Job summary
This post will provide input into the York part of the North Yorkshire and
York service. as well as working with the Early Intervention for Psychosis
under 18 patients from Selby.
It has a Single Point of
Access service staffed by an experienced staff team who triage and provide a
telephone consultation service to families and referrers. The SPA responds to
all referrals and help young people and their families with the process of
navigating through the options to find a service that meets their needs. The
service works with a model of brief intervention to empower young people and
their families in achieving good mental health and well-being. Staff job plans
are designed to deliver services described in the TEWV Clinical Pathways, in
order to provide high quality evidence-based care.
The York East and West Teams are based at Orca House in York serving the city of York and surrounding villages. York's population is around 240,000, of which about 21% are under 18. It is a mainly affluent area and is ranked 267 out of 317 lower tier local authority
districts on average IMD making York the 51st least deprived
district in England, though there are pockets of
deprivation with 7 wards sitting within the bottom 20% of the IMD. The total
West and East caseload is 1309. There is some overlap between the 2 clinical
teams, in particular the neurodevelopmental provision including undertaking
joint ADHD and ASC assessment and treatment clinics.
Main duties of the job
Provision of
psychiatric services to children and young people living in the York area (split between the 4 consultants based on post
code).
Provide psychiatric input to the under 18 year
olds being care coordinated by the Early Intervention for Psychosis Team from
Selby as well as those from their catchment in York.
Clinics at Orca
House with very occasional home visits where clinically indicated
Liaison with paediatricians at local hospitals.
Provision of advice, consultation, supervision and leadership to the multidisciplinary team.
Deal with complex cases in partnership with other agencies.
Working with the Early
Intervention for Psychosis Team cases from Selby
Provision of teaching to postgraduate doctors in the locality.
Participate in the North Yorkshire & York CAMHS consultant on-call rota andthe section 12 daytime York and Selby rota.
Participate in service development and business planning
About us
Geographically
were one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country, spanning County
Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby delivering a range of community and in-patient care
across adult mental health, children and young peoples services, mental health
services for older people and forensic services. We have over 7,000 staff working across more
than 90sites. We work in partnership with local authorities, clinical commissioning
groups, voluntary organisations, the private sector, as well as people who use
our services, their families and carers.
The York CAMHS teams are multi-discliplinary teams consisting of consultant psychiatrists, Specialty Doctor, Clinical Teaching Fellow, clinical psychologists, clinical nurse specialists, CAMHS Advanced Practitioners, CAMHS Practitioners, Speech & Language Therapist, Health Care Assistants and admin support.
The wellbeing of employees is vital to the Trust. Access to the employee
support service which supports staff who are experiencing issues that
affect their health and/or wellbeing is available as is confidential,
professional and free counselling available through our occupational
health. We promote the wellbeing of staff
through activities such as: annual flu vaccinations, mindfulness sessions,
staff retreats and guidance on improving health and fitness.
A lease car scheme is in operation as is a staff discount scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CAMHS directorate in North Yorkshire and York
locality of TEWV is comprised of the two York Community CAMHS teams based at Orca
House, the Selby team based at Worsley
Court the Harrogate Team based at Dragon Parade, the Scarborough Team based at
Lake House and the Northallerton Team based at North Moor House with a
peripheral clinic in Colburn.
The York teams have a Single Point of Access service staffed by
an experienced staff team who triage and provide a telephone consultation
service to families and referrers. The SPA responds to all referrals and help
young people and their families with the process of navigating through the
options to find a service that meets their needs. The service works with a model
of brief intervention to empower young people and their families in achieving
good mental health and well-being. Staff job plans are designed to deliver
services described in the TEWV Clinical Pathways, in order to provide high quality
evidence-based care.
The Team is based at Orca House, York and serves the city of York and surrounding villages.
