Consultant Psychiatrist Community CAMHS ED

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; Walthamstow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant CAMHS Psychiatrist to join the All Age Eating Disorder Service based in Barking. The post includes 8 Programmed Activities with a 6:2 ratio of DCC to SPA, and on-call responsibilities to cover out-of-hours and weekends.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team providing high-quality assessment, formulation, diagnosis and treatment planning for children and young people with eating disorders across Barking and Dagenham,

Qualifications

• UK consultant level with CAMHS psychiatry experience.
• GMC registration and licence to practise in the UK.
• Experience in eating disorders in children and young people.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical input for assessment, formulation, diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Lead multidisciplinary team collaboration across Barking, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
• Provide supervision and guidance to junior staff.
• Contribute to on-call rota coverage (1:12) with a 3% salary supplement.
• Liaise with external CAMHS providers and local hospitals.

Skills

Consultant level

CAMHS experience

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Medical degree and GMC registration

CCT in CAMHS

Job description

This post is for a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, 8 Programmed Activities, in the All Age Eating Disorder Service, based at Orchards Health Centre, Gascoigne Road, Barking, IG11 7RS.

This is a replacement substantive post of 8 Programmed Activities (PAs) with a ratio of 6 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) to 2 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).

The expectation of the post holder will be to support their team, department and organisation to follow the Trusts Values in their day-to-day work.

We are kind

We are respectful

We work with our communities

On-call responsibilities

The postholder will be part of the Senior CAMHS Psychiatrist on-call rota covering out of hours and weekends for Mental Health Services in NELFT. The on call will cover service delivery for Children and Adolescents presenting with mental health problems. The on-call rota is covered by the local community substantive CAMHS consultants and the two inpatient CAMHS consultants. This rota is currently 1:12 rota, with a 3% Category A salary supplement., The postholder will provide senior medical leadership and specialist medical input within the Eating Disorder Service, supporting high-quality assessment, formulation, diagnosis, and treatment planning in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing care to children and young people with eating disorders and associated mental health needs, across Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest.

The successful candidate will provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases. The consultant will be expected to 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, local community paediatric services, and acute hospitals.

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.