Speciality Doctor E&B

The Methodist Church in Britain; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study leave for specialty doctors

Training and development opportunities

Clinical supervision and professional

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust's CAMHS team in Newham is seeking a specialty doctor to conduct specialist assessments and deliver treatment for 6–18-year-olds with diverse mental health needs. You will join a multidisciplinary team with supervision, regular teaching, and a focus on clinical governance and service development.

The role emphasises documentation, liaison with agencies, and ongoing professional development, including dental and academic learning, in a diverse inner-city setting.

Qualifications

• MB.BS, MBChB or equivalent medical degree.
• Full GMC registration or eligible for registration in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Carry out specialist CAMHS assessments for young people aged 6 to 18 with a range of mental health difficulties.
• Offer treatment to young people and their families within the Emotional & Behavioural Team.
• Take part in the duty system and work with the wider network.
• Prepare reports, letters and clinical summaries.
• Record all clinical activity and notes on RiO; attend team meetings and contribute to benchmarking.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team working

Assessing and prioritising needs

Applying research to practice

Knowledge of child and adolescent MH

Risk assessment and management

Education

MB.BS / MBChB or equivalent

Job description

This five-month post sits in the Emotional and Behavioural Team at Newham CAMHS, part of East London NHS Foundation Trust's child and adolescent mental health service. The work centres on specialist assessment and treatment for young people aged 6 to 18 with a range of mental health difficulties, alongside the duty system and work with the wider network. Covering six to ten sessions, the doctor joins a multi-disciplinary team serving an inner-city, multi-ethnic population, with strong emphasis on supervision and learning. Full GMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Carry out specialist CAMHS assessments for young people aged 6 to 18 with a range of mental health difficulties
• Offer treatment to young people and their families within the E&B Team
• Take part in the duty system and work with the wider network
• Contribute to the multi-disciplinary team and its working environment
• Prepare reports, letters and clinical summaries
• Liaise with other agencies involved in patients' care
• Meet documentation standards for contract and performance monitoring
• Record all clinical activity and clinical notes on RiO
• Attend and contribute to team meetings
• Take part in training and development, including continuing medical education
• Teach junior medical staff and other disciplines, and in-service training, where required
• Agree a timetable with the supervising consultant and lead consultant, with the job plan reviewed annually

Qualifications

• MB.BS, MBChB or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration

Experience

• Working with children and adolescents, and with people with serious and enduring mental illness
• Auditing practices and services
• Experience of working in a multicultural setting

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication
• Developing effective working relationships, working autonomously and as a team player
• Assessing, formulating and prioritising patients' needs
• Applying research and theory to practice, and using outcome measurements
• Knowledge of child and adolescent mental health disorders, their management and Mental Health Legislation
• Risk assessment and management, experience of pharmacological treatments, healthcare governance and multiagency working

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check, occupational health assessment and disclosure of convictions, including spent convictions
• Right to work in the UK

Other

• Interest in an inner-city, multi-ethnic population
• Ability to cope effectively under pressure and in stressful situations
• Courteous and respectful to patients, families and carers, and assertive, independent and flexible

Nice to have

• MRCPsych
• Approval under section 12 of the Mental Health Act
• Evidence-based service development
• Experience with audit or research
• Skills in a range of therapeutic interventions and psychosocial treatment options

What's offered

• Study leave under the terms and conditions for specialty doctors
• Training and development opportunities, including learning and teaching
• Clinical supervision and professional development within CAMHS and the Trust
• Access to postgraduate centres at St Bartholomew's and Newham University Hospital
• Access to the medical library at the Royal London Hospital
• Career counselling from the supervising consultant and lead clinician
• Induction programme