COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Essex is a great county, where you can enjoy beautiful countryside villages, historical towns, stunning waterfronts, and quiet coastlines, while easily commuting into London.

Essex services have a culture of continual learning and development. Several service development and QI initiatives are being progressed.

You will be expected to:

· Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Mid Essex.

· Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team

· Work directly with young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals

· Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:7, with a 2% of basic salary, Category B on-call supplement (pro-rata).

· Support your peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative.

· Work alongside another 2wte CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists.

· Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting, and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

· Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

· CCT or equivalent

· Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

· Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

· Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST, · To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care,

· Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,

· To be a team player

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in theChelmsford CAMHS Team (Mid Essex),which is split between Stapleford House, Stapleford Close, Chelmsford CM2 0QX and Harkenwell Clinic, Wantz Chase, Maldon, CM9 5DN.