City & Hackney Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

6 PAs

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

A consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist is required for the City & Hackney Specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service. City And Hackney Specialist CAMHS is a long established service for the assessment and treatment of young people up to the age of 18 years, their families and carers living in the borough and has an excellent reputation. The vacancy in this established post has arisen following the previous post holder moving to another role.

The post-holder would be expected to provide Consultant input and clinical leadership to the Emotional & Behavioural 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

Main duties of the job

You will join 5 (4.0 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.

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 02032225600 or kirsten.mitchell1@nhs.net

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

For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.

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. ELFT and HUH CAMHS have recently established a Single Point of Access for CAMHS referrals.

Applications will be welcomed from candidates included in or eligible for the Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining the CST in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Consultants wishing to work part time or job share would also be welcome to apply.

For further information please contact Dr Sharon Davies, Associate Clinical Director C& H CAMHS on 07985420299 or Sharon.davies16@nhs.net Dr Rafik Refaat, Clinical Director rafik.refaat@nhs.net or C& H CAMHS General manager Ade Dosonmu adewunmi.dosunmu@nhs.net

Closing date for applications is 30th September 2023. Interview date TBC

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• oFull GMC registration
• oMRCPsych parts 1& 2 or equivalent
• oEligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register or CCT in appropriate specialty (or within 6 months)
• oSection 12 approved and Approved Clinician status or willing to apply for approval

Desirable

• oHigher academic degree

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

Communication

Essential

• oExcellent communication skills with a range of different people
• oShows enthusiasm and initiative in pursuing innovation and the highest standards for patients, juniors, colleagues and the organisation

Teaching

Essential

• oExperience of teaching in small groups and lecturing
• oCommitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, academic and clinical

Desirable

• oFamiliarity with problem based learning approaches

Management/Audit

Essential

• oEnthusiastic and organised approach to audit and quality assurance

Desirable

• oTraining in management skills
• oExperience of management of a clinical area
• oExperience of service development

Research

Desirable

• oExperience in a research project
• oPublication accepted by peer review journals in a relevant academic field

Travel requirement

Essential

• oAbility to travel to other venues in the community including patients' homes

Desirable

• oDriving license

Other

Essential

• oMeets professional health requirements

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

City & Hackney CAMHS, Children and Young People's Centre

15 Homerton Row

Hackney

E9 6ED

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