Specialty Doctor CAMHS Psychiatrist
The closing date is 31 May 2026
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.
Main Duties
The post holder will assess complex presentation of CYP in crisis during normal working hours and support the Crisis and THT team in understanding and 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.
Responsibilities
- Organise and prioritise own and others’ workload in the day‑to‑day allocation of work.
- Deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
- Possess organisational knowledge of Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
- Provide accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
- Ensure effective risk management at team level through accident/incident reporting, risk assessment, and control, and adding residual risks to the Trust’s risk register.
Working Arrangement
Flexible working available – including job share, part-time, remote sessions considered.
Accountability
The postholder will be professionally and clinically accountable to the Associate Medical Director for Essex, and operationally accountable to both the Associate Medical Director and the Director of Children Services Essex & Kent, via the Assistant Director.
Clinical Skills
- Act as an autonomous, registered practitioner legally and professionally accountable for unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
- Maintain full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC).
- Demonstrate professional knowledge gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in‑house training programmes.
- Be responsible and accountable for service delivery to clients and patients.
- Assess and develop care plans for patients with complex needs, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary.
- Initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
- Provide patients and relatives with information and education to ensure meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
- Ensure practice is supported by research, evidence‑based practice, literature, and peer review.
Qualifications
- Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice.
- Progressive, innovative, and a commitment to continual improvement.
- Promotion of possibilities, independence, opportunity, and choice.
Experience
- At least 4 years of full‑time postgraduate training (or equivalent part‑time) of which at least 2 years in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed‑term specialty trainee.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Location
Stapleford House, 103 Stapleford Close, Chelmsford, CM2 0QX.
Employer
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
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