Job Description
JOB TITLE: Community CAMHS Specialty (SAS) Doctor
CONTRACT: 10 Programmed Activities (10 PAs)
Flexible working available
BASE: 79 Axe Street, Barking, Essex IG11 7LZ
Post and Specialty: 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 Trust’s
Values in their day-to-day work.
● We are kind
● We are respectful
● We work with our communities
Rationale for post:
This is a fixed term post 6 months in the first instance, with potential for a further 6 months to cover Maternity leave of the substantive post holder. It is a full-time post - 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 8 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). The post does not currently include on call responsibilities.
The successful candidate will work as part of the neurodevelopmental pathway including the specialist Autism pathway, providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Barking and Dagenham.
The successful candidate will provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases. Together with the 3.6 WTE consultants the specialty doctor will be expected to provide guidance and supervision to the team, work directly with children and young people (and their families), and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and acute hospitals. You will work alongside3.6 WTE CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists, 1 wte SAS doctor and a Core Trainee.
The postholder will be professionally and clinically accountable to the Medical Director for Barking and Dagenham (currently Dr Basit Hussein), and operationally accountable to both the Associate Medical Director and the Integrated Care Director for Barking & Dagenham (currently Melody Williams) via the Assistant director (currently Jag Kaur).
The post holder will be a suitably qualified with Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this. The post holder will be a GMC registered clinician responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care.
The post holder will support their peers and the team manager and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise junior colleagues. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.
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:
1. To act as clinical supervisor to junior colleagues (FY/CT/GPVTS/ST), providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care.
2. Ensure junior colleagues are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs.
3. To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others.
4. To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops. 5. To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to Trust strategy.
6. To support new staff and their integration within the team.
7. To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.
