COMMUNITY CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY SPECIALTY DOCTOR

COMMUNITY CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY SPECIALTY DOCTOR NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Location: Acorn Centre, 306 London Road, Romford, RM7 9NH

Contract: Substantive

Hours: None

Qualifications needed:

1. Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
2. Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this
3. Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in adults
4. 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:

1. To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values
2. To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about mental health disorders in children and young people
3. Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care
4. To be a team player

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

1. Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs across Havering
2. Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases
3. Provide guidance and supervision to the team
4. Work directly with children and young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and acute hospitals
5. Develop links already established with the local acute trusts A&E departments and inpatient wards
6. Be responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care
7. Support your peers and the team manager and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative
8. 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.