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 Main duties of the job Work collaboratively with consultants in providing clinical leadership to the clinical team To be successful in your application, you will need: • To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFTs 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 Networks including 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 Learning Disability Specialty Doctor position in the Canterbury Learning disability CAMHS Community Team, based at George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY. This is a new post, that has been created to provide high quality care. You will join a full-time substantive Community CAMHS Learning Disability Consultant Psychiatrist 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: • Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Kent. • Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical • Provide guidance and supervision to the • Work directly with children and young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and acute • Work alongside the Community CAMHS Learning Disability Consultant Psychiatrists within the service and share clinical supervision requirements with them. • Develop links already established with the local acute trusts A&E departments and inpatient wards. • Be responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care. • Support your peers and the team manager and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. Supervise junior colleagues and liaise with other health and social professionals and agencies Person Specification Registration Essential • Full GMC Registration with a license to practice Qualifications Essential • Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this. Knowledge Essential • Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopmental disorders Experience Essential • 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 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.