Job summary
The post holder will, with their consultant
colleague, see all presentations, requiring the input of a psychiatrist arising
from the secondary schools and their feeder primary schools within the Selby
sector. The consultant would expect to hold a caseload of around 70 based on
current consultant caseload and would be asked to see approximately 2 new
assessment per week. The service supports a model whereby all cases are co
worked with other members of the MDT, care coordinator and lead professional
role usually held by a non-psychiatrist, except where there is a formal mutual
agreement that sole consultant input is required with other members of the
multidisciplinary team.The Consultant joining the team will be
expected to work in accordance with GMC guidance for working in multiagency and
multidisciplinary teams. The Consultant will be expected to work flexibly.
The post will follow a 5.5 PA (Direct
Clinical Care): 2.5 PA (Supporting
Professional Activities) job plan. This
will allow the post holder to develop a protected day each week to pursue
additional interests such as research, medical education or leadership
opportunities and a special interest session, for example in medical education,
research or psychotherapy.
Main duties of the job
The
Consultant will have responsibility- together with the other Consultant in the
team- for the provision of psychiatric services to children and young people
living in the Selby area.
This
provision will include:
Clinics at Worsley
Court, with very occasional home visits where clinically indicated
Liaison with
Paediatricians based at York Hospital and other nearby hospitals as and when
appropriate.
Advice,
consultation and supervision to the team.
Involvement
in more complex cases using a co-working model, often in partnership with other
agencies.
Urgent work
including section 12 work, the post holder would be expected to have or be able
to hold within 3 months of commencing in post AC and section 12 approval, in
the meantime there will be emergency cover provided by colleagues from York.
About us
We are Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. We provide mental health and learning
disability services to people of all ages.
We deliver a range of community and in-patient care across adult mental
health, children and young peoples services, mental health services for older
people and forensic services. We have
over 7,000 staff working across more than 90 sites.
With an annual operating income of over £420 million, we work in
partnership with local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, voluntary
organisations, the private sector, as well as people who use our services,
their families and carers.
Geographically
were one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country, spanning County
Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby.
There are two
group localities; Durham & Tees Valley (which includes forensic services)
and North Yorkshire & York. In terms
of clinical specialties, these comprise:
Adult
mental health
Mental
health services for older people
Children
and young peoples services
Learning
disability services
Forensic
Services (including prisons)
.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CAMHS directorate in North Yorkshire and York
locality of TEWV is comprised of the two York Community CAMHS teams based at Orca
House, the Selby team based at Worsley Court the Harrogate Team based at Dragon
Parade, the Scarborough Team based at Lake House and the Northallerton Team
based at North Moor House with a peripheral clinic in Colburn.
This post will provide input into the Selby part of
the North Yorkshire and York service. Specifically, this service is
commissioned by the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership .
It has a Single Point of Access service staffed by
an experienced staff team who triage and provide a telephone consultation
service to families and referrers. The SPA responds to all referrals and help
young people and their families with the process of navigating through the
options to find a service that meets their needs. The service works with a model
of brief intervention to empower young people and their families in achieving
good mental health and well-being. Staff job plans are designed to deliver
services described in the TEWV Clinical Pathways, in order to provide high
qualy evidence-based care.
This post arises from a consultant transferring
another post within the service
Local
working arrangements
The Team is based at Worsley Court in Selby. It serves the Selby
District of North Yorkshire. It serves Selby and the surrounding
area, comprising the southern part of North Yorkshire. The population is around
83000 (2011 census). There are relatively high health inequalities relative to
the rest of North Yorkshire and pockets of deprivation in Selby North and South
wards where 1/3 children live in poverty.
The
team caseload is around 550.
The
Selby team has until recently been part of York CAMHS and has undergone
considerable reconfiguration in the few
years to establish itself as a separate service operating on an I-THRIVE model
to ensure continuity of care for service users.
A CAMHS crisis and home treatment team works alongside the
generic CAMHS as part of the Trustwide Alternatives to Tier 4 National Pilot
project. This provides a nurse led intervention 24 hours a day.
All referrals (except those coming through the crisis team)
are dealt with through a Single Point of Access for the whole locality. This
provides a screening assessment of all referrals into North Yorkshire and York
CAMHS.
There is also a
Trailblazer mental health support team as a part of a national pilot. The
service works into identified secondary schools and further education settings
within the Selby area. The team works as part of the staff team of the
educational setting and has three functions:
Support
the educational setting in the development, implementation and review of their
whole-school approach for social and emotional mental health.
Provide
advice and consultation to teaching staff within the identified educational
settings.
Provide
direct (either individual or group) interventions to pupils within the
identified educational settings. This will be brief (6 10 sessions)
using CBT principles.
An Enhanced Eating Disorders Team supplements the work of
the generic Eating Disorder clinic. The service is delivered in 2 specified
areas as a hub and spoke model. York is
the hub services, with Scarborough and Selby as the spoke service; this mirrors
the Harrogate service which is a hub with Northallerton as the spoke services.
All 4 parts of the service deliver against a shared service specification as
per the Access and Waiting Times for Eating Disorders (2016).
Psychological consultation and limited direct work to young
people in the care system is provided by a separate team PIPA team across the
locality. There are close links and regular coworking with this team to support
the mental health needs of looked after children.
