Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - Dartford

The Methodist Church in Britain; South Shields; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment bonus £15,000

Relocation support £8,000

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working on request

Learning & development

Counselling support

Car lease scheme

Job summary

This consultant psychiatrist post sits in the Dartford CAMHS Community team, a generic Tier 3 service for children and young people under 18 across Dartford, Swanley and Gravesham. The work includes assessment and treatment of ADHD, autism, mood disorders, psychosis, PTSD, anxiety and emerging personality disorders.

Part-time and job-share applications are welcome, with GMC registration, Approved Clinician status and S12 approval (or able to achieve within three months) required.

Qualifications

• Excellent specialty knowledge with a bio-psycho-social perspective.
• Experience managing patients from diverse backgrounds.
• Active involvement in CPD and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous registered practitioner with accountable practice.
• Assess complex patients and develop care plans within competence.
• Evaluate outcomes and refer to specialist services when needed.
• Provide information to patients/relatives for informed choices.
• Ensure practice is supported by evidence and research.

Skills

Bio-psycho-social

English communication

Clinical leadership

Research & audit

Teaching

Education

MB BS

Job description

This consultant psychiatrist post sits in the Dartford CAMHS Community team, a generic Tier 3 service for children and young people under 18 across Dartford, Swanley and Gravesham. The work is assessment and treatment of a broad range of conditions, including ADHD, autism, mood disorders, psychosis, PTSD, anxiety and emerging personality disorders. Part-time and job-share applications are welcome. Candidates need GMC registration with a licence to practise, Approved Clinician status and S12 approval, or must be able to achieve these within three months of appointment.

What the job involves

• Work as an autonomous registered practitioner, accountable for own unsupervised practice under the professional code and Trust guidelines
• Be responsible and accountable for service delivery to patients
• Assess patients with complex needs and develop care plans, including chronic, acute and palliative care within own competencies
• Evaluate outcomes continuously and act on them
• Initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies
• Give patients and relatives information and education so they can make meaningful choices
• Ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature and peer review
• Keep professional knowledge current through accredited courses, workshops, study and in-house training
• Maintain full GMC registration with a licence to practise

What’s required

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• On the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of completing CCT in child and adolescent psychiatry
• Approved Clinician status, or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• S12 approval under the Mental Health Act, or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Experience

• Experience managing patients from different cultural backgrounds, including working with interpreters and translators
• Participation in research or service evaluation, and in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Participation in continuous professional development

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent specialty knowledge and clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective
• Excellent oral and written communication in English
• Managing clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Evidence-based decisions that include others' input, and the ability to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Meeting duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Mastery of managing a broad range of child mental disorders, including neurodevelopmental disorders

Other

• Delivering undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Working in and leading a team, with shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement

Nice to have

• Higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management, or additional clinical qualifications
• MRCPsych
• Good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice
• Wide specialist and sub-specialist experience within the NHS or a comparable service
• Practical experience of short-term psychological therapy
• Planning and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and reflection on the purpose of CPD
• Experience in clinical research or service evaluation
• Awards, prizes, presentations or publications, and audits that led to service change

What’s offered

• Recruitment bonus of £15,000, subject to terms
• Relocation support of up to £8,000, subject to terms
• Access to the in-house research team and academic opportunities through Kent's medical school
• Generous annual and study leave, with a Holiday of a Lifetime scheme for banking annual leave
• NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working on request
• Learning and development in leadership, education, research and quality improvement
• Free independent counselling, Blue Light Card discounts and a car lease scheme