Job summary
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Waltham Forest
Specialty Doctor in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
10 Programmed Activities
This Specialty Doctor post is an exciting and enriching role in which you will become part of a thriving and well supported Waltham Forest CAMHS service providing mental health care to children and families in Waltham Forest.
Your work would be varied including clinical care across the neurodevelopmental, emotional and behavioural pathways with excellent supervision and support.
Main duties of the job
You will participate actively as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), working collaboratively with colleagues including psychologists, nurses, therapists, and administrative staff.
You will provide specialist clinical input into the assessment, formulation, diagnosis, and treatment planning for children and adolescents with complex mental health needs.
Contribute to the management and care planning of young people with ADHD and emotional difficulties.
Provide psychiatric follow up care and medication reviews, including titration and monitoring of ADHD medications in accordance with NICE and local guidelines.
Act as the duty prescriber on the rota, offering clinical advice, prescriptions, and urgent assessments as needed.
About us
NELFT provides mental health and community services to over 4.9 million people across northeast London, Essex, and Kent. Our aim is to deliver the best care by the best people.
At NELFT and Waltham Forest CAMHS we strive towards a culture that is both just and compassionate for those we care for and for our colleagues. We firmly believe that respecting and valuing diversity, and engaging our workforce and our patients, improves patient experience and outcomes.
We will support you to have a rewarding and fulfilling career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will provide clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment to children and families working within an mdt to provide high quality care and treatment.
Please see the job description attached to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will provide clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment to children and families working within an mdt to provide high quality care and treatment.
Please see the job description attached to this advert.
Person Specification
professional
Essential
- GMC full registration and license to practise
Desirable
professional
Essential
- 4 years postgraduate experience in specialty
Desirable
- Experience in Quality Improvement projects
professional
Essential
- mastery in broad range of mental disorders in children
Desirable
professional
Essential
- Understanding and commitment to Trust values
Desirable
Person Specification
professional
Essential
- GMC full registration and license to practise
Desirable
professional
Essential
- 4 years postgraduate experience in specialty
Desirable
- Experience in Quality Improvement projects
professional
Essential
- mastery in broad range of mental disorders in children
Desirable
professional
Essential
- Understanding and commitment to Trust values
Desirable
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).
