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SPECIALTY DOCTOR COMMUNITY CAMHS LEARNING DISABILITY (CANTERBURY) | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Job details
Posting date: 06 December 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £59,175 - £95,400 per annum
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 05 January 2025
Location: Canterbury, CT2 8JY
Company: North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6857299/395-MED522-24

Summary


COMMUNITY CAMHS LEARNING DISABILITY

SPECIALTY DOCTOR

(CANTERBURY – KENT)



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



Job Details:



Salary

£59,175 - £95,400 per annum (Pro-Rata)

Contract

Substantive

Hours

Part-time: 6 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 4.5:1.5)

On call

Optional - worked in PAs

Location

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



Qualifications needed:

· Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

· Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.

· Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders

· At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies

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 best care to 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 for a community CAMHS Learning Disability Specialty Doctor position in the Canterbury Learning disability CAMHS Community Team, based at George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY. This is a new post, that has been created to provide high quality care.



You will join a full-time substantive Community CAMHS Learning Disability Consultant Psychiatrist within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

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’ll 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.

You will be expected to:

· Workaspartofmultidisciplinaryteamsprovidingcaretochildrenandyoungpeople with mental health needs, across Kent.

· Provideseniormedicalsupporttotheteam,anddirectinputonclinicalcases.

· Provideguidanceandsupervisiontotheteam.

· Work directly with children and young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and acutehospitals.

· Work alongside a full-time CAMHS LD Consultant Psychiatrists within the service.

· Developlinksalreadyestablishedwiththelocalacutetrusts’A&Edepartments and inpatient wards.

· Beresponsibleforpatientsallocatedtothemandwillassess,manage,plan,and deliver care.

· Offerclinicalsupervisionandteachingtothecoretraineeonplacement.

· Supportyourpeersandtheteammanagerandbeaneffectiveteammember whilst working on their own initiative.

· Supervisejuniorcolleaguesandliaisewithotherhealthandsocialprofessionals and agencies.



To be successful in your application, you will need:

· To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT’s values,

· To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health and Learning Disability, care,

· Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,

· To be a team player



NELFT Benefits:

· Relocation expenses

· Career Development and training

· Just & Compassionate Culture

· Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

· Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme

· Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Health & Wellness initiatives

· 11 Staff Networksincluding parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few

· Retail Discounts

· Flexible working and agile working

· Cycle to work scheme



To apply for this role, please visitwww.careers.nelft.nhs.ukorwww.jobs.nhs.ukand search under job reference number395-MED522-24.



For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Kent, by accessing this video link:Working for NELFT in our Kent Medical Directorate



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.



Please visitwww.careers.nelft.nhs.uk/why-join-usorwww.nelft.nhs.uk

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This advert closes on Friday 21 Feb 2025