COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LEARNING DISABILITY CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST
(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
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum (Pro-rata)
Contract
Substantive
Hours
Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC: SPA = 7.5:2.5)
On call
Frequency 1:14; Category A - 3% on call supplement
Location
George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY
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
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 LD Consultant Psychiatrist position in the CAMHS Learning Disability Community Team, based at George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY.
This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post – 10 PAs with 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.
You will join a 0.6wte 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.
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.
You will be expected to:
* Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Kent.
* 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 a 0.6wte Specialty Doctor.
* Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising 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 NELFT’s values,
* To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health and Learning Disabilities, 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-MED521-24 .
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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