About this role
Job summary
The CAMHS directorate in North Yorkshire and York locality of TEWV is comprised of the two York Community CAMHS teams based at Orca House, the Selby team based at Worsley Court, the Harrogate Team based at Hummingbird House, the Scarborough Team based at Lake House and the Northallerton Team based at North Moor House with a peripheral clinic in Colburn, the Eating Disorder team and the CAMHS crisis team both based across the whole locality.
This post will provide input into Harrogate part of the North Yorkshire and York service.
It has a Single Point of Access service staffed by an experienced staff team who triage and provide a telephone consultation service to families and referrers. The SPA responds to all referrals and help young people and their families with the process of navigating through the options to find a service that meets their needs. The service works with a model of brief intervention to empower young people and their families in achieving good mental health and well-being. Staff job plans are designed to deliver services described in the TEWV Clinical Pathways, to provide high quality evidence-based care.
This post arises from a consultant moving to another post within the service, prior to recruiting to this post there had been a substantive consultant in post.
The Team is based at Hummingbird House in Harrogate. The team serves the Harrogate area including Ripon, Masham and Pateley Bridge and includes (Wetherby) a GP practice in Wetherby.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will, with their consultant colleagues, see all presentations, requiring the input of a psychiatrist arising from the secondary schools and their feeder primary schools within the Harrogate sector. The consultant would expect to hold a caseload of around 60 based on current consultant caseload and would be asked to see approximately 1 new assessment per week. The service supports a model whereby all cases are co-worked with other members of the MDT, key worker role usually held by a non-psychiatrist, except where there is a formal mutual agreement that sole consultant input is required with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
The Consultant joining the team will be expected to work in accordance with GMC guidance for working in multiagency and multidisciplinary teams. The Consultant will be expected to work flexibly.
The post will follow a 4 PA (Direct Clinical Care) and 2PA (Supporting Professional Activities) job plan. This will allow the post holder to develop protected time each week to pursue additional interests such as medical education or leadership opportunities.
About us
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country operating from sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public.
Psychiatrists are essential contributors to our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).
Job description Job responsibilities
More detailed information about the post can be found on the job description attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Leadership Essential
Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment Able to adapt to and lead service change.
Desirable
Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning Essential
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Participated in continuous professional development Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation. Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. Has led clinical audits leading to service change
Qualifications Essential
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
Clinical Knowledge & Skills Essential
Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hummingbird House
31 - 33 Victoria Avenue
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 5QE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)