COMMUNITY CAMHS LEARNING DISABILITY

SPECIALTY DOCTOR

(CANTERBURY - KENT)

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Job Details:

Salary

�59,175 - �95,400 per annum (Pro-Rata)

Contract

Substantive

Hours

Part-time: 6 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 4.5:1.5)

On call

Optional - worked in PAs

Location

George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY

Qualifications needed:

Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.

Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders

At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies

Main duties of the job

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 thebest careto 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 community CAMHS Learning Disability Specialty Doctor position in the Canterbury Learning disability CAMHS Community Team, based at George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY. This is a new post, that has been created to provide high quality care.

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

About us

Why Kent?

Kent is a county in Southeast England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the northwest, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the southwest. Kent is famously known as the Garden of England, renowned for its beauty.

You'll not only benefit from the green surroundings, i.e., the Kent Downs there are also some fantastic blue beaches. Kent is steeped in history with an abundance of castles, museums, and places of interest to visit.

Job description

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 Kent.

Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases.

Provide guidance and supervision to the team.

Work directly with children and young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and acute hospitals.

Work alongside a full-time CAMHS LD Consultant Psychiatrists within the service.

Develop links already established with the local acute trusts A& E departments and inpatient wards.

Be responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care.

Offer clinical supervision and teaching to the core trainee on placement.

Support your peers and the team manager and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative.

Supervise junior colleagues and liaise 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 NELFTs values,

To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health and Learning Disability, 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

To apply for this role, please visit www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk or www.jobs.nhs.uk and search under job reference number 395-MED522-24.

For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Kent, by accessing this video link: Working for NELFT in our Kent Medical Directorate

We encourage you to view our Trust website and read the news stories, which will give you more information about the breadth of the organisation and our innovative services.

Please visit www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk/why-join-us or www.nelft.nhs.uk

Please also view our social media pages to get an insight into life at #TeamNELFT.

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LinkedIn: NELFT NHS Foundation Trust | LinkedIn

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice
• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it.

Desirable

• A postgraduate qualification in psychiatry

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders
• At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a parttime basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.

Desirable

• Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams

Knowledge

Essential

• Good 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.

Desirable

• Evidence of change management skills

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills.

Desirable

• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being service-user friendly

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

George Turle House,

54 London Road

Canterbury

CT2 8JY

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395-MED522-24