Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speciality Doctor to join the well-established and expanding Neurodevelopmental Team at Ealing CAMHS, West London NHS Trust.
The post-holder will join a multidisciplinary team, and will work alongside the 1.0 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist in the commissioned waiting list team, to support the transformation of the service, including a waiting list initiative. The team was successful in a bid for funds to provide additional clinical staff and access to web-based assessment tools. This post offers specialist training in all aspects of assessment in relation to ASD, ADHD and tic disorders and there will be opportunities to run/ be part of groups in psychoeducation, do targeted pieces of therapy and offer medication clinics. There is available training to attend evidence-based specialist assessment and treatment courses for neurodevelopmental disorders. It is an ideal opportunity to perfect your skills in this area, we would particularly welcome applicants with an interest in stakeholder engagement, as there are a number of parallel projects within the community that would benefit from a clinician's viewpoint.
This post is permanent, but secondments or shorter locum contracts would be considered.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to be joining our Child & Adolescent Services. with considerable change taking place across the 3 London Boroughs in the Directorate (Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Ealing). In addition to the Neurodevelopmental Service transformation, the Ealing CAMH Service is active in a Phase 1 New Care Models Programme (focused on improved use of Tier 4 beds and development of crisis interventions), development of Child Wellbeing Practitioners, and is a Trailblazer for the new Mental Health Support Teams in Schools.
Ealing CAMHS offers comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, for children, young people and families in the 0-18 age range. It is a community based out-patient service characterised by family centred and individually tailored treatment packages. There are close links with colleagues in Tier 2 and other Tier 3 CAMHS services, Acute and Community Paediatrics, Education, Social Services, Primary Care, and Adult Mental Health Services.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- West London NHS Trust is one of the largest and most diverse mental health services in the UK, employing around 4,300 staff who provide care and treatment for around 20,000 people each year and serve a local population of approximately 700,000 residents. The Trust received a Care Quality Commission rating of Good overall, with Outstanding for Caring, following the inspection in November 2018.
- Adult mental health including out-patient and in-patient facilities, crisis resolution and home treatment teams, integrated community mental health teams, eating disorders, community rehabilitation services, liaison psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychological therapies.
- Specialist older persons mental health teams and teams for persons with cognitive impairment and dementia including specialist in-patient care.
- Child and adolescent mental health including neurodevelopmental services.
- National specialist personality disorder service (Cassel Hospital)
- Medium and high security forensic services
- Home Ward Ealing an integrated physical care service which provides treatment at home during severe illness and short-term intensive support after a stay in hospital.
- Local services are provided across 3 Boroughs: Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham and Hounslow.
- Trust Headquarters is located at Armstrong Way in Southall and is close to the St Bernards site.
The Trust is an educational institution for both undergraduate and postgraduate trainees of multiple clinical disciplines and has strong links with Imperial College, Bucks New University and The University of West London. It also has strong links with the London Deanery and has Foundation doctors, Core Trainees and Specialist Trainees in psychiatry from the Charing Cross and the St Marys rotational training schemes.
- Trust Strategic Objectives
To provide a safe and effective service. To deliver excellent personalised care, treatment and support. To become a provider of choice To continuously improve the quality and productivity of our services. To build an engaged workforce which is focused on recovery and the needs of service users and carers.
This Clinical Specialty Doctor post sits within the Neurodevelopmental Team (NDT) of Ealing CAMHS.
West London CAMHS service line offers a service to children and young people across the London Boroughs of Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith and Fulham.
Ealing CAMHS provides community (Tier 2) and specialist (Tier 3) services. The specialist services include the Neurodevelopmental Team (6-17 years), community Adolescent Team (14-17 years), Children and Families Team (0-13 years) and Learning Disability Team (0-17 years). There are specific pathways for young people with psychosis established in collaboration between the community Adolescent Team and the Ealing Early Intervention Service for Psychosis. There is also a Trust-wide CAMHS crisis service (Alliance Team) undertaking assessments in A&E, paediatric wards and community, and a Trust-wise CAMHS Eating Disorders Service.
The Ealing CAMHS Tier 3 service is available to children and young people aged 0 to their 18th birthday and their families/carers who are registered with GPs within the London Borough of Ealing. The service is available from Monday to Friday 9am,-5pm. Services are offered to children and young people who present with mental health problems. Specialist CAMHS services are multidisciplinary, consisting of: Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Specialty Doctor, Core and Specialty trainees, Family Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, Child Psychotherapist, Nurses, CAMHS Practitioners and Admin. An Out of Hours service is available within the Trust CAMHS Service Line, and provides support and advice for children and young people who are in a crisis and present to the local A+E in an emergency (after 4pm and on weekends). There is a tri-borough CAMHS out of hours provision based at West Middlesex Hospital.
The Ealing CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Team is a specialist NHS child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) for children and young people.We provide multidisciplinary assessment and treatment for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and chronic ticdisorders or Tourettes syndrome (TS).
