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Job overview
COMMUNITY CHILD & ADOLESCENT EATING DISORDER CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST
(CHELMSFORD, CM2 0QT)
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.
JOB TITLE: Consultant Community CAMHS Psychiatrist – Eating Disorder SET CAMHS Team
CONTRACT: 10 (+1) Programmed Activities (11 PAs)
Substantive
Flexible working available – including job share, part-time, remote sessions considered
BASE: Widford Hall, Tattersall Way, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 STD
Main duties of the job
This is a well-established post but has been vacant due to the previous consultant retiring.
This is funded as eight Programmed Activities (10 PAs) post with Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). An additional PA (11th PA) under a fixed-term contract is available as an optional and will be subjected to annual review through job planning and can be used flexibly to carry out extra work, audit, research, or quality improvement projects in line with service priorities.
The post is currently filled by a locum doctor due. It is a substantive post and we would consider requests for flexible working, job share or fixed term if preferred.
The expectation of the post holder is to support their teams, the Directorate and the organisation to follow the Trust’s Values in their day-to-day work.
●We are kind
●We are respectful
●We work with our communities
Working for our organisation
This post is for a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Southend Essex Thurrock (SET) CAMHS Eating Disorder Team based at Widford Hall, Tattersall Way, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 STD.
This is a well-established post but has been vacant due to the previous consultant retiring.
This is funded as eight Programmed Activities (10 PAs) post with Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). An additional PA (11th PA) under a fixed-term contract is available as an optional and will be subjected to annual review through job planning and can be used flexibly to carry out extra work, audit, research, or quality improvement projects in line with service priorities.
The post is currently filled by a locum doctor due.
On-call responsibilities:
The postholder will be part of the Senior Psychiatrist out of hours on-call rota. The community CAMHS Consultants participate in an on-call rota with a current frequency of 1:7, with a 2% of basic salary, Category B on-call supplement. This rota mainly provides telephone advice to the crisis teams, which is the first port of call for children in crises out of hours, covering Southend, Essex and Thurrock. The on-call shifts are from 17:00 - 09:00 Monday to Friday, and all day on weekends and bank holidays. The on call does not include support to psychiatric inpatient units or Section 136 suites, as this is provided by a different organisation in Essex (EPUT).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with eating disorders and other comorbid mental health needs, across Essex. The service is provided by one team with one management structure, but due to the size of the area covered it is spread across two main bases.
The successful candidate will provide senior medical support to the teams, and direct input on clinical cases. The consultant will be expected to provide guidance and supervision to the team, work directly with children and young people (and their families), and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and acute hospitals. You will work alongside other CAMHS Psychiatrists across Essex and a part time, 1 day a week, Consultant Acute Paediatrician (currently being recruited) to support the physical monitoring of patients with Eating Disorders.
There will also be the opportunity for the post holder to further develop links already established with the local acute trusts’ A&E departments and inpatient wards, in order to continually improve our services.
We currently have three CAMHS higher trainee in Essex.. There are opportunities for teaching both in terms of clinical work and curriculum delivery. Although this post does not currently have any attached training post there is due to be expansion to both core and CAMHS higher training numbers in Essex and we would welcome consultants who are educational supervisors or who wish to undertake training and apply to have training post(s) in Essex.
The postholder will have access to their own designated office space at 125 New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0QT, where confidential meetings can be held.
Person specification
GMC
Essential criteria
1. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Qualifications
Essential criteria
2. CCT or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
3. Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
5. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
6. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
7. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
8. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.