Young people presenting with first episode psychosis are
assessed jointly by CAMHS and the Early Intervention in Psychosis team, with
the latter providing care coordination and liaising closely with CAMHS
psychiatrists.
There is a regional Forensic CAMHS service which provides
consultation and some direct input with young people who present a forensic
risk.
There is also a 12 bed tier 4 CAMHS inpatient service, Mill
Lodge, in York which is managed by Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust.
There are close working relationships between the team at Mill Lodge and
community CAMHS teams in the locality.
Paediatric services
for the Selby population are located at York District Hospital. There are close
working relations with the paediatric ward, usually facilitated via the CAMHS
crisis team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CAMHS directorate in North Yorkshire and York
locality of TEWV is comprised of the two York Community CAMHS teams based at Orca
House, the Selby team based at Worsley Court the Harrogate Team based at Dragon
Parade, the Scarborough Team based at Lake House and the Northallerton Team
based at North Moor House with a peripheral clinic in Colburn.
This post will provide input into the Selby part of
the North Yorkshire and York service. Specifically, this service is
commissioned by the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership .
It has a Single Point of Access service staffed by
an experienced staff team who triage and provide a telephone consultation
service to families and referrers. The SPA responds to all referrals and help
young people and their families with the process of navigating through the
options to find a service that meets their needs. The service works with a model
of brief intervention to empower young people and their families in achieving
good mental health and well-being. Staff job plans are designed to deliver
services described in the TEWV Clinical Pathways, in order to provide high
qualy evidence-based care.
This post arises from a consultant transferring
another post within the service
Local
working arrangements
The Team is based at Worsley Court in Selby. It serves the Selby
District of North Yorkshire. It serves Selby and the surrounding
area, comprising the southern part of North Yorkshire. The population is around
83000 (2011 census). There are relatively high health inequalities relative to
the rest of North Yorkshire and pockets of deprivation in Selby North and South
wards where 1/3 children live in poverty.
The
team caseload is around 550.
The
Selby team has until recently been part of York CAMHS and has undergone
considerable reconfiguration in the few
years to establish itself as a separate service operating on an I-THRIVE model
to ensure continuity of care for service users.
A CAMHS crisis and home treatment team works alongside the
generic CAMHS as part of the Trustwide Alternatives to Tier 4 National Pilot
project. This provides a nurse led intervention 24 hours a day.
All referrals (except those coming through the crisis team)
are dealt with through a Single Point of Access for the whole locality. This
provides a screening assessment of all referrals into North Yorkshire and York
CAMHS.
There is also a
Trailblazer mental health support team as a part of a national pilot. The
service works into identified secondary schools and further education settings
within the Selby area. The team works as part of the staff team of the
educational setting and has three functions:
Support
the educational setting in the development, implementation and review of their
whole-school approach for social and emotional mental health.
Provide
advice and consultation to teaching staff within the identified educational
settings.
Provide
direct (either individual or group) interventions to pupils within the
identified educational settings. This will be brief (6 10 sessions)
using CBT principles.
An Enhanced Eating Disorders Team supplements the work of
the generic Eating Disorder clinic. The service is delivered in 2 specified
areas as a hub and spoke model. York is
the hub services, with Scarborough and Selby as the spoke service; this mirrors
the Harrogate service which is a hub with Northallerton as the spoke services.
All 4 parts of the service deliver against a shared service specification as
per the Access and Waiting Times for Eating Disorders (2016).
Psychological consultation and limited direct work to young
people in the care system is provided by a separate team PIPA team across the
locality. There are close links and regular coworking with this team to support
the mental health needs of looked after children.
Young people presenting with first episode psychosis are
assessed jointly by CAMHS and the Early Intervention in Psychosis team, with
the latter providing care coordination and liaising closely with CAMHS
psychiatrists.
There is a regional Forensic CAMHS service which provides
consultation and some direct input with young people who present a forensic
risk.
There is also a 12 bed tier 4 CAMHS inpatient service, Mill
Lodge, in York which is managed by Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust.
There are close working relationships between the team at Mill Lodge and
community CAMHS teams in the locality.
Paediatric services
for the Selby population are located at York District Hospital. There are close
working relations with the paediatric ward, usually facilitated via the CAMHS
crisis team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Additional clinical qualifications.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
Personal and Professional Qualities
Essential
- Shows empathy and sensitivity.
- Manages own time, workload and prioritises work.
- Able to use electronic records and use IT for email, internet and office software
- Copes under pressure.
- Works co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team and able to delegate appropriately.
- Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Desirable
- Highly skilled in use of electronic records and IT at work
Leadership
Essential
- Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback.
- Able to influence and persuade to improve services
- Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment
- Able to adapt to and lead service change.
Desirable
- Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
- Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Additional clinical qualifications.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
Personal and Professional Qualities
Essential
- Shows empathy and sensitivity.
- Manages own time, workload and prioritises work.
- Able to use electronic records and use IT for email, internet and office software
- Copes under pressure.
- Works co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team and able to delegate appropriately.
- Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Desirable
- Highly skilled in use of electronic records and IT at work
Leadership
Essential
- Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback.
- Able to influence and persuade to improve services
- Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment
- Able to adapt to and lead service change.
Desirable
- Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
- Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
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).
