Specialty Doctor CAMHS Psychiatrist

This is the first time the team will have a dedicated Consultant and Specialty Doctor post; creating an exciting opportunity for the post holder to work with the team to develop the role in a way that meets the needs of the young people who find themselves in a mental health crisis, and creating opportunities for the post holder to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for working with children and young people (CYP) within this pathway.

The post holder will assess complex presentation of CYP in crisis during normal working hours and support the Crisis and THT team in understanding/managing the complex cases that are taken on for crisis intervention. Assessments will often take place at the District General Hospital sites, with the aim of facilitating early discharge from these hospitals. The team will also receive referrals from the Single Point of Access (SPA) or CAMHS teams for CYP presenting in crisis in the community, with the aim of early intervention and avoidance of CAMHS hospital admission.

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.