JD- Consultant Psychiatrist



Job Description Job Title: Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, CAMHS Directorate8- 10 PAs (Merton CAMHS)Responsible to: Associate Clinical Director, CAMHS Base: Merton CAMHSBirches HouseBirches CloseMitcham CR4 4LQIntroduction This is a substantive post replacing the previous consultant who relocated. The post-holder will be responsible to the Child and Adolescent mental Health Services Associate Clinical Director of SW London St George’s Mental Health Trust.This Job Description may be subject to change reflecting any developments within the service.This post is for 8 - 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week.The Trust BackgroundSouth West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust was formed in 1998. Springfield Hospital in Tooting, the largest site from which the Trust operates, has provided mental health services since 1841. The Trust was originally known as the Pathfinder NHS Trust in 1994 and provided services for Wandsworth and Merton. In subsequent years its strategy was to grow and to become the main statutory provider of mental health services for South West London. The Trust took on Putney and Roehampton services in 1998, Sutton Mental Health Services from St Helier NHS Trust in 1999, and Kingston and Richmond services in 2001 as the former health authorities were disbanded and primary care trusts were established. The different histories of services in different boroughs have been reflected in service models, cultures and partnership arrangements.PopulationThe Trust now serves a very diverse population of over 1 million people in South West London, with a range of BME communities and socio economic groups. In general the population of SW London is more affluent than other sectors of London and many people in the boroughs served by the Trust are highly educated and assertive in demanding the services they want. We also know that there are also pockets of deprivation across south west London and service provision is therefore carefully attuned to the requirements of the population as a whole.Range of ServicesSouth West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust operates over 150 services from 96 locations in Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth providing:Community mental health services for working age and older adultsInpatient beds for the same client groups, within an innovative acute care pathway systemCrisis and home treatment servicesPsychiatric Intensive Care Liaison psychiatric servicesPsychological Therapies in Primary Care (IAPT) and (for Sutton patients) the Uplift wellbeing serviceFamily therapy and other specialist psychological treatmentsPersonality and adjustment disorder services including the Service User Network and complex needs servicesMemory and dementia servicesChild and Adolescent mental health services (tiers 2, 3 and 4)ADHD and autism servicesEarly Intervention in Psychosis servicesSpecialist community services for people with both a Learning Disability and a mental health problemSpecialist community addiction servicesCriminal Justice Liaison ServicesInpatient, hostel and community rehabilitation servicesSpecialist services which are provided to a wider range of CCGs’ patients:Forensic services, provided with and on behalf of the South London PartnershipThe Sexual Behaviour ServiceServices for Deaf adults and children, both as inpatients and in the communityEating Disorder services for both adults and Children / adolescentsPerinatal servicesSpecialist inpatient and community OCD and body dysmorphic disorder serviceNeuropsychiatryPost-Traumatic Stress disorder services Future objectivesThe Trust is here to serve people with mental health problems in ways which respond to their requirements and preferences while remaining aspirational and offering them the opportunity to live their lives to the full. The Trust achieves this by listening to service users and carers through extensive surveying and dialogue, and through an ongoing commitment to closer collaboration with partner agencies. The Trust is on an important journey from the isolated and discrete mental health services of the past to the new integrated service models of the future; combining mainstream services with deep rooted community life. Whilst the Trust provides a range of excellent specialist services on a regional and national basis, success in the future will depend on the quality and effectiveness of its services, including specialist services for local people in SW London, whatever their age or circumstances. This is the focus of the Trust’s business.For more information on Trust objectives please view: of the TrustManagement of the TrustThe Trust is led by a Trust Board. It consists of the following individuals:Ann Beasley? ???????? ????????? ChairJean Daintith? ???????? ????????? Non Executive DirectorDoreen McCollin?? ?? ????????? Non Executive DirectorVik Sagar?? ???????????? ????????Non Executive DirectorProf Deborah Bowman????? Non Executive DirectorSola Afuape? ??????????? ??????? Non Executive Director??????????????? Juliet Armstrong ???? ????????? Non Executive DirectorRichard Flatman Non Executive