About this role
Job summary
Specialty Doctor in CAMHS (10 PAs - full time) - 1 vacancy
CAMHS Directorate
We are looking for a keen Specialty Doctor to join the highly motivated and dynamic team of clinicians in Lambeth CAMHS in a fixed term 1 year position. The CAMHS Directorate of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is one of the most comprehensive mental health service for children and young people in the country.
Main duties of the job
The post will work across the generic CAMHS and ADHD teams to attend to children and young people up to the age of 18 years who present with a range of significant mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties. The team bases are located at William Geoffrey House, 35 Black Prince Road, Kennington and at St John's Angell Town Primary School.
About us
Consultant supervision takes place on a weekly basis. There are excellent opportunities for professional development including management, training, research and audit experience. There is also opportunity for teaching locally within the service to multi-disciplinary and medical colleagues.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will work alongside 7 Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists (4.8 WTE) within the Borough, another specialty doctor, and two core and higher speciality trainee. Lambeth CAMHS is made up of several teams including the Tier 3 Child and Adolescent Community Service (River), Early Intervention CAMHS (Spring), Community Crisis Team (Rapids), Children Looked After Mental Health Service (CLAMHS), the CAMHS Youth Offending Team (CAMHS-YOS), and the Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS). The teams are multidisciplinary and include a wide range of experienced staff.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications Essential
Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
Desirable
MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
Training and Experience Essential
Evidence of achievement of CT3 competences in Psychiatry including experience of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (A) or Equivalent experience and competencies (I) (A)
Desirable
Experience of working with Children & Adolescents (A) (I)
Clinical skills Essential
Good adolescent psychiatric assessment skills (A) (I) Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents (I) Good ability to work in a team setting (I) Core Trainee competencies in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice - good clinical care, maintaining good medical practice, good relationships with colleagues, good teaching and training, professional behaviour and probity, good acute clinical care delivery (A) Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice (A) (I)
Desirable
Experience of working in inpatient settings and demonstrable therapeutic skills with children and adolescents (A) (I) Experience of initiating medication in children and adolescents and monitoring effects (A) (I)
Management/Audit/QI Essential
Participation in audit/QI in clinical posts (A) (I)
Desirable
Experience of leading on audit/QI projects (A) (I)
Teaching Essential
Willingness to teach (I)
Desirable
Skills in teaching medical and other health care students. (A) (I)
Personal Skills Essential
Excellent demonstrable communication skills in English (both oral and written) (A) (I) Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team (A) Probity (A) Eligible to work in the UK (A)
Research Essential
Willingness to participate in research projects (I)
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 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address Lambeth CAMHS
35 Black Prince Road
London
SE11 6JJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)