Specialty Doctor Child & Family

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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Job summary

This role will be supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance.

Come Join us in Beautiful Suffolk. We are Currently Recruiting to our child and young person services and need a Specialty Doctor

We are pleased to invite prospective applicants to apply for the Specialty Doctor position in the Following area: Ipswich Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health Service.

"NSFT CFYP service basically tore up the rule book and asked service users what they wanted. The result is a very interesting service which is truly patient-centred." Wendy Burn, RCPsych President.

Main duties of the job

The service is unique and aspires to address the needs of children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties to remove the barriers and transitions in services. We work with our local partners to respond to the pressures in the system and with a supportive and compassionate senior leadership team they will encourage you to develop innovative ideas for quality improvement making our services safer and focused on the needs for all our service users.

About us

Less than 2 hours from London (yet a world away in terms of house prices and cost of living) and serviced by excellent transport links, Suffolk retains a strong local identity and with that a strong sense of community. Set in some of the most beautiful countryside in the country in which a few minutes' drive takes you to a wonderful coastline or deep within a beautiful forest.

  • Relocation allowance / removal benefit
  • Protected time of 2.5 SPA per week (pro rata)
  • Friendly Colleagues
  • Encouragement and support for areas of special interest
  • Subsidised gyms and free physio service
  • We have a strong education reputation and close ties with both The University of Cambridge and The University of East Anglia
  • Well established county wide teaching program
  • Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network within the Trust
  • Support for Quality Improvement, Audit and Service development
  • Study leave budget of £600 annually
  • Forward thinking, clinically lead and innovative trust
  • Flexibility can be considered for a degree of remote working

Date posted

23 January 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£50,373 to £78,759 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

246-MSCFYP4289498-D

Job locations

Walker Close Resource Centre

Foxhall Road

Ipswich

IP3 8LY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Trust is seeking Specialty doctor to join the Ipswich CAMHS Team. The vacancy is due to the current Specialty Doctor successfully securing a training place . This is as an opportune moment to be part of a team to create and develop the functioning of CAMHS services in line with national directives and initiatives. The service covers the eastern area of the county of Suffolk, which includes area of particular social deprivation with considerable psychosocial related difficulties. The service caters to population of Suffolk which has a population of approximately 650,000. This is a 1.0 WTE Speciality Doctor post working in the Ipswich Child and Family Team. This is a replacement post and is based in the community, there are no inpatient responsibilities.

The postholder, together with other members of the multidisciplinary team will be expected to assess new referrals and to maintain a treatment caseload of young people aged 0 to 18 years old with complex mental health difficulties, monitoring use of medication and other treatments as appropriate. The role would include attendance at weekly team meetings and reviews, as well as providing appropriate clinical support and supervision to non-medical staff within the team.

The postholder will carry a small caseload of 25 cases and will be expected to see around 10 cases for review per week and 2 new assessment per week. The post holder is not expected to work outside of the allocated time in their job plans

The post holder may be expected to work in a number of different settings within the Trust, including other Trust facilities, primary care, local acute Hospital NHS Trust facilities, Childrens Centres and patients residences.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Trust is seeking Specialty doctor to join the Ipswich CAMHS Team. The vacancy is due to the current Specialty Doctor successfully securing a training place . This is as an opportune moment to be part of a team to create and develop the functioning of CAMHS services in line with national directives and initiatives. The service covers the eastern area of the county of Suffolk, which includes area of particular social deprivation with considerable psychosocial related difficulties. The service caters to population of Suffolk which has a population of approximately 650,000. This is a 1.0 WTE Speciality Doctor post working in the Ipswich Child and Family Team. This is a replacement post and is based in the community, there are no inpatient responsibilities.

The postholder, together with other members of the multidisciplinary team will be expected to assess new referrals and to maintain a treatment caseload of young people aged 0 to 18 years old with complex mental health difficulties, monitoring use of medication and other treatments as appropriate. The role would include attendance at weekly team meetings and reviews, as well as providing appropriate clinical support and supervision to non-medical staff within the team.

The postholder will carry a small caseload of 25 cases and will be expected to see around 10 cases for review per week and 2 new assessment per week. The post holder is not expected to work outside of the allocated time in their job plans

The post holder may be expected to work in a number of different settings within the Trust, including other Trust facilities, primary care, local acute Hospital NHS Trust facilities, Childrens Centres and patients residences.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Entry on the GMC Register
  • S12 Approval

Desirable

  • MRCPsych

Experience

Essential

  • 3 years as a doctor post registration
  • 2 years in Psychiatry at SHO/ST level or more senior
  • 6 months in relevant specialism

Clinical Governance

Essential

  • A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice

Attributes

Essential

  • Effective team working
  • Leadership qualities
  • Flexibility
  • Research
  • Driving Licence/Able to travel independently

Teaching

Essential

  • Teaching and Presentation Skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Entry on the GMC Register
  • S12 Approval

Desirable

  • MRCPsych

Experience

Essential

  • 3 years as a doctor post registration
  • 2 years in Psychiatry at SHO/ST level or more senior
  • 6 months in relevant specialism

Clinical Governance

Essential

  • A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice

Attributes

Essential

  • Effective team working
  • Leadership qualities
  • Flexibility
  • Research
  • Driving Licence/Able to travel independently

Teaching

Essential

  • Teaching and Presentation Skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Walker Close Resource Centre

Foxhall Road

Ipswich

IP3 8LY


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Walker Close Resource Centre

Foxhall Road

Ipswich

IP3 8LY


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Kevin Beardsworth

Kevin.Beardsworth@nsft.nhs.uk

Date posted

23 January 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£50,373 to £78,759 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

246-MSCFYP4289498-D

Job locations

Walker Close Resource Centre

Foxhall Road

Ipswich

IP3 8LY


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