Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re 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 this video
Job overview
COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT 2 x POSTS
CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (THANET, BROADSTAIRS)
Job Details:
Salary
£93,666- £126,281 per annum
Contract
Substantive
Hours
Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA =
On call
Frequency 1:14; Category A - 3% on call supplement
Location
Orchard House, 17 Church Street, St Peters, Broadstairs, Kent,
CT10 2TT.
Qualifications needed:
1. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
2. CCT or equivalent
3. Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
4. Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
5. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
Main duties of the job
To be successful in your application, you will need:
6. To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT’s values,
7. To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care,
8. Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,
9. To be a team player
NELFT Benefits:
10. Relocation expenses
11. Career Development and training
12. Just & Compassionate Culture
13. Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
14. Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
15. Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
16. Employee Assistance Programme
17. Health & Wellness initiatives
18. 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
19. Retail Discounts
20. Flexible working and agile working
21. Cycle to work scheme
We reserve the right to close the post earlier if we receive a high number of applications.
Working for our organisation
Why NELFT?
NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 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 to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in Thanet CAMHS Community Team, based at Orchard House, 17 Church Street, St Peters, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2TT.
You will join another CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and a 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.
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.
For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Kent, by accessing this video link:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be expected to:
22. Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Thanet.
23. Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
24. Work directly with young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals
25. Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:14, with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement.
26. Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
27. Work alongside another CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and a Specialty Doctor.
28. Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
29. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Qualifications
Essential criteria
30. CCT or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
31. Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
Experience
Essential criteria
32. Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
Specialist Register
Essential criteria
33. 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:
34. 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.
35. 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.
36. 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.
37. 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.