COMMUNITY CAMHS CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (CHELMSFORD/MALDON)

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site

Job description

COMMUNITY CAMHS CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (CHELMSFORD/MALDON)

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

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

Contract: Substantive

Hours: Frequency 1:7; Category B - 2% on call supplement (Pro-rata)

Location:

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

To be successful in your application, you will need:

• To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values
• To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care
• Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care
• To be a team player

About us

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 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 Chelmsford CAMHS Team (Mid Essex), which is split between Stapleford House, Stapleford Close, Chelmsford CM2 0QX and Harkenwell Clinic, Wantz Chase, Maldon, CM9 5DN.

This is a new, substantive, part-time post - 6 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 4.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this position as soon as possible.

You will join another 2wte CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists within the service and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Mid Essex.
• 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 1:7, with a 2% of basic salary, Category B on-call supplement (pro-rata).
• Support your peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative.
• 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

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust