Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

CNWL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry! This exciting role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young patients within the Harrow CAMHS. You will collaborate with passionate consultants and multidisciplinary teams, providing top-quality care and innovative solutions in mental health. With a focus on professional development, this position promises opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career. Be part of a dedicated organization that values diversity and is committed to safeguarding vulnerable individuals. This is your opportunity to contribute to a vital field and shape the future of mental health care.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of postgraduate training in relevant specialties.
• Experience in CAMHS neurodevelopmental work including ASD and ADHD.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric assessments and devise care plans for young patients.
• Provide treatment and therapy under supervision of the consultant psychiatrist.
• Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, and research.

Skills

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Psychopharmacology

Mental Health Act knowledge

Team working

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Education

Primary Medical Degree

GMC Licence to Practice

Section 12(2) Mental Health Act approval

Job description

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Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

MC75

Main area: CAMHS Psychiatrist
Grade: MC75
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 333-G-CA-SA0006

Site: Ash Tree Clinic (Harrow CAMHS)
Town: South Harrow
Salary: £59,175 - £95,400 plus London weighting of £2162 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Harrow Child and Adolescent Mental Health service

Fixed Term: 12 Months

Flexible but up to 10 Programmed Activities

We are currently looking for a 10 PA Specialty Doctor/Psychiatrist to work within Harrow CAMHS (CNWL). This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, innovative and dedicated doctor with creative ideas for service development, keen to work with dynamic and passionate consultants and MDT clinicians and to collaborate with paediatricians, schools, children's services and allied health professionals.

You will be working with consultants in a team with two higher trainees (St Mary's higher training scheme in child psychiatry), a core trainee and another specialty doctor.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be based within the neurodevelopmental team and expected to provide medical input into all CAMHS sub-teams as needed including conducting initial assessments, psychiatric assessments, risk assessments and delivering treatments including the initiation and monitoring of pharmacological treatments.

The postholder will be expected to support the MDT with regard to comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management planning, guided by the CAMHS care pathways and clinical model.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To undertake psychiatric assessments of young people and families referred to the CAMHS team with mental health disorders, devise formulations and care plans and provide interventions/treatments.
2. To assess children and adolescents with mental health problems, presenting acutely to the service or to paediatrics.
3. To provide treatment and therapy appropriate to level of training and experience under the general supervision of the consultant psychiatrist.
4. To attend service wide meetings for provision of peer education and peer discussion.
5. To attend CAMHS multidisciplinary team meetings for mutual support, in-service training, for the review of clinical cases and opportunities for audit.
6. To participate in the provision of teaching to medical undergraduates and other professionals.
7. To ensure good record keeping of assessments and interventions and to contribute to reports/correspondence as outlined in the clinical protocol of the service.
8. To provide relevant reports for educational/social services planning.
9. To provide clinical care for other patients if their allocated doctor/case manager is unavailable.
10. To gain experience of some psychological treatments.
11. To participate in clinical audit, quality improvement and research.
12. To communicate medical issues effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Primary Medical Degree
• GMC Licence to Practice
• Section 12(2) Mental Health Act approval and AC Approval

Experience, Skills and Abilities

• Completed at least 4 years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term trainee or have equivalent experience and competencies.
• At least one year of experience in CAMHS neurodevelopmental work including ASD and ADHD assessments and management
• Good knowledge of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Experience in psychopharmacology as applicable to CAMHS
• Experience of Mental Health Act as applicable to CAMHS
• Experience in a variety of therapies
• 3-DI or ADI trained

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Excellent communication and empathic skills with a range of different people
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Experience of team working
• Sound organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Experience of MDT work
• Highly motivated and able to finish tasks on time

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.