Specialist Grade Community CAMHS Psych SET CAMHS

NHS Jobs; Colchester (VT); Vor Ort; USD 75.000 - 101.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Grade Community CAMHS Psych to join our CAMHS team. The post emphasises autonomous clinical practice, professional accountability, and delivering high-quality care in line with Trust guidelines.

You will organise workload, provide supervision, contribute to risk management, and support families with information and education to promote dignity, independence and well-being.

Aufgaben

• Organising and prioritising own and others' workload in day-to-day allocation of work.
• Deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
• Have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
• Provide accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• Ensure effective risk management at team level by incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and adding residual risks to the Trust’s risk register.

Jobbeschreibung

Specialist Grade Community CAMHS Psych SET CAMHS

Main responsibilities

• To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.
• To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
• To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.

Clinical Skills:

To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols. The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC). Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes. To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients. To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes. To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies. To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life. To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.

Training & Supervision:

To act as clinical supervisor to junior colleagues (FY/CT/GPVTS/ST), providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care. Ensure junior colleagues are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs. To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others. To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops. To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to Trust strategy. To support new staff and their integration within the team. To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.

Administration:

To follow good medical practice standards in documenting all assessments of patients and to share necessary information with other health professionals. To provide reports on time. To ensure that all letters and summaries are checked and sent promptly to referring GPs, other colleagues, and agencies. The post holder will ensure that accurate and up to date records are kept of all clinical activity. The post holder will be expected to have good IT skills and to use the Trust’s electronic case record system.

Leadership:

To participate in the development of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust. To actively promote professional integrated health working, internally and externally. To facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict. To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols, and guidelines. To participate in the audit process, linking in with the clinical governance agenda. To advise, encourage and share knowledge utilising the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews. Support the AMD in strategic service development and business planning. Lead compassionately on the evolution of services. Engage patients and staff in the development of services.

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust