COMMUNITY CAMHS EATING DISORDERS PSYCHIATRY
SPECIALTY DOCTOR
(MAIDSTONE/CANTERBURY - KENT)
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.
Job Details:
Salary
£59,175 - £95,400 per annum (Pro-Rata)
Contract
Substantive
Hours
Part-time: 6 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 4.5:1.5)
On call
None
Location
The Courtyard, Pudding Lane, Maidstone, ME14 1PA, & George Turle House, Canterbury, CT2 8JY
Qualifications needed:
Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.
Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders, and in specific eating disorders.
At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Main duties of the job
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 thebest careto 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 for a Community CAMHS Specialty Doctor position in the Kent and Medway All Age Eating Disorder (AAED) Service, based at The Courtyard, Pudding Lane, Maidstone, ME14 1PA, and George Turle House, Canterbury, CT2 8JY. This is a new post, that has become available due to expansion of the service. This post is vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.
You will work alongside 2.8wte CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists, and 2wte Adult 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.
About us
Why Kent?
Kent is a county in Southeast England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the northwest, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the southwest. Kent is famously known as the Garden of England, renowned for its beauty.
You'll not only benefit from the green surroundings, i.e., the Kent Downs there are also some fantastic blue beaches. Kent is steeped in history with an abundance of castles, museums, and places of interest to visit.
Job description
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 Kent and Medway.
Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases.
Provide guidance and supervision to the team.
Work directly with children and young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and acute hospitals.
Work alongside the CAMHS and Adult Consultant Psychiatrists within the service.
Develop links already established with the local acute trusts A& E departments and inpatient wards.
Be responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care.
Support your peers and the team manager and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative.
Supervise junior colleagues and liaise with other health and social professionals and agencies.
To be successful in your application, you will need:
To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFTs 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
NELFT Benefits:
Relocation expenses
Career Development and training
Just & Compassionate Culture
Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
Employee Assistance Programme
Health & Wellness initiatives
11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
Retail Discounts
Flexible working and agile working
Cycle to work scheme
To apply for this role, please visit www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk or www.jobs.nhs.uk and search under job reference number 395-MED515-24.
For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Kent, by accessing this video link: Working for NELFT in our Kent Medical Directorate
We encourage you to view our Trust website and read the news stories, which will give you more information about the breadth of the organisation and our innovative services.
Please visit www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk/why-join-us or www.nelft.nhs.uk
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice
* Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it.
Desirable
* A postgraduate qualification in psychiatry
Clinical Experience
Essential
* Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders, and in particularly eating disorders.
* At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Desirable
* Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators
Knowledge
Essential
* Good knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence-based management interventions
* Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines.
Desirable
* Evidence of change management skills
Clinical Skills
Essential
* Excellent clinical skills. Excellent communication skills both verbally and written. Familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches. Ability to provide medical leadership to the multidisciplinary team and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
* Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being service-user friendly
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