COMMUNITY CAMHS CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (CANTERBURY)

TN United Kingdom; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

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COMMUNITY CAMHS CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (CANTERBURY), Canterbury

Client:

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Canterbury

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

Job Description:

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Job overview

COMMUNITY CAMHS CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Contract: Substantive

Hours: Frequency 1:14; Category A - 3% on call supplement

Qualifications needed:

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• CCT or equivalent
• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Main duties of the job:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Canterbury.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Work directly with young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals.
• Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:14, with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement.
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative.
• Work alongside another full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and Specialty Doctor.
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person specification:

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• CCT or equivalent
• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over a million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Canterbury CAMHS Community Team, based at George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY.

This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post – 10 PAs with PA DCC and SPA. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.

You will join another full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and a Specialty Doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.