About this role
Job summary
City & Hackney Specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service
CONSULTANT CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST
8 PA's per week
A Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist is required for City & Hackney Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
These clinical sessions are located within our NeurodevelopmentalPathway and Behaviour Support and Outreach Team (6 sessions and 2 sessions respectively). These are long-established consultant sessions, with the vacancy arising due to the ending of a fixed term contract.
Applications will be welcomed from candidates included in or eligible for the Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining the CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
For further information please contact Dr Kirsten Mitchell, Lead Psychiatrist C&H CAMHS on [email protected] or Dr Rafik Refaat, Clinical Director ELFT on [email protected].
Main duties of the job
The post-holder would be expected to provide Consultant input and clinical leadership to the Neurodevelopmental Pathway and provide one day per week input to the Behaviour Support and Outreach Pathway. The role of the Consultant is to provide psychiatric assessment and treatment, contribute a psychiatric perspective, provide senior clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, offer consultation to other professionals and agencies and facilitate the development of the team and wider service
You will join 4 (3.2 WTE) other Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists based in C&H CAMHS. In addition to the above clinical duties, clinical supervision, teaching, training and research, the service takes part in the Trust's active and extensive Healthcare Governance and Quality Improvement agenda.
The local population is very diverse with high levels of deprivation. There are good working relationships with Community CAMHS, Social Care, Education and Third Sector agencies through the C&H CAMHS Alliance.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description Job responsibilities
FULL JD/PS ATTACCHED
It is envisaged that the post holder will work 8 programmed activities over 4 days. The overall split of the programmed activities is 5.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable is indicative only and can be changed.
The job plan will be adjusted accordingly to reflect any additional management or other responsibilities. While it is expected that the majority of time will be Face to Face in the clinic, some working from home can be agreed as appropriate.
A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and Clinical Director or Lead Psychiatrist three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter. As and when services are reconfigured, clinical duties will need to be renegotiated accordingly.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oFull GMC registration oMRCPsych parts 1&2 or equivalent
Experience Essential
oPossesses an extensive range of clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills. oExperience of assessment and management of CYP with complex mental health disorders
Knowledge Essential
oExercises sound clinical risk management oCreative in the design and implementation of treatment programmes oAppreciation and understanding of transcultural and gender issues in psychiatry
Interpersonal skills Essential
oStrong leadership and co-ordination skills with ability to direct and organise teams oAbility to build effective relationships with patients, families, colleagues and other professionals
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 East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address City & Hackney CAMHS
15 Homerton Row
London
E9 6ED
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)