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About the role

Required to work at any location at any time throughout the duration of their contract within the RDaSH footprint or set out under terms of their contract. Travel outside the RDaSH footprint may also be required. The base for this role at the time of advertising will be Kimberworth Place, Rotherham. The post will be working in both generic CAMHS and ADHD. Most of the clinical work will take place at the central clinical base. However, the post holder will be required to undertake assessments elsewhere, for example, Paediatric Wards, A &E, schools, GP surgeries, occasional home visits. Expectation is that 60% or more of work time is spent onsite. The postholder will cross cover for non-Consultant doctors for annual leave etc. The postholder will also contribute to writing repeat prescriptions and checking blood results. There is a dedicated ADHD Team, led by an ADHD Specialist Prescribing Nurse. You may spend some time each week supporting the ADHD post diagnostic nursing team in prescribing and monitoring ADHD medication. The postholder will attend one of the weekly Clinical MDTs, chaired by the Consultant Psychiatrists.

o The post holder will be expected to provide appropriate care to patients within the Rotherham area mainly through working closely with the multidisciplinary team through the assessment and treatment of appropriate patients. o Provide consultation on individual cases where psychiatric opinion is needed to members of the Rotherham multidisciplinary CAMHS team. o Attend a weekly CAMHS MDT Clinical Meeting, in which the above patients are discussed. o Attend multiagency meetings and Team around the Child etc as required. o Provide medical support to the Nurse-led ADHD team. This will include prescribing and monitoring ADHD medication, alongside the ADHD nurses. o Patient contact will take place mainly in outpatient clinics but may also occur in other community settings including A&E or paediatric wards at Rotherham hospital. Appointments may also occur remotely via MS Teams or sometimes by telephone. o Provide on-going monitoring and pharmacological treatments in ADHD, depression, OCD, etc. o All practice will be supervised by a senior doctor or a specialist prescriber.

Person specification

Essential

MBBS, MBChB or equivalent
Full registration with the GMC
At least 2 years of postgraduate experience
Evidence of achievement of core competencies in psychiatry including: Ability to complete comprehensive assessments and form appropriate treatment plans including mental and physical health issues. o Demonstrate the ability to concisely, accurately and contemporaneously record appropriate aspects of the clinical assessment and management plan o Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with colleagues, including team working. o Maintaining good medical practice
Mental health legislation, outcome measurements, experience of pharmacological treatments in severe mental illness, risk assessment and management, understand and knowledge of the role of voluntary organisations
Able to communicate effectively with fellow professionals and patients to work within a multidisciplinary clinical team. Motivational skills, leadership skills and flexibility.
All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; o have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Reading 7, and Writing 7 (7.5 from 18.06.14) If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence.
Committed to multidisciplinary and multiagency working, with the ability to function autonomously as well as part of the team. Clinical Leadership, Assessing, formulating and prioritising patients' needs. Ability to work honestly and fairly with colleagues, particularly with regard to crosscover.
Good standard of note and record keeping.

Desirable

Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry
Experience of multi-cultural society

CAMHS Trust Grade Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

About the role

Person specification