Job summary
We are currently looking for an 8 PA specialty doctor/psychiatrist to work within Hillingdon CAMHS (CNWL). This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, innovative and dedicated doctor with creative ideas for service development, keen to work with dynamic and passionate consultants and MDT clinicians and to collaborate with paediatricians, schools, children's services and allied health professionals. You will be working with 4 consultants and a core trainee within the Service.
For more information, please contact:
Dr Afrooz Kosari, afrooz.kosari@nhs.net (Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist) or Enoch Aboagye, enoch.aboagye3@nhs.net (CAMHS Team manager) or call 01895 256521.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be expected to provide medical input into the CAMHS sub-teams including conducting initial assessments, psychiatric assessments, risk assessments and delivering treatments including the initiation and monitoring of pharmacological treatments. The postholder will be expected to support the MDT with regard to comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management planning, guided by the CAMHS care pathways and clinical model.
About us
Therapies lead and team manager who work closely with the outer boroughs service manager. Each sub-team has a psychiatry and therapy lead and they, together with the team and service manager form the local senior management team which meets monthly. The postholder will be part of the SMT. The Harrow CAMHS team is well established and staffed by a large multi-disciplinary team of clinicians. We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children in the area using a range of therapeutic interventions including behaviour, systemic, CBT, IPT-A, DBT, psycho-dynamic and group therapies as well as psychopharmacological approaches. Harrow CAMHS is a Tier 3 service, accepting referrals from GPs, paediatrics, schools and Children's Services. The service has active service user groups for young people and parents. The team has a monthly CPD session and local care quality meeting, a doctors meeting twice a month which includes peer group case discussions, a weekly local consultants meeting and a monthly senior management meeting which the postholder will be part of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake assessments of young people and families referred to the CAMHS team with mental health disorders, devise formulations and care plans and provide interventions/treatments.
To assess children and adolescents with mental health problems, presenting acutely to the service or to paediatrics.
To provide treatment and therapy appropriate to level of training and experience under the general supervision of the consultant psychiatrist
To attend service wide meetings for provision of peer education and peer discussion
To attend CAMHS multidisciplinary team meetings for mutual support, in-service training, for the review of clinical cases and opportunities for audit.
To participate in the provision of teaching to medical undergraduates and other professionals.
To ensure good record keeping of assessments and interventions and to contribute to reports/correspondence as outlined in the clinical protocol of the service.
To participate in continuing professional development.
To provide relevant reports for educational/social services planning.
To provide clinical care for other patients if their allocated doctor/case manager is unavailable.
To gain experience of some psychological treatments.
To participate in clinical audit, quality improvement and research.
To communicate medical issues effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake assessments of young people and families referred to the CAMHS team with mental health disorders, devise formulations and care plans and provide interventions/treatments.
To assess children and adolescents with mental health problems, presenting acutely to the service or to paediatrics.
To provide treatment and therapy appropriate to level of training and experience under the general supervision of the consultant psychiatrist
To attend service wide meetings for provision of peer education and peer discussion
To attend CAMHS multidisciplinary team meetings for mutual support, in-service training, for the review of clinical cases and opportunities for audit.
To participate in the provision of teaching to medical undergraduates and other professionals.
To ensure good record keeping of assessments and interventions and to contribute to reports/correspondence as outlined in the clinical protocol of the service.
To participate in continuing professional development.
To provide relevant reports for educational/social services planning.
To provide clinical care for other patients if their allocated doctor/case manager is unavailable.
To gain experience of some psychological treatments.
To participate in clinical audit, quality improvement and research.
To communicate medical issues effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Primary Medical Degree
- Full GMC Registration
- GMC Licence to Practise
Desirable
- Appropriate postgraduate qualifications
- MRCPsych
- Section 12 MHA Approved
Experience, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Completed at least four years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term trainee or have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- Experience in child and adolescent psychiatry
- Psychological therapies training/experience
Personal Skills & Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication and empathic skills
- Experience of team working
- Good organisational skills
Desirable
- Enthusiasm and interest in becoming involved with the opportunities Harrow CAMHS has to offer
Other
Desirable
- Experience of quality improvement projects
- Research and teaching experience
- Driver with own car
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Primary Medical Degree
- Full GMC Registration
- GMC Licence to Practise
Desirable
- Appropriate postgraduate qualifications
- MRCPsych
- Section 12 MHA Approved
Experience, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Completed at least four years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term trainee or have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- Experience in child and adolescent psychiatry
- Psychological therapies training/experience
Personal Skills & Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication and empathic skills
- Experience of team working
- Good organisational skills
Desirable
- Enthusiasm and interest in becoming involved with the opportunities Harrow CAMHS has to offer
Other
Desirable
- Experience of quality improvement projects
- Research and teaching experience
- Driver with own car
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