Director?? ???????????????????????????????????????????????Ms Vanessa Ford??? ????????? Chief ExecutiveMs Jennifer Allan? ?? ????????? Chief Operating OfficerMr Philip Murray????? ????????? Director of FinanceDr Charlotte Harrison? ?????? Acting Medical DirectorMs Amy Scammell?? ???????? Director of Strategy & Commercial DevelopmentMs Sharon Spain?? ? ????????? Acting Director of Nursing and QualityMr Ranjeet Kaile?? ? ????????? Director of CommunicationsMs Mary Foulkes ??? ??? Director of People and Organisational DevelopmentMr David Lee ?????????????????? Trust SecretaryService Line Management:In April 2017 the Trust moved from a borough-based service delivery structure to a needs-led Service Line Management structure. Integral to this development was an increase in funding and investment in clinical staff, with a renewed emphasis on meaningful clinical staff involvement in the planning and development of current and future services. The Service Line Clinical Directors are: Dr Sean Whyte?????? ?????????Clinical Director, Acute & Urgent CareDr Victoria Hill???????? ?????????Clinical Director, Community AdultsDr Lola VelazquezClinical Director, Cognition & Mental Health in AgeingDr Ewa Zadeh???????? ?????????Clinical Director, Forensic, Specialist & National Dr Daljit Jagdev?????? ?????????Clinical Director, CAMHSCAMHS Service LineBorough based community CAMHS teams were brought together to be managed within the Community CAMHS Directorate in 2014 and the Tier 4 and National CAMHS services were managed within the Specialist Services Directorate; the two areas of CAMHS are managed as one Service Line in the new Service Line Management Structure.The Trust held a review of CAMHS services through 2012-2103, leading to a consultation period in the early months of 2014 with the formation of the CAMHS directorate; this lead to the CAMHS Transformation Programme which finalised with the changes in place on 1st September 2014. The Transformation was based on the need to respond to concerns from commissioners about long wait times for first appointments and for neuro-developmental assessments, difficulties accessing CAMHS and with stepping up and down between the tiers and inconsistency across the 5 Boroughs. The Programme was designed to achieve the cost savings required and to resolve these concerns.The Transformation included:Introduction of Single Points of Access or Referral in each BoroughRestructuring the teams to achieve coherent and consistent staffing with skills and capacity to deliver evidence based treatments Creation of two Dedicated teams to manage the clinical work around assessment and treatment of young people with eating disorders and assessments for neurodevelopmental disordersAll teams to work to CYP-IAPT principles of session by session outcomes monitoring, evidence based treatment and participation.New IT system which is swifter to use, provides tracking of patients through the care pathways and able to deliver the CYP-IAPT requirements (IAPTus) From October 2017 the Trust has been part of the South London Partnership (which is three mental health Trusts collaborating: SLaM, OXLEAS and SWLStG). This provided exciting opportunities for Service Improvements in reducing out of area hospital admissions, reducing lengths of stay and providing alternatives to admission. This is operated through the Trust working within the South London Partnership and so there are exciting opportunities for collaboration and innovation with CAMHA colleagues in SLaM and Oxleas Trusts.The Child Psychiatry Consultants currently working in the CAMHS Service Line as detailed below:CAMHS Team / WardWANDSWORTH CAMHSDr Andy Cohen (10PAs, clinical lead)Dr Helen Simmons (5PAs- Learning disability specialist team + 2PAs St George’s Hospital)Dr Sarah Curran (full time, 8 PAs Wandsworth, 2PAs at Royal Marsden Hospital)Dr Anna Graham (4 PAs) MERTON CAMHSDr Monica Aziz (11PAs, clinical lead) Vacant ( this post)SUTTON CAMHSDr Birgit Berg (11PAs, clinical lead)Dr Claire Dimond (10 PAs, 8 in Sutton & 2 as Associate Clinical Director)KINGSTON CAMHSDr Fiona Grant (10PAs, clinical lead)Dr Lisa Davies (6 PAs) RICHMOND CAMHSDr Martin Newman (10PAs, clinical lead)Dr. Alex Doig (5PAs, plus 1 PA as Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children)NEURODEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT TEAMDr Suparna Sukumaran (6PAs, clinical lead)COMMUNITY EATING DISORDERS TEAMDr Joel Khor (10PAs, clinical lead) ADOLESCENT RESOURCE CENTREDr Daljit Jagdev (5 PAs, Aquarius ward consultant, 5 PAs Clinical Director)Dr Diana Cassell (6 Pas Aquarius Ward)Dr Nicky Adrian (4PAs, Adolescent Outreach team, 2 PAs medical school)Dr Bea Vickers (6PAs, Adolescent Outreach team)Dr Vinita Goveas (6PAs, Adolescent Outreach team)WISTERIA WARDVacant post (10PAs)CORNER HOUSE/ DEAF OUTPATIENT TEAMS, LONDON, KENT AND CAMBRIDGEDr Nicoletta Gentilli (10 PAS)Dr Andy Holwell (10 PAs)Dr Victoria Fernandez (6PAs)NAMED DOCTOR SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN Dr. Alex DoigBorough community servicesThe post relates to the London Borough of Merton within the Trust’s CAMHS Directorate structure, seeing children under the age of 18 who are registered with a GP from the Merton Clinical