Job summary

INPATIENT & ENHANCED TREATMENT PATHWAY

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

Job Details:

Salary

�88,364 - �119,133 per annum

Contract

Substantive

Hours

Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 7.5:2.5)

On call

Frequency 1:8; Category A - 5% on call supplement

Location

Kent & Medway Adolescent Hospital, TN12 0ER

Qualifications needed:

• Full GMC Registration with a license 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

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

NELFT Benefits:

• Relocation expenses
• Career Development and training
• Just & Compassionate Culture
• Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
• Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
• Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health & Wellness initiatives
• 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
• Retail Discounts
• Flexible working and agile working
• Cycle to work scheme

About us

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting for a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist in the Adolescent Tier 4 CAMHS service at Kent and Medway Adolescent Hospital, TN12 OER.

You will join another substantive Consultant, three SAS doctors, and a Senior Trainee within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

Why Kent?

Kent is a county in Southeast England and one of the home counties.

For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Kent, by accessing this video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPGKSylVTTM

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Provide guidance and supervision to the team
• Work directly with young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with community CYPMHS consultants
• Take the lead on emergency Mental Health Act assessments of CAMHS cases in the Section 136 suite on the KMAH site, during working hours as required
• Participate in the on-call rota (The consultant is second on call, and generally offers telephonic advice)
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
• Supervise junior colleagues
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a license 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

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