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    specialty doctor child and adolescent  psychiatry - Kent, United Kingdom - NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

    NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
    NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Kent, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Description

    Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

    The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

    Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

    Job overview

    INPATIENT & ENHANCED TREATMENT PATHWAY CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY - SPECIALTY DOCTOR - 3 x POSTS (KENT)

    Job Details:

    Salary

    £52,530 - £82,400 per annum

    Contract

    Substantive

    Hours

    Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 8:2)

    On call

    Optional - worked in PAs

    Location

    Kent & Medway Adolescent Hospital, TN12 0ER

    Qualifications needed:

  • Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
  • Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.
  • Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders
  • At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
  • Main duties of the job

    Work collaboratively with consultants in providing clinical leadership to the clinical team

  • To be successful in your application, you will need: To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's valuesTo be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health careEssential understanding of current developments in mental health careTo be a team player NELFT Benefits: Relocation expensesCareer Development and trainingJust & Compassionate CultureAward winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiativesVivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice schemeSalary Finance and Financial Wellbeing supportEmployee Assistance ProgrammeHealth & Wellness initiatives11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a fewRetail DiscountsFlexible working and agile workingCycle to work scheme We reserve the right to close the post early if we receive a high number of applications.
  • Working for our organisation

    Why NELFT?

    NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

    With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

    We are currently recruiting for a Specialty Doctor in the Adolescent Tier 4 CAMHS service at Kent and Medway Adolescent Hospital, TN12 OER.

    You will join two substantive Consultants, two SAS doctors, and a Senior Trainee within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

    Why Kent?

    Kent is a county in Southeast England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the northwest, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the southwest.

    For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Kent, by accessing this video link:

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    You will be expected to:

  • Work as part of multidisciplinary teams in both inpatients and the Home Treatment Pathways
  • Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases
  • Provide guidance and supervision to the team
  • Work directly with young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with community CYPMHS consultants and specialty doctors
  • Lead on emergency Mental Health Act assessments of CAMHS cases in the Section 136 suite on the KMAH site, during working hours and out of hours as required.
  • Have clinical responsibility for three planned crisis beds at KMAH, which will allow short 72-hour admissions, as well as providing medical leadership
  • Support the Crisis and Home Treatment teams on the Enhanced Treatment Pathways.
  • Work alongside two full time Consultants and two other full time Specialty Doctors in the service and will share supervision requirements for junior doctors in the team.
  • Develop links already established with the local acute trusts' A&E departments and paediatric services
  • Have the opportunity to participate in the resident on-call rota for KMAH
  • Person specification

    Registration

    Essential criteria

  • Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice.
  • Knowledge

    Essential criteria

  • Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders
  • Qualification

    Essential criteria

  • Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this
  • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
  • Benefits

    We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

  • A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
  • A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
  • Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
  • Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
  • As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.



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