Job summary
All our CAMHS teams have a wide mix of skills and experience in their multi-disciplinary teams and enthusiastic, supportive colleagues, highly skilled and cohesive environment. The GP with Special Interest and Consultants across CAMHS meet regularly for academic, professional and social support with a well-respected training scheme for trainees placed across the services. It goes without saying that you'll be expected to take part in frontline work, with a focus around ADHD and Neurodevelopmeantal conditions
Main duties of the job
Post holder(s) will operate from a choice in CAMHS Departments based in South and.or North Manchester's community/outpatient's centres.
This role will focus on and will involve providing face to face care to children and young people within a busy department, receiving over 2000 referrals per annum, but the post is supported by an experienced multi-disciplinary team from a CAMHS team that have an OUTSTANDING rating in two consecutive unannounced CQC inspections
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will focus on and will involve providing face to face care to children and young people within a busy department, with:
Primarily the assessment and management of children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties, including delivering ADHD medication clinics
Management of children and young people prescribed medication for the treatment of mental health difficulties
With other CAMHS colleagues, provide child and adolescent psychiatric care and advice as required and in accordance with the service specification.
To give child and adolescent psychiatric opinion and advice as appropriate within the CAMHS team.
Case liaison with other agencies as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will focus on and will involve providing face to face care to children and young people within a busy department, with:
Primarily the assessment and management of children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties, including delivering ADHD medication clinics
Management of children and young people prescribed medication for the treatment of mental health difficulties
With other CAMHS colleagues, provide child and adolescent psychiatric care and advice as required and in accordance with the service specification.
To give child and adolescent psychiatric opinion and advice as appropriate within the CAMHS team.
Case liaison with other agencies as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Holds acceptable primary medical qualifcation
Desirable
- Experience of working in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as a Specialty Doctor.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups
Desirable
- Experience of involvement in creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Holds acceptable primary medical qualifcation
Desirable
- Experience of working in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as a Specialty Doctor.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups
Desirable
- Experience of involvement in creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Multipule sites across Trafford and/or Manchester
Trafford CAMHS and/or Manchester CAMHS
Sale M33 7ZF or North Manchester M40 5BP
M33 7ZF
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
