Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - Thanet
4 days ago
Sunderland
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust seeks a consultant psychiatrist for its Community CAMHS team in Thanet, serving under-18s in Broadstairs, Margate and Ramsgate. The post centres on assessing and treating a range of conditions, including ADHD, autism, mood disorders, psychosis, PTSD and anxiety. It is a generic Tier 3 team, and part-time and job-share applications are welcome. Fit depends on full GMC registration and Approved Clinician and S12 status, or being able to gain them within three months of appointment. • Assess and treat children and young people with a range of disorders in a generic Tier 3 CAMHS team, • Act as an autonomous, registered practitioner, accountable for own unsupervised practice under the professional code and Trust guidelines, • Be accountable for service delivery to patients, • Assess patients with complex needs and develop care plans, including chronic, acute and palliative care within own competencies, • Continuously evaluate and act on outcomes, • Recognise own limitations and seek advice when necessary, • Initiate referrals to other specialist health services and agencies, • Give patients and relatives information and education so they can make meaningful choices, • Keep practice supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature and peer review, • Maintain professional knowledge through accredited courses, workshops, study and in-house training, • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification, • Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practise, • On the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of completing CCT in child and adolescent psychiatry, • Approved Clinician status, or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment, • S12 approval under the Mental Health Act, or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment, • Managing patients from different cultural backgrounds, including working with interpreters and translators, • Excellent specialty knowledge, including mastery in managing a broad range of child mental disorders, including neurodevelopmental disorders, • Bio-psycho-social clinical skills with wide medical knowledge, • Excellent oral and written communication in English, • Managing clinical complexity and uncertainty, with evidence-based decisions that include others' input and appraisal of clinical evidence, • Valid UK driving licence, or evidence of proposed alternative, • Able to meet duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act, • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training, • Able to work in and lead a team, with commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement, • Participation in continuous professional development, • Participation in research, service evaluation, clinical audit or quality improvement, • Higher degree or qualification in medical education, clinical research or management, • MRCPsych, • Additional clinical qualifications, • Good GMC standing, with no warnings or conditions on practice, • Wide specialist and sub-specialist experience within the NHS or a comparable service, • Practical experience in short-term psychological therapy, • Planning and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching relevant to the post, and reflecting on the purpose of CPD, • Experience in clinical research or service evaluation, evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement, and audits that led to service change, • Recruitment bonus of £20,000 and relocation support of up to £8,000 (terms apply), • Generous annual leave and study leave, with a Holiday of a Lifetime scheme to bank annual leave, • NHS pension scheme, • Flexible working on request, • Learning and development for doctors at all grades, including leadership, educational, research and quality improvement opportunities, • Academic opportunities and access to the in-house research team through Kent's own medical school, • Free access to an independent counselling service, • Blue Light Card discounts, car lease scheme and staff network forums #J-18808-Ljbffr