CAMHS Trust Grade Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Job summary

This is a backfill post for a part-time (6 sessions) Trust Grade Doctor in the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for a fixed term of 6 months or 5th August, whichever is earlier.

The post holder will be working within a large multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, psychotherapists and creative therapists. The service receives referrals for young people up to the age of 18 from General Practitioners, Social Workers, Education and Paediatricians.

The post will be working in both generic CAMHS and ADHD.

The administrative base is in Kimberworth Place in Rotherham. Most of the clinical work will take place at the central clinical base. However, the post holder will be required to undertake assessments elsewhere, for example, Paediatric Wards, A & E, schools, GP surgeries, occasional home visits. We have adopted a hybrid model of working so some remote working and working from home is now normal practice.

Main duties of the job

1) The post holder, along with other junior doctors inRotherham, will take part in a daily duty rota for first line urgent medical assessments.

2) The post holder will cross cover for junior doctors in Rotherham for annual leave.

3) The post holder may spend some time each week supporting the ADHD post diagnostic nursing team in prescribing and monitoring ADHD medication.

4) The post holder will attend one of the weekly Clinical MDTs.

5) The post holder will be expected to provide appropriate care to patients within the Rotherham area through working closely with the multidisciplinary team through the assessment and treatment of appropriate patients.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q