A Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist is required for Newham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. These clinical sessions are located within our Adolescent Mental Health Team (6 PA) and Emotional and Behavioural Teams (4PA). We would consider full and part time applicants.Working from our Newham based clinic you will be joining a group of dynamic and supportive Consultant and junior Psychiatrists. You will join an experienced multi-disciplinary team with a model that includes high quality delivery of clinical assessment and interventions. You will also join experienced senior clinicians as part of senior management to influence service development and innovation.

Main duties of the job

Newham CAMHS is undergoing significant transformation and expansion of the service to become a truly embedded community facing service building strong links with the local authority, schools, youth services and voluntary organisations.

You will join a group of over 100 clinicians from a wide range of disciplines working across the borough. The service is a vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of Newham's children, young people and families.

It is centrally located on one site in Plaistow, Newham, and provides an extensive and growing range of services including Paediatric Liaison Team, Neurodevelopmental Team, Looked After Children Team and Social Care/Early Help Team and Education outreach.

About us

Applications will be welcomed from candidates included in or eligible for the Specialist Register or within three months of obtaining the CCST in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or for 3 month Acting Up during the final ST6 training year.We would be happy to consider both part time and full time candidates.

We believe that the costs associated with relocation should not restrict our ability

to recruit the staff we need; if you are joining our Trust then we could support you

with this by offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses.

The Health Service Journal rated ELFT as one of the best places to work. ELFT as an organisation is a strong supporter of clinical leadership development with a strong body of supportive and influential consultant psychiatrists.

We arecommitted to quality improvement programmes for the benefit of our staff, patientsand carers.

Job description Job responsibilities

Applications will be welcomed from candidates included in or eligible for the

Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining their CCT.

For further information please contact: Dr Cathy Lavelle, Clinical Director,Childrens Services, email:cathy.lavelle@nhs.net, or Lindsay Hobson, AssociateDirector CAMHS, email:lindsay.hobson@nhs.net

To apply, visitwww.jobs.nhs.ukand search under job ref:TBC

Closing date: 27th September 2022

Job Ref: MRSS1644

Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential

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

Desirable

• Higher academic degree

Experience Essential

• Possesses an extensive range of clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills.
• Experience of assessment and management of CYP with complex mental health disorders

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Concerned to maintain and develop this knowledge
• Displays sound professional judgement
• Exercises sound clinical risk management
• Sees patients within a holistic context
• Creative in the design and implementation of treatment programmes
• Higher training in a specific psychotherapeutic treatment or modality eg. Family Therapy, CBT, individual or group psychotherapy.
• Shows an approach based on critical enquiry and evidence based practice
• Able to balance competing demands and prioritise

Desirable

• Appreciation and understanding of transcultural and gender issues in psychiatry

Communication and Interpersonal Skills Essential

• Strong leadership and co-ordination skills with ability to direct and organise teams
• Excellent communication skills with a range of different people
• Ability to build effective relationships with patients, families, colleagues and other professionals
• Ability to cope with considerable pressure and adapt to constant change and new demands
• Shows enthusiasm and initiative in pursuing innovation and the highest standards for patients, juniors, colleagues and the organisation

Teaching Essential

• Experience of teaching in small groups and lecturing
• Commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, academic and clinical

Desirable

• Familiarity with problem based learning approaches

Management/Audit Essential

• Enthusiastic and organised approach to audit and quality assurance
• Ability to operate effectively in a committee

Desirable

• Training in management skills
• Experience of management of a clinical area
• Experience of service development

Research Desirable

• Experience in a research project
• Publication accepted by peer review journals in a relevant academic field

Travel Requirements Essential

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

Desirable

• Driving license

Other Essential

• Meets professional health requirements
• Adherence to the highest ethical and E E A I Page 20 of 20 professional standards

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