based in our General Adult Inpatient teams at Bodmin and Redruth and will be part of the Trust non resident on call rota. Posts are 80% clinical, providing the opportunity for development of special interests in academic areas such as research and teaching. A full detailed list of projects available will be provided upon appointment to the role.
Working for our organisation
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health.We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For Full details and prospective timetable, please view the main job description attached.
Person specification
Psychiatry Interest as career choice
Essential criteria
- completed Psychiatry placements in FY trainigng
Desirable criteria
- career choice as psychiatry
Competency for Special Doctor
Essential criteria
- Completed Foundation training
Desirable criteria
- Achieved Qualification and training in Psychiatry
shortlisting
Essential criteria
- Medical Doctor Qualification
Desirable criteria
- worked previously as NHS doctor
Assesment on Interview
Essential criteria
- suitability for the post
Desirable criteria
- years in Psychiatry training
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karl Westgarth
- Job title
- Head of Medical Staffing
- Email address
- [email protected]
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