community CAMHS Specialty Doctor

This post is for a Community CAMHS Specialty Doctor position in the Barking and Dagenham CAMHS Community Team, based at 79 Axe Street, Barking, IG11 7LZ. This is a fixed term post for 6 months with potential to review for further 6 months to cover maternity leave. It is a full-time post of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) with 8 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability. The expectation of the post holder will be to support their team, department and organisation to follow the Trusts Values in their day-to-day work.

We are kind

We are respectful

We work with our communities

Clinical Skills: 1. To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols. 2. The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC). 3. Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes. 4. To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients. 5. To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes. 6. To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies. 7. To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life. 8. To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review Training & Supervision: