Community Child And Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist

NELFT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK seeks a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist for their Southend-on-Sea team. This full-time role includes providing support to children and young people with mental health needs, working within multidisciplinary teams, and participating in an on-call rota. Ideal candidates will possess full GMC registration and relevant qualifications. The trust is committed to diversity and provides substantial benefits including relocation expenses and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career Development and training

Flexible working

Health & Wellness initiatives

Qualifications

• Demonstrate values in line with NELFT.
• Passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care.
• Commit to collaborative working with health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to children and young people with mental health needs.
• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams.
• Participate in the on-call rota.

Skills

Team player

Innovative and motivated

Essential understanding of mental health care

Education

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT or equivalent

Section 12 Approval or eligibility

Approved Clinician status or eligibility

Eligibility for Specialist Register

Job description

To be successful in your application, you will need:

Requirements

• Demonstrate that your values are in line with those of NELFT
• Be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care
• Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care
• 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
• Excellent reputation for research and development, opening up possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care
• Unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system

We are currently recruiting to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Southend-on-Sea CAMHS Team, based at Skyline Plaza, 45 Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6BB.

This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post – 10 PAs with 7.5 DCC and 2.5 SPA. There is also the option for an additional PA. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit as soon as possible.

You will join a 0.8wte 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.

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Southend-on-Sea.
• 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 1:7, with a 2% of basic salary, Category B 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 0.8wte Specialty Doctor.
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting, and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

Supporting our Armed Forces

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

Qualifications

• 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

Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video, 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.