NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Flexible working
40 hours per week
Job ref: 354-CS-21537-F
Site: Orchard House
Town: Lewes
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum (pro rata for part time working)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/02/2025 23:59
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, and enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention, and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued, and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills, and gain further experience to support your career development. You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve.
Job Overview
Ouse Valley Sussex CAMHS Service has an exciting opportunity for a permanent Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Consultant Psychiatrist to join their locality team. This is an exciting opportunity to play an integral part in prioritising the delivery of a safe, effective, and caring service to those children and young people (0yrs-18yrs).
At Sussex Partnership, we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to as advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.
Please note this post attracts a Recruitment and Retention Package of up to £25,000 as well as a Relocation Package of up to £8000. Information on these can be obtained from the Medical Staffing Team on 0300 304 0393.
Main Duties of the Job
The service we provide is in line with NICE Evidenced Based Treatment for those children and young people. You will provide high-quality specialist clinical assessments, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation to children, young people, and their families in a range of settings, and work collaboratively with other members of the team to plan and deliver appropriate individually tailored treatment plans.
You will work as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team which includes nurses, psychologists, systemic family therapists, and child psychotherapists. This post will work alongside other Consultants and Specialty Doctors who work in Sussex CHYPS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
Eligibility
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* Excellent knowledge in specialty.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Dr Sarah Jonas
Job Title: Associate Med Director & Psych Prof Lead
Email Address: Sarah.jonas@spft.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 07880 182941
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