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Senior Locally Employed Doctor in CAMHS (Salford)

Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Salford
Salary
£55,329 Per annum
Closing date
23 Oct 2024
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Our CAMHS service our OUSTANDING and the CQC agrees! We have achieved an outstanding rating in two consecutive unannounced CQC inspections and this is something we are understandably very proud of.

Our CAMHS division provides a full range of mental health services to the children of North, South and Central Manchester. We also provide the same services for Salford and Trafford area. In addition to our 5 locality services, we have a community service for 16 and 17 year olds (Emerge), an inpatient unit (Galaxy House) a small Tier 4 specialist outpatient Social Communication Clinic and liaison mental health for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

Main duties of the job

With other CAMHS colleagues, to provide child and adolescent psychiatric care and advice as required and in accordance with the service specification.

To give child and adolescent psychiatric opinion and advice as appropriate within the CAMHS team.
  • Case liaison with other agencies as appropriate.
  • Assessment and management of children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties, including delivering ADHD medication clinics
  • Management of children and young people prescribed medication for the treatment of mental health difficulties
  • Clinical supervision of other CAMHS team members as appropriate.
  • Duty cover in the day time for emergencies.


About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Holds acceptable primary medical qualification
  • At least 3 years of experience working at CT level in Psychiatry


Desirable

  • MRCPsych or equivalent
  • Section 12 Approval under Mental Health Act 183, or be eligible for approval
  • Experience in the use of The Mental Health Act (1983), as amended


Audit

Essential

  • Experience of Audit


Academic Achievements

Desirable

  • Distinctions or Prizes during undergraduate training
  • Research & Publications


Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries
  • Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups
  • Cultural competency
  • Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act


Desirable

  • Evidence of previous experience in teaching & audit activity
  • Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere
  • Experience of effective work with Adult Psych or partner agency.
  • Experience of involvement in creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis


Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford CAMHS

Pendelton Gateway

Salford

M6 5FX

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

349-MCH-6683593*

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