Clinical Fellow - CAMHS

Job description

Job responsibilities

The multi-disciplinary team is operationally managed through the Children, Young People and Educations Services Directorate. Medical staff are line managed through the Medical Director structure of Health and Community Services (this includes Appraisal and Revalidation, annual leave and study leave policies and approval).

2. Jersey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

The post is based within the Womens and Childrens Care Group, HCS (Health & Community services).

The CAMHS Team

CAMHS is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team with secretarial and administrative support. The service aims to provide a comprehensive assessment, treatment and therapeutic service for a range of developmental, behavioural, emotional and psychiatric difficulties in children and young people up to their 18th birthday. The service is restructuring, and the new posts are currently being recruited to, the team structure below represents existing posts and those currently being recruited to.

Medical Staff

4 Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists (1.8 in post, 2 posts vacant to be recruited to, currently locum cover in place)

1.6 Associate Specialists

Consultant Community Paediatrician

Fixed term Clinical Fellow

Duty & Assessment

Duty & Assessment Manager

1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner

3 Nurse Practitioners

9 CAMHS Practitioners

6 Health Care Assistants (currently vacant)

Duty & Assessment Administrator

Early Intervention

Service Manager Early Intervention

7 CAMHS Practitioners

2 Primary Mental Health Workers

Early Intervention administrator

1 Assistant Psychologist

1 Parent-Infant Psychotherapist

2 Support Workers

Specialist CAMHS

Service Manager Specialist CAMHS

Service Manager Looked After Children

1 Consultant Clinical Psychologist

4 Psychologists

2 Assistant Psychologists

1 Art Psychotherapist

1 Senior Social Worker

1 Family and Systemic Therapist

5 Nurses (3 Clinical Nurse Specialists, 2 Nurse Practitioners)

1 CAMHS Practitioner

1 PBS Practitioner

1 Dietician (1 day per week)

2 Support workers

1 Health Care Assistant

Neurodevelopmental Pathway

Neurodevelopmental Pathway Service Manager

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

2 Clinical Psychologist

1 Assistant Psychologist

2 Clinical Nurse Prescribers

1 Specialist Nurse

1 Nurse Practitioner

Systemic and Family Therapist

Occupational Therapist

2 Speech and Language Therapists

Neurodevelopmental Pathway Administrators

Admin and Informatics

Team Manager Quality & Assurance

Informatics Officer

Office and Administration Manager

3 Medical Secretaries

4 Receptionists

Place of Work

The CAMHS clinics are mainly based at Liberte House, La Motte Street, St Helier. There are also clinics at the Edith Quenault Centre and Gorey Youth Service. CAMHS is co-located with Childrens Social Care and the Children and Families Hub.

In-Patient Provision

There is no designated inpatient provision but the team provide flexible intensive packages of care for children and young people with severe or complex mental health difficulties. The packages of care can be provided both for assessment and treatment. The programmes are set up jointly with other services including Paediatrics, Adult Mental Health and Childrens Services (Social Care).

The Paediatric and Adult Mental Health teams are supportive in providing in-patient facilities and both the paediatric ward (Robin Ward) and acute adult mental health ward (Orchard House) are used for young people who require admission.Robin Ward will admit young people up to their 17th birthday.

All those under 16, and most under 18 admitted to Orchard House are cared for separately to the other in-patients if possible or are under continuous observation for safeguarding reasons. There is a new provision currently being built which will provide facilities for young people to be admitted to an area separate from the main ward. It is anticipated that this may become available from June 2024.

When necessary young people can be transferred to the UK for inpatient treatment.

This is a full-time post of 40 hours (10 PAs) per week, based at CAMHS, Liberte House. The postholder will be managerially responsible to their supervising consultant and through them to the Lead Consultant for the service.[JS1]

The timetable will consist of 9 Clinical Programmed Activities (including administration) and 1 Supporting Professional Activity (SPA). The Clinical PAs will include: direct clinical contact (in the ward), indirect clinical contact (in multi-disciplinary meetings and reviews), and clinical administration. The SPA will include: CPD, audit & quality improvement activity, appraisal, revalidation and educational visits to other parts of the service.

The post holder will be provided with a shared office space including a laptop computer.

Shortly after appointment a weekly timetable will be agreed between the Lead Consultant and the ADHD service.

Person Specification

Additional

Essential

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to personal development
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
• Ability to appraise own performance
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• To demonstrate core values by treating clients and colleagues with respect, consideration, dignity and courtesy and to actively seek feedback from service users.
• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as an F3
• Ability to use IT, including email and the internet
• Knowledge of risk management
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit.
• Able to fulfil all duties of post
• Satisfactory clearances from enhanced DBS disclosure and health checks

Desirable

• Experience of inter-agency working
• Evidence of using feedback to inform personal development
• Relevant qualifications (other than basic medical degree) such as diplomas, degrees or higher degrees.

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration with license to practice
• Basic medical degree
• Full GMC registration
• Completion of Foundation Years training (or equivalent)
• Current BLS certificate

Desirable

• Current ALS certificate

Experience

Essential

• Experience of assessing and treating psychiatric patients as a F1/F2 Resident doctor
• Experience working in general medicine.
• Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
• A sound understanding of clinical governance

Desirable

• Working knowledge of MCLaw and DOLS
• UK NHS experience

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

Health and Community Services

Address

Government Of Jersey

19-21 Broad Street

St. Helier

Jersey

Channel Islands

JE2 3RR

Employer's website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)