Specialty Doctor Haringey CAMHS
Job overview
BEH and Camden and Islington foundation trust have now merged to form North London NHS Foundation Trust to collaborate and work with in the North Central London integrated care board brackets (ICB) and the general practitioner (GP) to ensure that there is comprehensive transformation of care for the people living in the boroughs of Barnet Camden Enfield Haringey and Islington we are working with ICB and GP network to ensure that people living in the NCL sector are provided with effective compassionate and equitable care irrespective of their post code within the NCL sector.
The Trust understands the importance of resilient childhood and have embarked on a path to provide effective, personalised and compassionate care to young people living in the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. The trust has created a specific CAMHS division to focus on achieving this aim.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, skilled, approachable and motivated specialty doctor to join the Barnet Enfield and Haringey CAMHS division to help in managing the care of young people living within the north central London and collaborative.This is an excellent opportunity for a staff grade who would like to work within a well-functioning generic and established community CAMHS team with a diverse multi-disciplinary team.
This is a new post that has been specifically created to provide an effective and timely service to the young people living in the borough of Haringey due to the increased demand for CAMHS within the service. If the postholder is working well with the MDT, there is a possibility of converting this to a substantive role.The job description of the post has been sent to the Royal College for approval.
Working for our organisation
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
- We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The person appointed to the post will be encouraged to develop their own interests and pursue research interest in collaboration with the child and adolescent research unit based at University College London CAMHS research unit led by Professor Argyris Stringaris.The post holder will be encouraged to participate in various QI projects with the service and will also be encouraged to come up with new QI projects as appropriate.
The trust is embarking on an ambitious transformation of services within CAMHS using the THRIVE principles and the candidate would be encouraged to develop and contribute towards these changes in order to deliver an effective and compassionate service to the young people living within Barnet Enfield and Haringey.
All new doctors will be provided with mentoring by experienced consultants to help develop in their role. The specialty doctor will be invited to be part of the local Consultant CPD/Peer support group. The postholder will be encouraged to use the CESR route to converting his/her experience to become a consultant.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Additional clinical qualification
Eligibility
Essential criteria- Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Section 12 Approved or able to achieve within three months of appointment
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
Essential criteria- NA
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Essential criteria- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in a team
- Demonstrate commitment to collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Information Technology Experience & Skills
Essential criteria- Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet
- Experience in data gathering and management