ConsultantPsychiatry

Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS Eating Disorders

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Waltham Forest

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

3 weeks ago

About the role

Consultant Psychiatrist

Community CAMHS Eating Disorders

Orchards Health Centre, Gascoigne Road

Barking IG11 7RS

7 Programmed Activities (7 PAs)

On-call responsibilities

The postholder will be part of the Senior CAMHS Psychiatrist on-call rota covering out of hours and weekends for Mental Health Services in NELFT. The on call will cover service delivery for Children and Adolescents presenting with mental health problems. The on-call rota is covered by the local community substantive CAMHS consultants and the two inpatient CAMHS consultants. This rota is currently 1:12 rota, with a 3% Category A salary supplement.

This post is for a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, 7 Programmed Activities, in the All Age Eating Disorder Service, based at Orchards Health Centre, Gascoigne Road, Barking, IG11 7RS.

This is a replacement substantive post of 7 Programmed Activities (PAs) with a ratio of 5.25 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) to 1.75 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).

Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS Eating Disorders

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

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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

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.

We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Person specification

Essential

Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register, within 6 months of obtaining CCT
MRCPsych or equivalent.
Section 12 Approval or application for this within 3 months of starting post.
Approved Clinician status, or application for this within 3 months of starting post.
Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence-based treatment interventions in child
& adolescent psychiatry and eating disorders.
An understanding of system leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice.
An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities.

Desirable

Postgraduate qualification
Clear thoughts on how to involve service users and carers in service development and quality improvement