Commissioning Group. Merton is an outer London Borough with a total population of 224,000 (from 2011 census), of which 51,000 are aged 0-19. The Borough has large areas of affluence alongside pockets of deprivation. The PostAccountabilityThe post will be managerial and professionally responsible to the Associate Clinical Director for Child and Adolescent Mental health Services.The RoleThe employer is the Trust whose main base is Springfield University Hospital. The clinical sessions are within the CAMHS Directorate of South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (“the Trust”) providing specialist mental health care to children and young people. The appointed Consultant will be accountable to the Clinical Director for:Providing clinical leadership and supporting the team manager and clinical leadAssisting the Team Manager in prioritising resources given to individual patientsEnsuring effective assessment, planning and delivery of careEnsuring effective discharge planningA detailed description of the role is described below.Summary Description and Responsibility of the PostThe Tier 3 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Teams in each borough provide specialist assessment and treatment for those aged under 18 years where the Single point of Referral or Access has identified that there may a mental health disorder requiring tier 3 services. Acute adolescent in-patient beds are on Aquarius Ward, Springfield Hospital. The referrals there are get-kept by the Adolescent Assertive Outreach team who are expected to provide intensive treatment at home, if at all possible and who work with the ward and the tier 3 team to keep admission lengths as short as possible. Referrals to these services need to have been seen by a child psychiatrist to ensure that admission is the required next step.He/she will see young people at St Helier Hospital or St George’s Hospital from the Merton population who present there with acute mental illness in the Accident and Emergency Department or who have been seen by the liaison nurse after an episode of self-harm and who have been identified as high risk and potentially needing admission to Tier 4 services.When a young person is identified as needing assessment for a Neurodevelopmental Disorder, the care relating to that requirement is passed to the neurodevelopmental assessment team; if there are co-morbid conditions for which the young person is already receiving treatment, they would continue with the locality team in Merton agreements about these situations would be made on a case-by-case basis with the young person’s best interests and keeping care as coherent as possible as key principles.When a young person is identified as needing care for an Eating Disorder, that is passed to the Community Eating Disorders Team who provide the whole package of care; they will usually manage co-morbidities, but where there is treatment already underway or other unusual circumstances, then agreements about these situations would be made on a case-by-case basis with the young person’s best interests and keeping care as coherent as possible as key principles.Negotiations about these dedicated teams usually happen between the clinicians who have seen and know the family, with support from the relevant Clinical leads and Team Managers. Where there are differing views, the Clinical Director will be asked to help resolve the issue.The Trust also provides a Multi-systemic Therapy service across the 5 Boroughs, this is now linked to each Borough locality team and accepts referrals from Tier 3 CAMHS where there are concerns about the young person potentially needing placement away from home due to their level of disruptive behaviour or starting a youth offending pattern. Referrals are managed by social care with agreed criteria. Tier 3 would on occasions need to screen young people for possible other disorders which may require identification or treatment for MST to be effective. The post holder will play a key role in the development of the service.List of key responsibilities:Medical leadership within the team.Availability within normal working hours, for urgent assessments including mental health act assessments.Assessments (Through the Single Point of Access)Treatment with medication, mental state monitoringCPA reviews with care coordinators / reviews with team members as agreed with the team managerAssessments at the local District General Hospitals for psychiatric emergenciesOccasional psychiatric assessments outside the team base eg home visitsOccasional GP liaison meetingsOccasional meetings with colleagues in paediatrics and community paediatricsLiaison with the London Borough of Merton children’s social care and education departmentsParticipation in research as relevant to the serviceParticipation in clinical governanceTeaching of medical studentsInvolvement in service planning Contribution to strategic meetings with partner agencies and the CCGsHe/she is expected to be registered for and participate in continuing professional development.Merton Tier 3Merton CAMHS is a 3rd wave site for implementing the Children’s and Young person’s improving access to Psychological Therapies initiative (CYP-IAPT) in partnership with the Primary Mental Health Workers’ team within the Local Authority. This involved CBT training and Incredible Years Parenting Groups training for Local Authority and 4th sector providers, (with supervision currently provided by Trust employees). This initiative is aimed at delivering evidence-based therapies and the use of routine outcome measures across all of CAMHS. All practitioners within the CAMHS team are expected to prioritise appropriate interventions for children and young people as developed by the Children and Young People IAPT initiative. In addition, the use of routine outcome measures is expected in order to develop feedback informed approaches to treatment. Staff are expected to routinely seek and incorporate feedback from service users and carers into treatment planning and service delivery.Merton CAMHS receives 550 referrals per year, which are managed by the local Tier 3 team. There are clear agreed criteria about which cases are suitable for Tier 3; those who need lower levels of intervention are seen by tier 2 colleagues. The Single Point of Access has been developed and integrated within the tier 3 service, to meet commissioner requirements in Merton to screen and process all referrals to CAMHS, offering initial assessment where signposting is needed. The Single Points of Access also facilitate step-up and step-down between Tiers 2 and 3 helping to avoid cases and workload building up in Tier 3.Merton has recently been given some extra CCG resources to undertake ADHD assessments (instead of referring them all to the central neurodevelopmental team). These assessments and ongoing treatment will be shared between the 2 consultants with some support from allied professionals for related parenting groups and school liaison. The requirement is for 3 assessments per week (including screening which is performed by the Single Point of Access clinicians and initial assessments as well as ADHD diagnostic assessments). Children having medication are managed under a shared care agreement between the Trust and CCG, the service also is now funded to provide ADHD parenting groups. Merton Staffing and Resources The Multidisciplinary team in Merton Tier 3 & SPA CAMHS is as follows: Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist 2.1 wteBand 7 Team Manager 1.0 wteBand 8a Clinical Psychologist 1.9 wteBand 7 Clinical Psychologist 3.0 wteBand 7 Family Therapist 0.9 wteBand 4 Assistant Psychologist0.4 wteBand 5 Administrator 1.0 wteBand 4 Administrator 0.7 wteBand 3 Administrator 0.9 wteTrainee and additional honorary assistant psychologists A Core Trainee (CT1-3) rotates to Merton CAMHS every 6/12. The two consultants can agree between them who provides the clinical supervision. However the CT can review patients who are managed by either consultant. An Approved higher trainee post (SpR/ ST 4-6) is placed intermittently at Merton CAMHS.Close links with:-MST (Multi-systemic therapy team) & FFT, based in the same premises as Merton CAMHS)Social care CAMHS team led by senior systemic therapist (8B);Youth Justice Service psychologist;Primary mental health workers, based at special schools (LD & PRU & EBD)TAMHS (Targeted mental health in schools)VBS (virtual behaviour service in local authority schools)Job PlanThere are 8- 10 Programmed Activities (PAs). There are proportionally PAs for Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and PAs for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA). The duties are subject to change in line with the pending service review. The job plan will be reviewed regularly and may be modified reflecting changing needs within the service.The DCC time includes all aspects of patient care, clinical administration, team business meetings, team clinical case discussions, local service planning and clinical governance activities.The SPA time includes time for clinical audit, developmental and wider management activities, teaching, supervision of training doctors, research and academic activities. External activities can be undertaken within SPA time with agreement of the Associate Clinical Director.The timetable may also be changed in consultation in accordance with the Job Plan and Trust Clinical Governance Procedures. This is an indicative timetable for 10 PA which would be 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 PA SPA:Monday0900 -13.00New Assessments and ADHD Annual Reviews (1 PA DCC)1300-17.00: New Psychiatric opinion appointment + follow-ups ( 1 PA DCC)Tuesday New assessments(1 PA DCC)Patient reviews(0.5 PA DCC)Audit/QI(0.5 PA SPA)WednesdayZoning and team clinical meeting and business meeting (1 PA DCC)Team Business meeting and clinical work (1 PA DCC)ThursdayPatient Reviews/Multi agency working(1 PA DCC)Teaching / consultant meetings / supervision (1PA SPA)FridayCPD ( 1 PA SPA)Clinical Admin/Multiagency working (1 PA DCC)The Trust has a Director for Medical training who manages the interfaces with Shared Services. There are Postgraduate Tutors with additional PAs for each of the Training schemes, including one for the Child Psychiatry Higher training scheme. The Higher Trainees are allocated to an Education supervisor at the ST4 stage and then will