CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT - ASHFORD

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT - ASHFORD 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 (pro-rata)

Location: Lenworth Clinic, 329 Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 0QE

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

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 the Ashford CAMHS Community Team, based at Lenworth Clinic. This is a replacement, substantive, part-time post - 8 PAs with 5.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA. You will join another substantive Consultant and a 0.6wte Specialty Doctor within the service.

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Ashford.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Work directly with young people and their families and liaise with other external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals.
• Participate in the on-call rota with a frequency of 1:14, including a 3% of basic salary Category A on-call supplement.
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member.
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.

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 Child and Adolescent mental health care.
• Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care.
• To be a team player.

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

To apply for this role, please visit or and search under job reference number 395-MED519-24.

Person Specification Qualifications

• 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.

Clinical Experience

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders under children including neurodevelopment disorders.
• Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds.

Knowledge

• An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF, and clinical governance priorities.
• Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence-based management interventions.
• An understanding of Leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice.

Clinical Skills

• Excellent clinical and communication skills, both verbally and written.
• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata