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Job summary

Main area
CAMHS
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
395-MED517-24
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Turle House,
Town
Canterbury
Salary
拢105,504 - 拢139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/02/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust logo

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CANTERBURY

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Joining #TeamNELFT means you鈥檒l become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We鈥檙e CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in

Job overview

COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

(CANTERBURY 鈥 KENT)

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Job Details:

Salary

拢105,504 - 拢139,882 per annum (Pro-rata)

Contract

Substantive

Hours

Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 7.5:2.5)

On call

Frequency 1:14; Category A - 3% on call supplement

Location

George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY

Qualifications needed:

听听听听听听 Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

听听听听听听 CCT or equivalent

听听听听听听 Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

听听听听听听 Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

听听听听听听 Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Main duties of the job

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the听best careto the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Canterbury CAMHS Community Team, based at George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY.

This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post 鈥 10 PAs with 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA. This post is currently vacant and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.

You will join another full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and a 0.5wte Specialty Doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

Working for our organisation

Why Kent?

Kent is a county in Southeast England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the northwest, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the southwest. Kent is famously known as the Garden of England, renowned for its beauty.

You鈥檒l not only benefit from the green surroundings, i.e., the Kent Downs; there are also some fantastic blue beaches. Kent is steeped in history with an abundance of castles, museums, and places of interest to visit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to:

听听听听听听 Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Canterbury.

听听听听听听 Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team

听听听听听听 Work directly with young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals

听听听听听听 Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:14, with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement.

听听听听听听 Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative

听听听听听听 Work alongside another full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and 0.5wte Specialty Doctor.

听听听听听听 Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

To be successful in your application, you will need:

听听听听听听 To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT鈥檚 values,

听听听听听听 To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care,

听听听听听听 Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,

听听听听听听 To be a team player

NELFT Benefits:

听听听听听听 Relocation expenses

听听听听听听 Career Development and training

听听听听听听 Just & Compassionate Culture

听听听听听听 Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

听听听听听听 Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme

听听听听听听 Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support

听听听听听听 Employee Assistance Programme

听听听听听听 Health & Wellness initiatives

听听听听听听 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few

听听听听听听 Retail Discounts

听听听听听听 Flexible working and agile working

听听听听听听 Cycle to work scheme

To apply for this role, please visit or and search under job reference number 395-MED517-24.

For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Kent, by accessing this video link:

We encourage you to view our Trust website and read the news stories, which will give you more information about the breadth of the organisation and our innovative services.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • CCT or equivalent.
  • Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it. Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
Desirable criteria
  • Masters or Doctorate degree. A management qualification. ECDL or equivalent qualification. Experience in strategic development

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders under children including neurodevelopment disorders.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidencebased management interventions
  • Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines
  • An understanding of Leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice
Desirable criteria
  • An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF, and clinical governance priorities

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent clinical skills.
  • Excellent communication skills both verbally and written. Familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches.
Desirable criteria
  • Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being 鈥渟ervice-user friendly鈥

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Sophia Holliday
Job title
Associate Medical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

For further details / informal visits contact:

Associate Medical Director: Dr Sophia Holliday听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 [email protected]

Medical Director: Dr Vincent Perry 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 [email protected]

Chief Medical Officer: Dr Caroline Allum听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 [email protected]

Medical Staffing:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 [email protected]