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East London NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor, Adolescent Mental Health Team

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Job summary

The Adolescent Mental Health Team in Newham CAMHS are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The AMHT is a small and cohesive team consisting of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Systemic Family Therapy, Occupational Therapy and administrative staff who are committed to developing innovative and effective ways of working. This is an interesting, and varied job routinely involving joint working with other members of the team to assess and treat young people and their families with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. There is a high level of support within the team and from the Consultant Psychiatrist who will be the post-holder's clinical supervisor.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide high quality evidence based mental health assessments and treatments within the AMHT model of care coordination. This will include professional and practice development to ensure high quality client-centred care. Newham CFCS is a large multi-disciplinary CAMH service (approx. 38 wte clinical staff) with several specialist teams. There will be a requirement to participate in the duty rotas (within office hours). This post may be of particular interest to applicants wishing to pursue specialist training in child and adolescent psychiatry in the future. This is a substantive post and in line with service developments there may be adjustments made to the job plan to include clinical work from other teams within CFCS providing a mixture of caseload.

About us

This is a substantive post and in line with service developments there may be adjustments made to the job plan to include clinical work from other teams within CFCS providing a mixture of caseload.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-MRSS12181-D

Job locations

York House

411 Barking Rd

London

E13 8AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please contact Dr Aurelie Bach (aurelie.bach@nhs.net) or Dr Nick Isaacs (nicholas.isaacs@nhs.net) , Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists on 020 8430 9000.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please contact Dr Aurelie Bach (aurelie.bach@nhs.net) or Dr Nick Isaacs (nicholas.isaacs@nhs.net) , Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists on 020 8430 9000.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • oMB.BS, MBChB or equivalent
  • oFull Registration with the GMC

Desirable

  • oMRCPsych
  • oApproved under section 12 of the Mental Health Act

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working with children and adolescents
  • oWorking with people with serious and enduring mental illness
  • oAuditing practices and services
  • oExperience of working in a multicultural setting

Desirable

  • oEvidence based service development
  • oExperience with Audit/Research

Knowledge

Essential

  • oExcellent communication skills, verbal, non verbal and written
  • oDevelop effective working relationships
  • oFunction autonomously as well as being a team player
  • oAssessing, formulating and prioritising patients' needs
  • oApply research and theory to practice
  • oChild and adolescent mental health disorders and their management
  • oMental Health Legislation
  • oUse of outcome measurements
  • oExperience of pharmacological treatments
  • oRisk assessment and risk management
  • oHealthcare Governance
  • oUnderstanding and knowledge of the Multiagency working

Desirable

  • oSkills and a range of therapeutic interventions and psycho-social treatment options

Other

Essential

  • oInterest in inner city and multi-ethnic population
  • oAbility to cope effectively under pressure and in stressful situations
  • oCourteous and respectful of patients, families and carers
  • oAssertive, independent, flexible
Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • oMB.BS, MBChB or equivalent
  • oFull Registration with the GMC

Desirable

  • oMRCPsych
  • oApproved under section 12 of the Mental Health Act

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working with children and adolescents
  • oWorking with people with serious and enduring mental illness
  • oAuditing practices and services
  • oExperience of working in a multicultural setting

Desirable

  • oEvidence based service development
  • oExperience with Audit/Research

Knowledge

Essential

  • oExcellent communication skills, verbal, non verbal and written
  • oDevelop effective working relationships
  • oFunction autonomously as well as being a team player
  • oAssessing, formulating and prioritising patients' needs
  • oApply research and theory to practice
  • oChild and adolescent mental health disorders and their management
  • oMental Health Legislation
  • oUse of outcome measurements
  • oExperience of pharmacological treatments
  • oRisk assessment and risk management
  • oHealthcare Governance
  • oUnderstanding and knowledge of the Multiagency working

Desirable

  • oSkills and a range of therapeutic interventions and psycho-social treatment options

Other

Essential

  • oInterest in inner city and multi-ethnic population
  • oAbility to cope effectively under pressure and in stressful situations
  • oCourteous and respectful of patients, families and carers
  • oAssertive, independent, flexible

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York House

411 Barking Rd

London

E13 8AL


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York House

411 Barking Rd

London

E13 8AL


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists

Dr Aurelie Bach

aurelie.bach@nhs.net

02084309000

Details

Date posted

12 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-MRSS12181-D

Job locations

York House

411 Barking Rd

London

E13 8AL


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