Junior Clinical Fellow in Mental Health Service FTB Community Hub

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust are currently recruiting for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Mental Health Service FTB Community Hub.

The Clinical Fellow shall be a member of the Core MDT at Oaklands Centre. The postholder though will be supporting the South Core MDT team.

There are other specialist teams based at Oaklands Centre, including Early Intervention in Psychosis, Eating disorders team, ADHD team, Neuro-developmental team, CAMHS LD and PACT team.

The post holder will be involved in the assessment and management of Young Adults (0-18) and their families during office hours, five days a week in both urgent and routine outpatient settings.

Clinical Supervision & line management shall be provided by the core team Medical Lead who is an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist and an approved educational supervisor. Regular face to face supervision is provided for day-to-day clinical work, in addition to peer supervision for CPD & participation in audits or other service improvement projects.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

1. Contributing to the assessment, formulation and development of treatment plans for young people with mental health problems presenting to the Community hub in FTB.
2. Being involved in the assessment and diagnosis of psychiatric aspects of children and young peoples’ presentation and in delivering psychiatric treatment where appropriate within overall management packages.
3. Attending weekly MDT meetings.
4. Contributing to liaison and communication with families and other involved agencies.
5. To provide medical support to the medical team and the wider Mental Health team working collaboratively with colleagues to further develop and improve the service.
6. Undertake duties in the outpatient clinics.
7. Perform duties in the occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant in consultation, where practicable, with the doctor's colleagues both senior and junior.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Vadagur Premachandra Job title: Consultant/Medical Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07342704463 Landline: 01213338085