Job summary
The
Consultant will work for both East and West Berkshire as part of the CAMHS Learning
Disability Service which covers the localities of: East Slough, Ascot,
Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and Bracknell, West - Wokingham, Reading and
Newbury.
Each unitary authority brings its own particular population needs and
demographics. The Consultant will be primarily responsible for the provision of
psychiatric services to children and young people across the Boroughs.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Assessment of families, children and adolescents who present with a mental health issue and have a learning disability aged 5 to 18 years old
- Treatment for families, children and adolescents, tailored to individual needs, in a multi-disciplinary setting
- It is expected that the Consultants caseload will vary depending on the complexity of cases. This will be reviewed in job planning meetings.
Consultation and collaboration with other agencies in the assessment and treatment of complex cases
Meetings and consultations with other members of the team and members of the Childrens Health Services, which includes Community Paediatricians
Planning and co-ordinating mental health services for children, adolescents and families, where appropriate
- Preparation of professional assessments and reports on those children or young people known to the post holder
- Participate in medical audit and evaluation
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) was
formed in April 2001 and successfully became licensed as a Foundation Trust in
May 2007. In April 2011 the community services which were previously
the provider arms of NHS Berkshire East and NHS Berkshire West PCTs merged with
the Trust.
The main centres of population are Reading in the
West of the County and Slough in the East.
Within Berkshire there are also major populations at Newbury, Wokingham
in the West and Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor and Ascot in the East, as well
and many significant urban developments in smaller towns forming essentially a
single conurbation along the M4 Corridor.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
is a newly created service to serve the population of children and young people
that present with mental health and learning disability needs. The criterion
for the service is as follows:
Moderate and
severe LD with a mental health condition or suspected condition as a
co-morbidity e.g. early psychosis, depression, anxiety, OCD etc.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
is a newly created service to serve the population of children and young people
that present with mental health and learning disability needs. The criterion
for the service is as follows:
Moderate and
severe LD with a mental health condition or suspected condition as a
co-morbidity e.g. early psychosis, depression, anxiety, OCD etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- 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
- * Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- * MRCPsych
- * Additional clinical qualifications
- * MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- 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
- * Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- * MRCPsych
- * Additional clinical qualifications
- * MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
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).
