CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT - FOLKESTONE & DOVER

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT - FOLKESTONE & DOVER 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

Location: Cherry Tree House, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8AN

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 South Kent CAMHS Community Team, based at Cherry Tree House. This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post - 10 PAs with 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA.

You will join another full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and a full-time Specialty Doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

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 Folkestone and Dover.
• 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 1:14, with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement).
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative.
• 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 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.

Career Development and Training:

• Just & Compassionate Culture
• Award-winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
• Health & Wellness initiatives
• Flexible working and agile working
• Cycle to work scheme

To apply for this role, please visit or and search under job reference number 395-MED520-24.

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

• Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence-based management interventions.
• Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines.

Clinical Skills

• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written.

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.

Contact Information

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Cherry Tree House, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8AN