Job summary
- Main area
- Medical - Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: with some fixed term sessions
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 363-MRSS7277103
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Newham CAMHS
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
AMHT Consultant
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
Newham CAMHS is a large and vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of Newham's children, young people and families. It is centrally located on one site in Plaistow, Newham, and provides an extensive and growing range of services. The age range is 0 to 18. The service is receiving an increasing number of referrals each year and now receives over 2500 referrals per year. The service aims to offer a holistic assessment and treatment service to children and young people with complex, severe or persistent emotional, behavioural or developmental problems, to support their families and to consult to community professionals.
Newham CAMHS, in line with other ELFT CAMHS, comprises several multidisciplinary teams based upon care pathways including:
Front Door Team - Triage and Brief Treatments
Neurodevelopmental Team – ADHD & Learning Disability Team
2 Emotional & Behavioural Teams including the under 5’s pathway and parent infant psychotherapy
Adolescent Mental Health Team
Paediatric Liaison Team
Well Being in Newham Schools (WINS – formerly known as MHST)
Each team or pathway is supported by one or more Clinical Team Leaders, who provide senior clinical leadership and direction to the work of the whole team. The Clinical Team Leaders also provide representation for the team or pathway within the local Senior Management Group.
Main duties of the job
The consultant will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service. Subject to the provisions of terms and conditions of service, the post holder will be expected to observe the agreed policies of the East London Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the procedures drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters.
Management duties include:
• Providing Senior Leadership.
• Contributing to the planning and on-going development of community services.
• In partnership with colleagues, developing common clinical policies and guidelines for the teams.
• Working alongside the Service coordinator to identify areas of unmet need.
• Collaborating with the Associate Clinical Director and Service Manager in the development of community based services in line with commissioning requirements and service development plan.
• Active involvement in the Healthcare Governance programme for East London Foundation NHS Trust.
• With the other child and adolescent psychiatric consultants, participating in the planning, distribution and allocation of clinical, administrative, professional and managerial tasks.
• Attending and participating in regular meetings as described in the job plan.
• Recording of clinical activity and prompt submission of returns in line with service requirements.
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous medical notes in line with the Trust’s record keeping policy.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the full job description for this role.
Which includes the details of the main job roles and clinical responsibilities.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC registration • MRCPsych parts 1&2 or equivalent • Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register or CCT in appropriate specialty (or within 6 months) • Higher academic degree
Desirable criteria
- • Section 12 approved and Approved
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Possesses an extensive range of clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills. • Experience of assessment and management of CYP with complex mental health disorders
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- • Concerned to maintain and develop this knowledge • Displays sound professional judgement • Exercises sound clinical risk management • Sees patients within a holistic context • Creative in the design and implementation of treatment programmes • Appreciation and understanding of transcultural and gender issues in psychiatry
- • Shows an approach based on critical enquiry and evidence based practice • Able to balance competing demands and prioritise
Desirable criteria
- • Higher training in a specific psychotherapeutic treatment or modality eg. Family Therapy, CBT, individual or group psychotherapy.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- • Strong leadership and co-ordination skills with ability to direct and organise teams • Excellent communication skills with a range of different people • Ability to build effective relationships with patients, families, colleagues and other professionals • Ability to cope with considerable pressure and adapt to constant change and new demands • Shows enthusiasm and initiative in pursuing innovation and the highest standards for patients, juniors, colleagues and the organisation
Teaching
Essential criteria
- • Experience of teaching in small groups and lecturing
- • Commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, academic and clinical
Desirable criteria
- • Familiarity with problem based learning approaches
Management/Audit
Essential criteria
- • Enthusiastic and organised approach to audit and quality assurance
- • Ability to operate effectively in a committee
Desirable criteria
- • Training in management skills • Experience of management of a clinical area • Experience of service development
Research
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in a research project • Publication accepted by peer review journals in a relevant academic field
Travel Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Ability to travel to other venues in the community including patients’ homes
Desirable criteria
- • Driving license
Other
Essential criteria
- • Meets professional health requirements • Adherence to the highest ethical and professional standards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicholas Isaac
- Job title
- Associate Clinical Director - Lead Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02084309000
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