Psychiatry Core Training Post Level CT1-3

Barking and Dagenham CFCS is a Tier 3 CAHMS service which accepts referrals from GPs, other medical specialties, Education, Social Services. It is a multi-disciplinary service which offers assessment, consultation and management of emotional, behavioural and neuro-developmental difficulties in children from the ages of 0-until 18th birthday. Professional relationships There are 3.5 WTE consultant psychiatrists in the team as well as 2 staff grade doctor. This post will be supervised by one of the consultants. There will be an opportunity to work with a number of different professionals and we have a regular doctors meeting on a weekly basis.

Duties and opportunities The duties of the post, performance criteria and the learning opportunities available are set out following the structure of the Psychiatry Specialty Curriculum (as approved by PMETB, 2006), which in turn, is based on the headings of the GMCs Good Medical Practice. 1.Providing a good standard of practice and care UNDERTAKE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS You will have a pre-existing caseload of families and young people who will need ongoing appointments. You will join the Diagnostic Clinic on Mondays. You will contribute to the monthly ADHD clinic. Training in communication and interview skills as appropriate to the practice of psychiatry is available and will be tailored to the needs of the post holder. You will maintain accurate, legible, contemporaneous and useful clinical records for all patients in whose care you are involved. MANAGE CHRONIC ILLNESS Many conditions in Children and Adolescents are Chronic and will be a part of the training experience. 2. Decisions about access to care USE THE RESULTS OF THE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE PATIENT MANAGEMENT Under the supervision of a clinical supervisor, you will prescribe pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for the patients that you are working with. You will refer them promptly to other professionals as directed by your clinical supervisors.