Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health service provider is seeking a Speciality Doctor to join their CAMHS team in Scarborough. The role involves providing clinical supervision and support with a focus on young patients, including managing ADHD cases. Responsibilities include regular patient consultations and contributing to team objectives. This is a fixed-term position with opportunities for professional development. Experience in mental health services and a medical degree with GMC registration is required.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive team environment

Contributions to personal development

Qualifications

• Experience with mental health services for young people.
• Ability to conduct direct patient assessments.
• Experience in a community mental health setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical input to Scarborough CAMHS.
• Achieve an average of 18 direct patient contacts per week.
• Work towards gaining section 12 approval.

Skills

Collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams

Psychiatry

Ability to manage ADHD and generic CAMHS cases

Education

Appropriate medical degree

GMC registration

Job description

The CAMHS directorate in North Yorkshire, York, and Selby locality of TEWV is comprised of the two York Community CAMHS teams based at Orca House, the Selby team based at Worsley Court, the Harrogate Team based at Dragon Parade, the Scarborough Team based at Lake House and the Northallerton Team based at North Moor House. This post will provide input into Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale part of theNY &Y service.

It has a Single Point of Access service staffed by an experienced staff team who triage and provide a telephone consultation service to families and referrers. The SPA responds to all referrals and help young people and their families with the process of navigating through the options to find a service that meets their needs. The service works with a model of brief intervention to empower young people and their families in achieving good mental health and well-being. Staff job plans are designed to deliver services described in the TEWV Clinical Pathways, in order to provide high quality evidence-based care. The Speciality Doctor will provide input to Scarborough CAMHS with regular consultant supervision from Dr Fadl consultant Psychiatrist and additional supervision for ADHD cases from Dr Kennedy. The postholder will contribute to the teams performance objectives and is expected to achieve an average of 18 direct patient contacts per week, representing a mix of new and review appointments, including some emergency assessments under supervision. The postholder will be expected to hold a mixed caseload of both ADHD and generic CAMHS cases. The postholder will be responsible, alongside consultant colleagues, for delivery of mental health services up to a young persons 18th birthday for the population of Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale. The post holder will be supported to work towards gaining section 12 approval.

The post holder joining the team will be expected to work in accordance with GMC guidance for working in multiagency and multidisciplinary teams and will be expected to work flexibly.

This is a 1 year fixed term SAS post with the option of this being reviewed and extended as needed for a further year. The post will follow a 8PA (Direct Clinical Care): 2 PA (Supporting Professional Activities) job plan. This will allow the post holder to develop a protected day each week to pursue CESR and CPD activities.

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We are a multi-award winning trust and are included within the Health Service Journals Best 100 Places to Work. The trust take a positive and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust.

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).