receive clinical supervision from the consultants with whom they work as they move through clinical placements. There are training facilities within the Trust including the conference suite, training rooms, and support from the training department. Library facilities are provided at Springfield and Tolworth, with excellent on-line resources and librarian support.AdministrationThe Post holder will be expected to attend Trust Medical Staff Committee, which meets on a regular basis and to attend Trust-wide meetings of child and adolescent psychiatrists, Additionally he/she will be expected to accept where appropriate invitations to be a member of relevant committees where this is consistent with clinical commitments.The post holder will have an allocated consultant office and will have full admin support. They will be trained on use of the Trust’s electronic notes system IAPTus and RiO.Personal Development The post holder should be registered for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and will be a member of a peer group for CPD purposes. There are three Peer groups within the Trust, the post-holder will be offered the opportunity to join one of these which offer case based discussion and support developing and reviewing CPD plans. The trust named Doctor for Safeguarding is available for support and advise about safeguarding Children concerns. The Nursing and Governance Department runs a Virtual Risk Team which offers consultation and support for complex and risky cases, where there are particularly difficult issues, these are brought to the Risk Panel. Study leave will be agreed according to Trust Study Leave policy for Consultants. The current allowance Consultants and specialty doctors are permitted to take up to 30 days study leave over three years, subject to approval. There is a maximum allowance per doctor for each financial year (which runs from 1 April to 31 March). At the time of publication of these guidelines this is ?1,000. AppraisalThe post holder will be expected to participate actively in annual appraisal and in revalidation under arrangements as outlined by the GMC. The Trust has purchased an electronic system to support appraisal and revalidation; the post holder will be expected to register with and use this system.Clinical GovernanceThe Post holder will be expected to comply with the Trust and the Directorate Clinical Governance requirements and participate in related initiatives where appropriate. This will include participation in clinical audit and review of outcomes working towards achievement of national and local performance management targets, complying with risk management policies and participating in the appraisal process.Each team has an identified Clinical Lead and a Team Manager who jointly manage the referrals, job planning and workflow through the team. Within the CAMHS Directorate staff are supported through clear supervision and management arrangements Audit and ResearchThe Trust Quality department leads and supports a programme of Trust-wide audits, in addition to the Trust participating in the POMH-UK audits. The child psychiatry directorate has an active audit programme reviewed and managed through the Clinical Governance meetings.There is a Research and Development Department with a medical clinical leader, three nurses and two administrators who support and promote research within the Trust. The new Electronic Case Record (IAPTus) was procured for the utility for research and audit purposes, in addition to benefits with providing Routine Outcome Measure data.TeachingThe Consultant will be expected to offer a teaching input to senior and junior psychiatric trainees. The post holder will lead on the teaching of medical undergraduates who may be attached to the team.? Consultants are supported and encouraged to obtain Honorary Senior Lecturer status with the medical school which also then enables direct access to the St George’s Medical School Library.The Trust has a Director for Medical training who manages the interfaces with Shared Services.? There are Postgraduate Tutors with additional PAs for each of the Training schemes, including one for the Child Psychiatry Higher training scheme.? The Higher Trainees are allocated to an Education supervisor at the ST4 stage and then will receive clinical supervision from the consultants with whom they work as they move through clinical placements.? There are training facilities within the Trust including the conference suite, training rooms, and support from the training department. Library facilities are provided at Springfield and Tolworth, with excellent on-line resources and librarian support.MentoringAll new Consultants will be offered mentoring. The Trust will provide a mentor if the Consultant wishes, although some may wish to arrange external mentorship.?? ?? A suitable mentor will be appointed following discussion with the successful candidate.? Mentorship arrangements will be put in place once the post holder has taken up his or her appointment. On CallThe post holder will be expected to join the CAMHS consultant on-call rota, currently 1in13, part-timers do pro-rata on call, this is banded as low frequency Category A and remuneration