INPATIENT CAMHS SPECIALTY DOCTOR

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: Optional - worked in PAs

Location: Kent and Medway Adolescent Hospital, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0ER

Qualifications needed:

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
• Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.
• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders
• At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies

Main duties of the job:

To be successful in your application, you will need:

• To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of 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

About us:

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting for a Community CAMHS Specialty Doctor position in the Intensive Home Treatment & Crisis Assessment Team, which is (the community-facing) part of the Adolescent Tier 4 CAMHS service, based at Kent and Medway Adolescent Hospital in Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0ER. This is a new, substantive, full-time post - 10 PAs with 8 DCCs and 2 SPAs. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.

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 Kent and Medway.
• Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases.
• Provide guidance and supervision to the team.
• Work directly with children and young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and acute hospitals.
• Work under the supervision of a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist, as well as the inpatient medical workforce which consists of 1wte Consultant Psychiatrist, 2wte Specialty Doctors, and 1wte Senior trainee.
• Develop links already established with the local acute trusts A&E departments and inpatient wards.
• Be responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care.
• Offer clinical supervision and teaching to the core trainee on placement.
• Support your peers and the team manager and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative.
• Supervise junior colleagues and liaise with other health and social professionals and agencies.

Person Specification: GMC:

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

Section 12:

• Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.

Knowledge:

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders, and in specific eating disorders

Experience:

• At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies

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.