Job summary
Specialty Doctor - Children and Young People's Mental Health, Barrow (10PA)
We are seeking to recruit a full time (10 PA) Specialty Doctor in Children and Young People's Mental Health, based at the Alfred Barrow Health Centre in Barrow in Furness. The post substantive.
Main duties of the job
The Children and young people's mental health service (CAMHS) is hosted by the Specialist Network. The community CAMHS services are split as Central and North teams for operational purpose.
The post holder will be expected to make between 12-15 contacts per week (WTE) which includes a mix of new and open cases and will also be available at short notice to provide consultation and advice to other team members.
The team comprises of a team leader, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social worker, assistant psychologist, admin and a child psychotherapist. Referrals are sent to a referral centre, screened daily by a clinician and accepted for a routine or urgent assessment if appropriate depending on need.
There is no On Call commitment with this post.
About us
To be eligible to apply for this post, you must possess at least 3 year's experience in psychiatry and be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice. Ideally, you will be Section 12 Approved, or eligible for approval at the time of commencing employment.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are proud of our fantastic SAS Development Programme, which is a great source of development for our Doctors. We have an active SAS Forum which meets on a regular basis to discuss operational and professional issues to support SAS/Specialty Doctors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
- Section 12 approved
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alfred Barrow Health Centre
Duke Street
Barrow in Furness
LA14 2LB