COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (THANET - KENT)

COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (THANET - KENT) NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Contract: Substantive

Hours: Frequency 1:14; Category A - 3% on call supplement

Location: Orchard House, 17 Church Street, St Peters, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2TT

Qualifications needed:

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• CCT or equivalent
• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Main duties of the job:

You will be expected to:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to patients with eating disorders across all ages, with a focus on adult patients.
• Provide senior medical support to the team and direct input on clinical cases.
• Provide guidance and supervision to the team, work directly with adults (and their families), and liaise as appropriate with other external adult mental health providers and acute hospitals.
• Work alongside another Adult Consultant Psychiatrist, CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists, Paediatrician, and CAMHS Specialty Doctor within the service, sharing supervision requirements for junior doctors.
• Develop links with local acute trusts A&E departments and inpatient wards to improve services.
• Be responsible for patients allocated to them, assessing, managing, planning, and delivering care.
• Support peers and team leader, being an effective team member while working on their own initiative and supervising junior colleagues.
• Commit to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social professionals and agencies.

About us:

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex, and Kent.

We are currently recruiting to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in Thanet CAMHS Community Team. This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post - 10 PAs with 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA, and we wish to recruit as soon as possible.

To be successful in your application, you will need:

• To demonstrate that your values align with NELFT's values.
• To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Adult Eating Disorders.
• Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care.
• To be a team player.

Benefits:

• Career Development and training
• Just & Compassionate Culture
• Award-winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
• Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health & Wellness initiatives
• Flexible working and agile working
• Cycle to work scheme

To apply for this role, please visit or and search under job reference number 395-MED514-24.

For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Kent, by accessing this video link: Working for NELFT in our Kent Medical Directorate

Person Specification: GMC Registration:

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Qualifications:

• CCT or equivalent

Section 12:

• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

Knowledge:

• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

Specialist Register:

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

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

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust