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

Type: Trainee
Location: Canterbury, CT2 8JY

Description:

COMMUNITY CAMHS SPECIALTY DOCTOR

(CANTERBURY & COASTAL, CT2 8JY)

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

Full-time: 5 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 3.5:1.5)

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

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 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

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 Specialty Doctor position in theCanterbury CAMHS Community Team, based at George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY.

This is an established, substantive, part-time post – 5 PA with 3.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this position as soon as possible.

You will join 2wte CAMHS Consultants within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

You will be expected to:

· Workaspartofmultidisciplinaryteamsprovidingcaretochildrenandyoungpeople with mental health needs, across Canterbury.

· 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 the two full-time CAMHS 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.

This advert closes on Friday 9 May 2025

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