COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Frequency 1:7; Category B - 2% on call supplement (Pro-rata)

Location

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

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 to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Chelmsford CAMHS Team (Mid Essex), which is split between Stapleford House, Stapleford Close, Chelmsford CM2 0QX and Harkenwell Clinic, Wantz Chase, Maldon, CM9 5DN.

About us

Why Essex?

Essex is a great county, where you can enjoy beautiful countryside villages, historical towns, stunning waterfronts, and quiet coastlines, while easily commuting into London.

Essex services have a culture of continual learning and development. Several service development and QI initiatives are being progressed.

You will be expected to:

Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Mid Essex.

Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team

Work directly with young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals

Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:7, with a 2% of basic salary, Category B on-call supplement (pro-rata).

Support your peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative.

Work alongside another 2wte CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists.

Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting, and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Job responsibilities

To be successful in your application, you will need:

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

Person Specification Qualifications

• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
• CCT or equivalent

Clinical Experience

• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written. Familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches. Ability to ? Application Form Interview Best care by the best people 11 provide medical leadership to the multidisciplinary team and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being "service-user friendly"

Knowledge

• An understanding of Leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice
• Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence-based management interventions

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust