Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry INDT ADHD service

Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry INDT ADHD service NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Main area CAMHS/Paeds Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Fixed term: 1 year (With the chance of extension) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 137-LK

Site Highpoint House Town London Salary £59,175 - £95,400 Plus £2162 LW Salary period Yearly Closing 28/04/:59

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialty Doctor to join our ADHD Service.

This is a new post and is a fixed term post for an initial period of one year, with a likelihood of an extension based on progress in the post.

The post holder will be Specialty Doctor to the Greenwich integrated neurodevelopmental team - ADHD service.

The ADHD service provides specialist assessment and treatment for children and young people presenting with ADHD. The team works closely with the IND ASD service and there will be opportunities to undertake ASD assessments within the team.

Main duties of the job

1. To support the consultant and multi-disciplinary team in providing and developing an effective integrated neurodevelopmental service.
2. Manage and prioritise professional time on clinical duties, administration, teaching, research, audit, and other related services.
3. Participate in teaching arrangements with Social Care, Acute and Community Paediatrics, junior psychiatric staff, and local GPs.
4. Take an active role in service development, showing a commitment to patient throughput, a reduction in the waiting list across the services and increased availability and accessibility of services.
5. Adhere to the requirements of Trust's Reflective Practice development in its use.
6. Contribute on a regular basis to audit and quality improvement processes and clinical governance and research activities undertaken within the Trust in line with professional regulations.
7. Provide clinical cover for medical colleagues during annual leave, sickness, study leave and participate in cross borough cover arrangements as necessary.
8. Participate in an active CPD forum and Trust annual appraisal process leading to revalidation.

Working for our organisation

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.

Oxleas recruitment and retention strategy includes offering all Consultants and SAS doctors regular formal structured mentoring by professionally trained mentors.

"We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives."

Chief Executive

We have distinctive values at Oxleas - We're Kind, We're Fair, We Listen, We Care. Our values are very important to us. They help Oxleas to be a great place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
2. To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
3. To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole children and young people's neurodevelopmental disorder pathway across the Trust.
4. To participate in annual appraisal.
5. To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
6. To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval if obtained, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
7. To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
8. To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

Person specification MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Full GMC Registration

• Full GMC Registration

At least 2 years experience in ADHD assessments

• At least 2 years experience in ADHD assessments

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Dr Nicola Reynolds Job title Clinical Psychologist Clinical Lead INDT Email address Telephone number