The post holder will, with their consultant colleague, see all
presentations, requiring the input of a psychiatrist arising from the secondary
schools and their feeder primary schools within the York sector. The consultant
would expect to hold a caseload of around 75 based on current consultant caseload
and would be asked to see approximately 2 new assessment per week. The service
supports a model whereby all cases are co worked with other members of the MDT, care coordinator
and lead professional role usually held by a non-psychiatrist, except where there
is a formal mutual agreement that sole consultant input is required with other
members of the multidisciplinary team.
The Consultant joining the team will be expected to work in accordance
with GMC guidance for working in multiagency and multidisciplinary teams. The
Consultant will be expected to work flexibly.
The post will follow a 5 PA (Direct Clinical Care):
3 PA (Supporting Professional Activities) job plan. This will allow the post
holder to develop a protected day each week to pursue additional interests such as research, medical
education or leadership opportunities.
This provision will
include:
Clinics at Orca House.
Liaison with Paediatricians based at the local hospitals as and when appropriate.
Advice, consultation and supervision to the team.
Involvement in more complex cases using a co-working model, often in
partnership with other agencies.
Participation in the North Yorkshire and York CAMHS consultant on call rota.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CAMHS directorate in North Yorkshire and York
locality of TEWV is comprised of the two York Community CAMHS teams based at Orca
House, the Selby team based at Worsley
Court the Harrogate Team based at Dragon Parade, the Scarborough Team based at
Lake House and the Northallerton Team based at North Moor House with a
peripheral clinic in Colburn.
The York teams have a Single Point of Access service staffed by
an experienced staff team who triage and provide a telephone consultation
service to families and referrers. The SPA responds to all referrals and help
young people and their families with the process of navigating through the
options to find a service that meets their needs. The service works with a model
of brief intervention to empower young people and their families in achieving
good mental health and well-being. Staff job plans are designed to deliver
services described in the TEWV Clinical Pathways, in order to provide high quality
evidence-based care.
The Team is based at Orca House, York and serves the city of York and surrounding villages.
The post holder will, with their consultant colleague, see all
presentations, requiring the input of a psychiatrist arising from the secondary
schools and their feeder primary schools within the York sector. The consultant
would expect to hold a caseload of around 75 based on current consultant caseload
and would be asked to see approximately 2 new assessment per week. The service
supports a model whereby all cases are co worked with other members of the MDT, care coordinator
and lead professional role usually held by a non-psychiatrist, except where there
is a formal mutual agreement that sole consultant input is required with other
members of the multidisciplinary team.
The Consultant joining the team will be expected to work in accordance
with GMC guidance for working in multiagency and multidisciplinary teams. The
Consultant will be expected to work flexibly.
The post will follow a 5 PA (Direct Clinical Care):
3 PA (Supporting Professional Activities) job plan. This will allow the post
holder to develop a protected day each week to pursue additional interests such as research, medical
education or leadership opportunities.
This provision will
include:
Clinics at Orca House.
Liaison with Paediatricians based at the local hospitals as and when appropriate.
Advice, consultation and supervision to the team.
Involvement in more complex cases using a co-working model, often in
partnership with other agencies.
Participation in the North Yorkshire and York CAMHS consultant on call rota.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Additional clinical qualifications.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
Personal and Professional Qualities
Essential
- Shows empathy and sensitivity.
- Manages own time, workload and prioritises work.
- Able to use electronic records and use IT for email, internet and office software
- Copes under pressure.
- Works co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team and able to delegate appropriately.
- Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Desirable
- Highly skilled in use of electronic records and IT at work
Leadership
Essential
- Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback.
- Able to influence and persuade to improve services
- Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment
- Able to adapt to and lead service change.
Desirable
- Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
- Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Additional clinical qualifications.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
Personal and Professional Qualities
Essential
- Shows empathy and sensitivity.
- Manages own time, workload and prioritises work.
- Able to use electronic records and use IT for email, internet and office software
- Copes under pressure.
- Works co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team and able to delegate appropriately.
- Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Desirable
- Highly skilled in use of electronic records and IT at work
Leadership
Essential
- Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback.
- Able to influence and persuade to improve services
- Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment
- Able to adapt to and lead service change.
Desirable
- Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
- Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
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
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).
