Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - Medway

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lewes; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment bonus £15,000

Relocation support up to £8,000

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working on request

Learning and development in leadership

Academic opportunities

Free independent counselling service

Blue Light Card discounts

Car lease scheme

Job summary

The Kent and Medway NHS Trust invites applications for a Consultant Psychiatrist post in the Medway Community CAMHS team. The role focuses on autonomous, clinically accountable practice in a Tier 3 service for under-18s, with emphasis on ADHD, ASD, mood disorders and related conditions.

Applicants should hold MB BS or equivalent, full GMC registration with licence to practise, and be on or near GMC Specialist Register, with Approved Clinician status and S12 approval or ability to obtain them

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification required.
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• On GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of CCT in psychiatry.
• Approved Clinician status and S12 approval under the MHA, or achievable within 3 months of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Act as an autonomous, registered practitioner with professional accountability.
• Be responsible for service delivery to patients.
• Assess and treat a range of disorders in children and young people.
• Develop care plans for patients with complex needs.
• Initiate referrals to other specialist services as appropriate.
• Provide information and education to patients and relatives.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical accountability

Excellent English communication

Evidence-based decision making

Managing clinical complexity

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist post in the Medway Community CAMHS team at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, a generic Tier 3 service for children and young people under 18. The role centres on assessing and treating conditions such as ADHD, autism, mood disorders, psychosis and PTSD, with autonomous, professionally accountable practice. Part-time and job-share applications are welcome. Applicants need full GMC registration with a licence to practise, plus Approved Clinician status and S12 approval or the ability to achieve them shortly after appointment.

What the job involves

• Act as an autonomous, registered practitioner, professionally and legally accountable for unsupervised practice
• Be responsible and accountable for service delivery to patients
• Assess and treat a range of disorders in children and young people, including ADHD, ASD, mood disorders, psychosis, PTSD, anxiety and challenging behaviour
• Assess patients with complex needs and develop care plans, including chronic, acute and palliative care within own competencies
• Continuously evaluate outcomes and act on them
• Initiate referrals to other specialist health services and agencies
• Provide patients and relatives with information and education to support meaningful choices
• Ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature and peer review

What’s required

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• On GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of CCT in psychiatry
• Approved Clinician status and S12 approval under the MHA, or achievable within 3 months of appointment

Experience

• Mastery in managing a broad range of child mental disorders, including neurodevelopmental disorders
• Managing patients from different cultural backgrounds, including working with interpreters and translators
• Participation in research, service evaluation, clinical audit and quality improvement

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent specialty knowledge and bio-psycho-social clinical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication in English
• Managing clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Evidence-based decision-making that includes others' contribution, using and appraising clinical evidence
• Meeting duties under the MHA and MCA

Checks & eligibility

• Valid UK driving licence, or evidence of a proposed alternative

Other

• Delivering undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Leading a team, with shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Continuing professional development

Nice to have

• Higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management, or other additional clinical qualifications
• MRCPsych
• Good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice
• Wide specialist and sub-specialist experience in the NHS or a comparable service
• Practical experience of a short-term psychological therapy
• Planning and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching relevant to the post
• Reflection on the purpose of CPD undertaken
• Research or service evaluation experience, and audits that changed service or outcomes; awards, prizes, presentations or publications

What’s offered

• Recruitment bonus of £15,000 and relocation support of up to £8,000, subject to terms
• Generous annual and study leave, plus a scheme to bank annual leave for an extended break
• NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working on request
• Learning and development in leadership, education, research and quality improvement
• Academic opportunities and access to the in-house research team, through Kent's own medical school
• Free independent counselling service
• Blue Light Card discounts, car lease scheme and staff network forums