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Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The closing date is 20 July 2025
FIXED TERM SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, WAKEFIELD
Fixed term 6 months, 10 Programmed Activities per week PLUS out of hours on call 1:6 frequency
South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust are recruiting for an experienced doctor to join the citywide Wakefield CAMHS Psychiatry pathway. This fixed term post for 6 months (potential to extend) will have a vital role in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will work within the Psychiatry pathway. The successful applicant will receive close supervision from Dr Foong, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. We are keen to support eligible section 12 approved doctors to pursue CESR or Approved Clinician status if interested. We invite interest from applicants with experience of managing common psychiatric presentations in the community for under 18s.
This post is a short, fixed term post and therefore, unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor anyone on a skilled worker visa for this role. We are, of course, happy to accept applications from candidates who are able to prove their right to work in the UK in this role via alternative visas or routes. Such applications will be considered alongside all other applications.
For the full advert please see thesupporting documents attached.
Main duties of the job
We encourage diversity and understand that everyones circumstances areunique, we therefore actively encourage any prospective candidates to get intouch, if they have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of thisexciting post, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Nisha Alex or Prof. Thiyageshfor a further discussion:
Dr Nisha Alex, Medical ClinicalLead, Wakefield CAMHS, Tel: 01924 316950 or 07818 012164 (secretary) / Nisha.Alex@swyt.nhs.uk
Dr V Mugali, SAS Tutor and Specialty Doctor Tel: 01226 644190 / vijay.mugali@swyt.nhs.uk
Prof. S Thiyagesh, Chief MedicalOfficer - Tel: 01924 316305 / subha.thiyagesh@swyt.nhs.uk
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About us
Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.
Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job responsibilities
For full advert, job description and person specification, please see attached supporting documents.
Person Specification
Special Knowledge and Skills
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Participate in continuous professional development.
* Participate in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Has actively participated in clinical audit.
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
* Reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken.
* Experience in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
* Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
Transport
* Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Personal Attributes
* Demonstrate emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
* Able to work flexibly and efficiently prioritise conflicting demands.
* Able to effectively manage time and resources within a team.
* Able to use electronic records.
* Commitment to annual appraisal and revalidation.
* Demonstrate proactive leadership.
* Demonstrate problem solving skills.
Experience
* 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.
* Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-professional team and liaise with a wide variety of agencies.
* Wide range of CAMHS specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable.
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Fully registered with the GMC and have a licence to practise or must have checked GMC eligibility and commenced the application process at the time of NHS jobs application.
* Spent a minimum of four years (full time or equivalent) in postgraduate training in the UK or equivalent medical experience, of which at least 2 years in psychiatry.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 6 months of appointment.
* Experience of working in NHS and CAMHS.
Physical Attributes
* Smart professional appearance.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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