The service is for children and young people who are aged6-17 years of age, and who: (i) do not have a learning disability or attend a special needs schools, and (ii) are registered with a GP in the London Borough of Ealing. There are different ways to access support from the service. Referrals can be made by any professional working with children, young people and families, such as:
- General Practitioners (GP)
- Teachers or other school staff
- School nurses
- Special educational needs coordinators in schools
- Social workers
- Paediatricians
- Speech and language therapists
- Occupational therapists
- Educational psychologists.
Parents can discuss worries about their child with any professional involved in the childs care or ifold enough and able to, the young person can discuss this with the GP or other professionals themselves. Ifthe professionals think specialist help is needed, they can make a referral to usby completing the service referral formand request an assessment appointment The team receives an average of 450 referrals per year. Ealing is a multicultural diverse population with a childrens population of around 90,000 children. Referrals are screened on a daily basis by the clinical team; any urgent matters are followed up as required.
Our team is made up of CAMHS professionals from different backgrounds, that work together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This includes:
- child and adolescent psychiatrists
- family therapists
- psychologists
- nurses
- child psychotherapists
- CAMHS practitioners
- social workers
The neurodevelopmental assessment will look at the childs strengths and weaknesses to provide a full developmental profile. A neurodevelopmental assessment will inform whether the child has or has notgot a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder. As part of this assessment, we aim to gather as much information from a range of sources - this will include liaising with the school and other professionals involved, with the permission of the family and young person.Our assessments follow the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance on neurodevelopmental assessments and typically consist of a number of appointments, including:
- Gathering of standardised questionnaires from home, school and young people
- Meeting with the child and family to discuss concerns and to gather information on family background, educational history, medical history, and any risky or challenging behaviour your child may be displaying
- A detailed developmental and symptom history, which involves asking questions about the childs early years
- Assessment appointments will be booked as needed, which will include clinical observation of the child. Further assessment appointments will be booked according to any additional information or observation we need to do.
If following the neurodevelopmental assessment, the child received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis, parents will be invited to attend a psychoeducation group at Ealing CAMHS - this will be tailored to the diagnosis (ASD, ADHD or tic disorders) with other parents as part of NICE guidelines pathway to care. Following this, the parents or guardian and the young person (where appropriate) will be invited to attend a follow-up session to review the childs progress and ongoing behaviours. Any concerns will be discussed at that time and the child may be signposted to appropriate services to meet their needs as required. For ADHD or tic disorders to a certain degree of clinical severity, the clinicians will discuss with the young person and parents the consideration of initiating a medication trial for the child. If the child presents with ongoing mental health needs such as anxiety, long-standing low mood or depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis or trauma-related disorders - the team will consider the appropriate CAMHS team to offer support for this.
For further information on the service, please see website:
Job description
Job responsibilities
- West London NHS Trust is one of the largest and most diverse mental health services in the UK, employing around 4,300 staff who provide care and treatment for around 20,000 people each year and serve a local population of approximately 700,000 residents. The Trust received a Care Quality Commission rating of Good overall, with Outstanding for Caring, following the inspection in November 2018.
- Adult mental health including out-patient and in-patient facilities, crisis resolution and home treatment teams, integrated community mental health teams, eating disorders, community rehabilitation services, liaison psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychological therapies.
- Specialist older persons mental health teams and teams for persons with cognitive impairment and dementia including specialist in-patient care.
- Child and adolescent mental health including neurodevelopmental services.
- National specialist personality disorder service (Cassel Hospital)
- Medium and high security forensic services
- Home Ward Ealing an integrated physical care service which provides treatment at home during severe illness and short-term intensive support after a stay in hospital.
- Local services are provided across 3 Boroughs: Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham and Hounslow.
- Trust Headquarters is located at Armstrong Way in Southall and is close to the St Bernards site.
The Trust is an educational institution for both undergraduate and postgraduate trainees of multiple clinical disciplines and has strong links with Imperial College, Bucks New University and The University of West London. It also has strong links with the London Deanery and has Foundation doctors, Core Trainees and Specialist Trainees in psychiatry from the Charing Cross and the St Marys rotational training schemes.
- Trust Strategic Objectives
To provide a safe and effective service. To deliver excellent personalised care, treatment and support. To become a provider of choice To continuously improve the quality and productivity of our services. To build an engaged workforce which is focused on recovery and the needs of service users and carers.
This Clinical Specialty Doctor post sits within the Neurodevelopmental Team (NDT) of Ealing CAMHS.
West London CAMHS service line offers a service to children and young people across the London Boroughs of Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith and Fulham.
Ealing CAMHS provides community (Tier 2) and specialist (Tier 3) services. The specialist services include the Neurodevelopmental Team (6-17 years), community Adolescent Team (14-17 years), Children and Families Team (0-13 years) and Learning Disability Team (0-17 years). There are specific pathways for young people with psychosis established in collaboration between the community Adolescent Team and the Ealing Early Intervention Service for Psychosis. There is also a Trust-wide CAMHS crisis service (Alliance Team) undertaking assessments in A&E, paediatric wards and community, and a Trust-wise CAMHS Eating Disorders Service.
