Job summary
National and Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (N&S CAMHS) are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and skilled specialty doctor to join the renowned National and Specialist OCD, BDD and Related Disorders Clinic. This is a new position funded through additional commissioner investment in the service.
This is a permanent part time Specialty Doctor post in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry within the national and specialist services for child and adolescent mental health. The National and Specialist OCD, BDD and related disorders service is part of the Kings Maudsley Partnership, which is Europe's largest department and clinical practice and research focussing on child and adolescent mental health.
*Job description is pending Royal College approval*
Main duties of the job
- Clinical Duties: The postholder will assist in the assessment and management of children referred to National and Specialist OCD, BDD and Related Disorder Service.
- The postholder will join colleagues and co-work cases where necessary; undertake physical examinations as required; order investigations e.g. blood results and ECGs, and check and act on their results.
- They will also be responsible for prescribing and monitoring psychotropic medication.
- The postholder would be expected to have a small caseload of patients from the team. These may be seen for monitoring of medication, mental state, psychiatric, or physical risk. The post holder will play a key role in liaising with local mental health team, General Practitioners and Paediatric colleagues , as well as other agencies such as social care and education in order to ensure we offer rounded interagency care.
Please refer to the job description for further details.
About us
Benefits
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
Generous pay, pensions and leave. We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
Work life balance. We support a range of flexible working options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
Career development. There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
Car lease. Our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
Our staff benefit from keyworker housing, which is available on selected sites.
NHS discounts. With discounts of up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
Counselling services
Wellbeing events
Long service awards
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Childcare vouchers
Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the post include:
- Clinical Governance: The Trust has established multi-disciplinary clinical governance mechanisms that the postholder will be expected to participate in including evidence-based practice implementation of local policies and procedures that support best practice - both uni-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary. Risk management processes to ensure clinical and non-clinical risks are identified and actions taken as appropriate.
- Audit and Quality Improvement: The Trust undertakes regular quality improvement and clinical audit of their activities, and the appointee will be expected to take part in this program, and further develop specific projects and associated data collection relevant to their work and their department
- Ensuring that electronic patient clinical records relating to post holder's work are well maintained and meet Trust standards for documentation and communication with referrers and users are met.Contribute to the development of policies and procedures to support good practice and ensure that appropriate high-quality clinical services are delivered.
- Ensure that policies and procedures are implemented to safeguard and protect children and young people, and where necessary implement the CPA process.
- Promote good links with GPs, nursing and medical colleagues, local CAMH services, schools.
- Provide a service which promotes diversity, meets the needs of service users from diverse ethnic, cultural and religious traditions, is accessible and sensitive to needs relating to disability, gender, and sexual orientation.
- Collate activity information as requested to meet the demands of Performance Management and Service Planning.
- Apply quality standards to all work undertaken, in line with Trust Clinical Governance policies.
Please refer to the job description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the post include:
- Clinical Governance: The Trust has established multi-disciplinary clinical governance mechanisms that the postholder will be expected to participate in including evidence-based practice implementation of local policies and procedures that support best practice - both uni-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary. Risk management processes to ensure clinical and non-clinical risks are identified and actions taken as appropriate.
- Audit and Quality Improvement: The Trust undertakes regular quality improvement and clinical audit of their activities, and the appointee will be expected to take part in this program, and further develop specific projects and associated data collection relevant to their work and their department
- Ensuring that electronic patient clinical records relating to post holder's work are well maintained and meet Trust standards for documentation and communication with referrers and users are met.Contribute to the development of policies and procedures to support good practice and ensure that appropriate high-quality clinical services are delivered.
- Ensure that policies and procedures are implemented to safeguard and protect children and young people, and where necessary implement the CPA process.
- Promote good links with GPs, nursing and medical colleagues, local CAMH services, schools.
- Provide a service which promotes diversity, meets the needs of service users from diverse ethnic, cultural and religious traditions, is accessible and sensitive to needs relating to disability, gender, and sexual orientation.
- Collate activity information as requested to meet the demands of Performance Management and Service Planning.
- Apply quality standards to all work undertaken, in line with Trust Clinical Governance policies.
Please refer to the job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFull Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- oMBBS or equivalent
- oMembership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent, or in process of completion
- oEligible to work in the UK
- -shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty
Desirable
- oApproved Clinician Status, Section 12(2) Approval under Mental Health Act
- oHigher degree in a relevant subject
- oMembership of a professional indemnity organisation
Experience/Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- oClinical experience of working with children and adolescents
- oCompetence in physical assessments
- oCompetence in psychotropic prescribing and monitoring
- oExperience of Safeguarding Children framework
Desirable
- oExperience of inpatient or liaison psychiatry, or paediatrics
- oExperience of working with obsessive-compulsive disorders and with people with ASD
- oExperience of working in a culturally diverse area
- oEngagement with Annual Appraisal or equivalent
Teaching and Training
Essential
- oExperience of multi-disciplinary teaching
Desirable
- oQualification in Teaching
Research
Essential
- oExperience of co-operating in Clinical Research
Desirable
- oPresentation at a national or international conference
- oPublication in a peer-reviewed journal
Quality Improvement
Essential
- oExperience of QI activity
Desirable
- oExperience of developing a service component
Leadership and Management
Desirable
- oEngagement with Service Improvement / Management
- oExperience of Clinical Leadership
- oManagement / Leadership Training
Information Technology experience and skills
Essential
- oBasic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills in English (written and verbal)
- oAbility to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- oHighest level of integrity and probity
- oEnthusiasm and commitment to the NHS
- oCapacity to respond positively to the changing NHS environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFull Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- oMBBS or equivalent
- oMembership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent, or in process of completion
- oEligible to work in the UK
- -shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty
Desirable
- oApproved Clinician Status, Section 12(2) Approval under Mental Health Act
- oHigher degree in a relevant subject
- oMembership of a professional indemnity organisation
Experience/Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- oClinical experience of working with children and adolescents
- oCompetence in physical assessments
- oCompetence in psychotropic prescribing and monitoring
- oExperience of Safeguarding Children framework
Desirable
- oExperience of inpatient or liaison psychiatry, or paediatrics
- oExperience of working with obsessive-compulsive disorders and with people with ASD
- oExperience of working in a culturally diverse area
- oEngagement with Annual Appraisal or equivalent
Teaching and Training
Essential
- oExperience of multi-disciplinary teaching
Desirable
- oQualification in Teaching
Research
Essential
- oExperience of co-operating in Clinical Research
Desirable
- oPresentation at a national or international conference
- oPublication in a peer-reviewed journal
Quality Improvement
Essential
- oExperience of QI activity
Desirable
- oExperience of developing a service component
Leadership and Management
Desirable
- oEngagement with Service Improvement / Management
- oExperience of Clinical Leadership
- oManagement / Leadership Training
Information Technology experience and skills
Essential
- oBasic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills in English (written and verbal)
- oAbility to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- oHighest level of integrity and probity
- oEnthusiasm and commitment to the NHS
- oCapacity to respond positively to the changing NHS environment
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Michael Rutter Centre, The Maudsley Hospital
De Crespigny Park
London
SE5 8AZ
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
