Specialist Grade Community CAMHS Psych SET CAMHS

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Specialist Grade doctor to join the North East Essex community CAMHS team. You will assess and manage children and young people with complex mental health needs within multidisciplinary teams.

You will supervise junior doctors, contribute to service development, and lead on quality improvement, risk management and governance while maintaining high standards of patient care and clinical records.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), including 2 years in a specialty training programme or fixed-term specialty trainee, or equivalent experience and competencies.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Experience managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
• Experience working with interpreters and translators
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
• Mastery in managing a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders
• Up-to-date knowledge of DH documentation and NICE guidelines
• Good IT skills

Responsibilities

• Assess and develop care plans for patients with a range of conditions, evaluating and acting on outcomes
• Act as an autonomous registered practitioner, accountable for own unsupervised actions and service delivery
• Act as clinical supervisor to junior doctors (FY, CT, GPVTS, ST), supporting their learning and development
• Initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies
• Organise and prioritise own and others' workload, deputising for the team manager and delegating to medical staff
• Manage risk at team level, reporting incidents and adding residual risks to the Trust risk register
• Keep accurate clinical records on the Trust electronic case record system, and send reports, letters and summaries promptly to GPs and agencies
• Give patients and relatives information so they have meaningful choices
• Take part in audit and clinical governance, and in Trust working parties on protocols and service delivery
• Support the AMD in strategic service development and business planning, and lead on the evolution of services
• Complete an annual appraisal and personal development plan, and own mandatory training
• Promote integrated health working and a positive team culture, and help new staff integrate into the team

Skills

Child mental health

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical supervision

Risk management

Audit & governance

Education

GMC Registration

Job description

This newly created Specialist Grade post sits in the North East Essex community CAMHS team, which works across two main bases. The doctor will assess and manage children and young people with complex mental health needs within multidisciplinary teams, supervise junior doctors and contribute to service development. Ten programmed activities, eight clinical and two supporting, are funded, with flexible working, job share and part-time arrangements considered. Full GMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Assess and develop care plans for patients with a range of conditions, evaluating and acting on outcomes
• Act as an autonomous registered practitioner, accountable for own unsupervised actions and service delivery
• Act as clinical supervisor to junior doctors (FY, CT, GPVTS, ST), supporting their learning and development
• Initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies
• Organise and prioritise own and others' workload, deputising for the team manager and delegating to medical staff
• Manage risk at team level, reporting incidents and adding residual risks to the Trust risk register
• Keep accurate clinical records on the Trust electronic case record system, and send reports, letters and summaries promptly to GPs and agencies
• Give patients and relatives information so they have meaningful choices
• Take part in audit and clinical governance, and in Trust working parties on protocols and service delivery
• Support the AMD in strategic service development and business planning, and lead on the evolution of services
• Complete an annual appraisal and personal development plan, and own mandatory training
• Promote integrated health working and a positive team culture, and help new staff integrate into the team

What’s required

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), including at least 2 years in a specialty training programme or as a fixed-term specialty trainee, or equivalent experience and competencies

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise

Experience

• Experience managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
• Experience working with interpreters and translators
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams

Skills & knowledge

• Mastery in managing a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders
• Good knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence-based interventions
• Up-to-date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE guidelines
• Good IT skills

Nice to have

• Experience in general medicine
• Evidence of change management skills

What’s offered

• Flexible working, including job share, part-time and remote sessions