Specialty Doctor in Community and Crisis CAMHS

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Children's Mental Health services team at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialty Doctor. In this role, you will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality care to children with mental health needs, with support from senior psychiatrists. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications and a strong commitment to service development.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC with a license to practice at time of appointment.
• Experience in psychiatry and diagnosis and management of complex mental illness.
• Good teaching and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical support and direct input on clinical cases.
• Assess, manage, plan, and deliver care to children and young people.
• Liaise with external CAMHS mental health providers and acute Trusts.

Skills

Team working

Communication skills

Decision making

Leadership qualities

Education

Full registration with the GMC

Section 12(2) approval

Job description

Specialty Doctor in Community and Crisis CAMHS

This is an exciting opportunity to join our experienced Children's Mental Health services team at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialty Doctor.

The role will cover both the Children's Mental Health Crisis Team and Eating Disorder team. Full support will be given and the postholder will be supported by a team of Consultant Psychiatrists to ensure that all patients receive high quality care. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to join a friendly, supportive and experienced team.

As a member of the team, you will have an excellent opportunity to help shape our services and drive change within the organisation and you will be well supported by the Senior Leadership Team. You will be employed under the Specialty Doctor Terms and Conditions with a salary within this pay scale.

We encourage diversity and understand that everyone's circumstances are unique, we therefore actively encourage any prospective candidates to get in touch and discuss the benefits to working for Humber Teaching NHSFT

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Hull and East Yorkshire.

As part of their duties, they will:

• Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases.
• Provide guidance and supervision to the other members of the team.
• Work directly with children and young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and the acute Trusts.
• Work alongside CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists across East Yorkshire and Hull CYPMHS. Develop links already established with the local acute trusts A&E departments and inpatient wards.
• Be responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care.
• Support peers and the team manager and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative.
• Supervise junior colleagues and liaise with other health and social professionals and agencies.

The post holder will be also encouraged to participate in undergraduate teaching of HYMS students.

Although the Specialty Doctor would work independently and have their own case load, they will have the support and guidance of a CAMHS Consultant in the Trust.

Ideally there is a requirement to have approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (2007) and the work it entails i.e. assessments in community, police custody, 136 suites etc.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available

As a Speciality Doctor working for the Childrens and Young Peoples mental health team, you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support.

You would, under supervision, and as part of an MDT assess and manage young people with eating disorders and co-morbid mental health problems which include common presentations in CAMHS (e.g. anxiety, depression, OCD, Neurodevelopmental disorders). The role includes assessment, formulation, at times psychological treatments such as family-based approaches, psycho-pharmacological treatments, liaison with other agencies, risk assessments and regular CPAs. You would also provide clinical consultation to members of the MDT particularly on psychiatric co-morbidities (e.g. anxiety, depression, OCD, ASD and appropriate prescribing if indicated) and would support admission to paediatric and psychiatry beds when indicated.

The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.

The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC with a license to practice at time of appointment.
• Section 12(2) approval - at or following appointment.
• Must have been engaged in medical practice for three out of the last five years including the most recent 12 months.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Clinical Governance

• A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
• Experience of clinical audit or other quality improvement activity

Other

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
• Able to travel within the community
• Driving license, own transport

Experience

• Experience in psychiatry
• Experience of diagnosis and management of complex mental illness.
• The management of complex mental health needs
• Ability to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies and act independently.
• Writing comprehensive and clear medical notes.
• Experience of implementing service change to enhance the quality of patient care
• Experience of leadership and management Clinical experience at junior doctors' level or above of working in the field of Perinatal or General Adult Psychiatry
• Ability to develop psychological formulation and apply psychological approaches to practical situations.

Personal Skills

• Enthusiasm for team working / MDT and multiagency joint working Leadership qualities Good communication skills (written and verbal)
• Knowledge of evidence-based treatment options
• The ability to make decisions, take responsibility and work independently
• A willingness to develop services appropriate to role
• Flexibility
• Experience of delivering care using models of care relevant to post

Knowledge

• Full understanding of knowledge to be proficient in duties of this post
• Knowledge of Eating Disorder conditions and crisis presentations.

Teaching

• Good teaching and presentation skills
• Experience in teaching doctors and other health professionals

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.