Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - Canterbury & Coastal

This consultant psychiatrist post sits in the Canterbury and Coastal CAMHS Community team, a generic Tier 3 service for children and young people under 18 in Canterbury. The work centres on assessing and treating a broad range of conditions, including ADHD, autism, mood disorders, psychosis, PTSD and anxiety. Part-time and job-share applications are welcome. Candidates need full GMC registration and Approved Clinician and S12 status, or eligibility to gain them on appointment.

What the job involves

• Practise autonomously and remain professionally accountable for own unsupervised decisions, within the professional code and Trust protocols
• Hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Keep professional knowledge current through accredited courses, workshops, study and in-house training
• Take responsibility for service delivery to patients
• Assess patients with complex needs and develop care plans, reviewing outcomes and acting on them
• Initiate referrals to specialist health services and other agencies
• Give patients and relatives information and education so they can make informed choices
• Ensure practice is grounded in research, evidence and peer review

What’s required

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• On the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of completing CCT in psychiatry
• Approved Clinician status and S12 approval, or able to achieve both within three months of appointment

Experience

• Experience managing patients from different cultural backgrounds, including working with interpreters and translators

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent specialty knowledge and bio-psycho-social clinical skills
• Mastery in managing a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental conditions
• Managing clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Making evidence-based decisions that draw on the input of others
• Meeting duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Excellent written and oral communication in English

Checks & eligibility

• Valid UK driving licence, or evidence of a proposed alternative

Other

• Able to work in and lead a team, with commitment to shared leadership and collaborative improvement
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Participation in CPD, clinical audit or quality improvement, and research or service evaluation
• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training

Nice to have

• Higher degree or qualification in medical education, clinical research or management
• MRCPsych
• Additional clinical qualifications
• Good standing with the GMC, free of warnings or conditions on practice
• Wide specialist and sub-specialist experience within the NHS or a comparable service
• Practical experience of a short-term psychological therapy
• Experience in clinical research or service evaluation, and evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement
• Experience of leading clinical audits that led to service change

What’s offered

• Recruitment bonus of £20,000
• Relocation support of up to £8,000
• Generous annual and study leave, plus a scheme to bank annual leave for an extended break
• NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working on request
• Learning and development, including leadership, research and academic opportunities
• Free independent counselling service
• Blue Light Card discounts and a car lease scheme

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