Job summary
2X Full Time Permanent (10PAs) posts
Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health / Paediatric Neurodisability / General Practice with experience in mental health Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology & Rare Diseases (CIPPRD) & Centre for Personalised Medicine for Rett Syndrome (CPMRS).
We are delighted to invite applications for two full time permanent Specialty Doctor posts in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Child and Adolescent Mental Health / Paediatric Neurodisability / General Practice with experience in mental health .
We are a national and specialist outpatient Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. Part time applications will be considered.
We are looking for two highly motivated and dedicated specialty doctors who are committed to providing and maintaining high quality and standard of psychopharmacological service and patient care for children and young people with multiple neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions, major mental illness, and rare disease conditions which can be degenerative and life-limiting.
The service provide expert consultation with services nationally on whole-person medicine and integrated mental and physical healthcare. We are a national specialist psychopharmacology centre which provides whole-person medicine and have excellent links with other national paediatric specialties, brain injury and third sector organisations. We are well-regarded by services and service-users across the UK.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide specialist psychiatric assessments and physical examinations of children with severe and complex neurodevelopmental and / or neuropsychiatric difficulties. They will also follow-up and care co-ordinate these children in the Medication Stabilization and Monitoring Clinic and in the CIPPRD Follow-up Clinic under the supervision of the consultants. The postholder will need to complete online clinical outcomes using the HealthTrackerTM, a digital health monitoring platform, along with assisting in collecting psychophysiological measures using non-invasive sensor-based wearables (watches) and review patient reported outcomes routinely, to provide optimal clinical care.
About us
The Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology and Rare Diseases (CIPPRD) is a National Specialist Service which accepts referrals of children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years. This service provides highly specialist assessment for diagnosis clarification and formulation, pharmacological and psychological treatment for children with a variety of complex neuropsychiatric disorders, major mental illness, and rare disease conditions, including neuroinflammatory, metabolic, genetic or neurodegenerative disorders and acquired brain injury; psychotropic-induced side-effects and neuropsychiatric aspects in children with terminal illness. Intervention is based on a bio-psycho-social approach, with focus on the psychopharmacological and cognitive behavioural models, as well as using innovative technologies to guide treatment. The team have recently set up the world's first Centre for Personalised Medicine for Rett Syndrome (CPMRS), a new service that provides neuropsychiatric services for Rett Syndrome patients across the life span. The CPMRS focusses on providing holistic specialist care, conducting clinical trials, and developing digital health strategies to monitor and manage patients, whilst conducting research. We are a welcoming, dynamic, progressive team and you will have opportunities to be involved in research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointee will be professionally responsible to The Head and Lead Consultant for the Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology and Rare Diseases. Effective working relationships between the medical team, the multi-disciplinary team and local service management are essential to the overall effective working of the service.
The postholder will carry out specialist psychiatric assessments and physical examinations of children with severe and complex neurodevelopmental and / or neuropsychiatric difficulties. They will also follow-up and provide care coordination. The postholder will need to complete online clinical outcomes using the HealthTrackerTM, a digital health monitoring platform, along with assisting in collecting psychophysiological measures using non-invasive sensor-based wearables (watches) and review patient reported outcomes routinely, to provide optimal clinical care.
There are excellent opportunities for professional development including management, training, research, and audit experience. There is also opportunity for teaching locally within the service to multi-disciplinary and medical colleagues, to post-graduates at Kings College London, and to psychiatry trainees on the Maudsley/SLaM training scheme.
Translational research including innovative clinical trials on Rett Syndrome is currently underway in CIPPRD. Opportunities to participate in research are available and encouraged.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointee will be professionally responsible to The Head and Lead Consultant for the Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology and Rare Diseases. Effective working relationships between the medical team, the multi-disciplinary team and local service management are essential to the overall effective working of the service.
The postholder will carry out specialist psychiatric assessments and physical examinations of children with severe and complex neurodevelopmental and / or neuropsychiatric difficulties. They will also follow-up and provide care coordination. The postholder will need to complete online clinical outcomes using the HealthTrackerTM, a digital health monitoring platform, along with assisting in collecting psychophysiological measures using non-invasive sensor-based wearables (watches) and review patient reported outcomes routinely, to provide optimal clinical care.
There are excellent opportunities for professional development including management, training, research, and audit experience. There is also opportunity for teaching locally within the service to multi-disciplinary and medical colleagues, to post-graduates at Kings College London, and to psychiatry trainees on the Maudsley/SLaM training scheme.
Translational research including innovative clinical trials on Rett Syndrome is currently underway in CIPPRD. Opportunities to participate in research are available and encouraged.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- MBBS or equivalent
Experience / Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Minimum 1-year psychiatry, paediatrics or general practice at SHO/ registrar level or equivalent (A/I)
- Extensive clinical experience of working with children and adolescents
- Experience of Safeguarding Children framework
- Engagement with Annual Appraisal or equivalent
Teaching & Trainng
Essential
- Experience in multi-disciplinary teaching
Quality Improvement
Essential
- Experience of QI activity
- Commitment to Clinical Governance
Information Technology experience and skills
Essential
- Experience in data gathering and management
- Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet
Personal Qualitites
Essential
- Enthusiasm and commitment to the NHS
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Highest level of integrity and probity
- Capacity to respond positively to the changing NHS environment
- Excellent communication skills in verbal and written media
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- MBBS or equivalent
Experience / Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Minimum 1-year psychiatry, paediatrics or general practice at SHO/ registrar level or equivalent (A/I)
- Extensive clinical experience of working with children and adolescents
- Experience of Safeguarding Children framework
- Engagement with Annual Appraisal or equivalent
Teaching & Trainng
Essential
- Experience in multi-disciplinary teaching
Quality Improvement
Essential
- Experience of QI activity
- Commitment to Clinical Governance
Information Technology experience and skills
Essential
- Experience in data gathering and management
- Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet
Personal Qualitites
Essential
- Enthusiasm and commitment to the NHS
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Highest level of integrity and probity
- Capacity to respond positively to the changing NHS environment
- Excellent communication skills in verbal and written media
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).