The Ealing CAMHS Tier 3 service is available to children and young people aged 0 to their 18th birthday and their families/carers who are registered with GPs within the London Borough of Ealing. The service is available from Monday to Friday 9am,-5pm. Services are offered to children and young people who present with mental health problems. Specialist CAMHS services are multidisciplinary, consisting of: Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Specialty Doctor, Core and Specialty trainees, Family Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, Child Psychotherapist, Nurses, CAMHS Practitioners and Admin. An Out of Hours service is available within the Trust CAMHS Service Line, and provides support and advice for children and young people who are in a crisis and present to the local A+E in an emergency (after 4pm and on weekends). There is a tri-borough CAMHS out of hours provision based at West Middlesex Hospital.
The Ealing CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Team is a specialist NHS child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) for children and young people.We provide multidisciplinary assessment and treatment for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and chronic ticdisorders or Tourettes syndrome (TS).
The service is for children and young people who are aged6-17 years of age, and who: (i) do not have a learning disability or attend a special needs schools, and (ii) are registered with a GP in the London Borough of Ealing. There are different ways to access support from the service. Referrals can be made by any professional working with children, young people and families, such as:
- General Practitioners (GP)
- Teachers or other school staff
- School nurses
- Special educational needs coordinators in schools
- Social workers
- Paediatricians
- Speech and language therapists
- Occupational therapists
- Educational psychologists.
Parents can discuss worries about their child with any professional involved in the childs care or ifold enough and able to, the young person can discuss this with the GP or other professionals themselves. Ifthe professionals think specialist help is needed, they can make a referral to usby completing the service referral formand request an assessment appointment The team receives an average of 450 referrals per year. Ealing is a multicultural diverse population with a childrens population of around 90,000 children. Referrals are screened on a daily basis by the clinical team; any urgent matters are followed up as required.
Our team is made up of CAMHS professionals from different backgrounds, that work together to provide multi-disciplinary care. This includes:
- child and adolescent psychiatrists
- family therapists
- psychologists
- nurses
- child psychotherapists
- CAMHS practitioners
- social workers
The neurodevelopmental assessment will look at the childs strengths and weaknesses to provide a full developmental profile. A neurodevelopmental assessment will inform whether the child has or has notgot a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder. As part of this assessment, we aim to gather as much information from a range of sources - this will include liaising with the school and other professionals involved, with the permission of the family and young person.Our assessments follow the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance on neurodevelopmental assessments and typically consist of a number of appointments, including:
- Gathering of standardised questionnaires from home, school and young people
- Meeting with the child and family to discuss concerns and to gather information on family background, educational history, medical history, and any risky or challenging behaviour your child may be displaying
- A detailed developmental and symptom history, which involves asking questions about the childs early years
- Assessment appointments will be booked as needed, which will include clinical observation of the child. Further assessment appointments will be booked according to any additional information or observation we need to do.
If following the neurodevelopmental assessment, the child received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis, parents will be invited to attend a psychoeducation group at Ealing CAMHS - this will be tailored to the diagnosis (ASD, ADHD or tic disorders) with other parents as part of NICE guidelines pathway to care. Following this, the parents or guardian and the young person (where appropriate) will be invited to attend a follow-up session to review the childs progress and ongoing behaviours. Any concerns will be discussed at that time and the child may be signposted to appropriate services to meet their needs as required. For ADHD or tic disorders to a certain degree of clinical severity, the clinicians will discuss with the young person and parents the consideration of initiating a medication trial for the child. If the child presents with ongoing mental health needs such as anxiety, long-standing low mood or depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis or trauma-related disorders - the team will consider the appropriate CAMHS team to offer support for this.
For further information on the service, please see website:
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Degree
- Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Eligibility for Approved Clinician status with Section 12 approval
Desirable
- MRCPsych.
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Registrar or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Higher degree such as a Masters or PhD
Eligibility
Essential
- Extensive full time post graduate training (or equivalent gained on part time flexible basis)
- significant experience in a speciality training programme in psychiatry or as a fixed term speciality trainee in Psychiatry
Knowledge, Clinical expertise in speciality
Essential
- Good knowledge of Psychiatry
- Knowledge and experience in psychopharmacology as applicable to CAMHS
Desirable
- Training and experience on neurodevelopmental assessments: specialist autism assessments (eg. ADOS-2, 3DI, ADI-R or equivalent), ADHD and tic disorders assessments
- Experience in a variety of therapies
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Training in medical/clinical education and supervision
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Degree
- Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Eligibility for Approved Clinician status with Section 12 approval
Desirable
- MRCPsych.
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Registrar or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Higher degree such as a Masters or PhD
Eligibility
Essential
- Extensive full time post graduate training (or equivalent gained on part time flexible basis)
- significant experience in a speciality training programme in psychiatry or as a fixed term speciality trainee in Psychiatry
Knowledge, Clinical expertise in speciality
Essential
- Good knowledge of Psychiatry
- Knowledge and experience in psychopharmacology as applicable to CAMHS
Desirable
- Training and experience on neurodevelopmental assessments: specialist autism assessments (eg. ADOS-2, 3DI, ADI-R or equivalent), ADHD and tic disorders assessments
- Experience in a variety of therapies
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Training in medical/clinical education and supervision
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