is 3% of salary. The Trust has Core trainees on-call covering each Trust site and District General Hospital; they are supported by Higher Trainees providing a combined LD-CAMHS rota.? The middle tier rota doctors will all have had additional training in competencies relevant for CAMHS, if not working in CAMHS. St George's, University of LondonThe Trust has a comprehensive training scheme for Core and Higher Specialist Trainees and enjoys a close relationship with St George's, University of London, an independent School of the University of London. SGUL, in association with St George's Hospital, specialises in health care education, training doctors, radiographers, physiotherapists, radiographers, biomedical scientists and physician associates. The medical school has stood on the Tooting site since 1976 when it admitted pre-clinical students for the first time.? The Medical course now admits students to the 5 year MBBs 5 programme, the MBBS 4 graduate stream and through the innovative international collaboration INTO as well as collaboration with the MBBS4 programme in Nicosia, Cyprus.? SGUL has a strong focus on research with world class teams particularly in Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology.? The University consists of four institutes; Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education, Population Health, Infection and Immunity and Cardiovascular and Cell Science. For the first time recently St George’s has been ranked as one of the top 200 universities in the world in a new authoritative survey by the Times Higher Education magazine.Mental Health:Academic Mental Health sits across two institutes at St George’s; Medical and Biomedical Education and Population Health. Research takes place into social psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and educational research. SWSLTG Consultants are encouraged to apply for honorary senior lectureships at St George’s. TrainingThe Trust has a comprehensive training scheme for core and higher psychiatric trainees, which includes placements in Broadmoor hospital and enjoys a close relationship with St George’s Hospital Medical School.Conditions of Service The post will be offered under the terms and conditions of service for Consultant Psychiatrists.SalaryThe salary is as the consultant salary scale. The starting salary will be determined in accordance with the Medical & Dental Whitley Council Terms and Conditions for Consultants. The Trust is entitled at any time to deduct from the post-holder’s salary, or any other monies payable to the post-holder by the Trust, any overpayment of salary or wages, under-deduction of charges, over-payment of holiday entitlement or any other sum which the post-holder may owe to the Trust and, if this is insufficient, the Trust may require payment of the balance. Any offer of appointment to the post will be subject to the receipt of three references which are satisfactory to the Trust, confirmation by the Occupational Health Department that the pre-employment health screening is acceptable and immunisation against infectious diseases as may be required.Travel expenses: You will be based at Merton CAMHS for the majority of your time in this post. Travel expenses can be reimbursed for none car drivers for essential journeys. Review of Job DescriptionThis job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Chief Executive and Medical Director, as appropriate; to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and interests.ConfidentialityAll employees and honorary appointees are required to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times.Conflict of InterestAll applicants to any post within the Trust are required to declare any involvement directly with any firm, company or organisation, which has a contract with the Trust. Failure to do so may result in an application being rejected or, if discovered after appointment that such information has been withheld, this may lead to dismissal.Criminal RecordIn view of the nature of the work this post is exempt from the provision of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemption order 1975). Applicants are, therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions including those which for other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. You are, therefore, required to declare any pending prosecutions or convictions you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as “spent” under this Action and any cautions. In the event of employment, failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to an application for positions to which the order applies. The Trust aims to promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Criminal records will be taken into account for recruitment purposes only when the conviction is relevant. As the Trust meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment, will be subject to an ‘enhanced’ criminal record check from the Criminal Records Bureau before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions. The post you are applying for will require such a check. The disclosure of a criminal record, or other information, will not debar you from appointment unless the selection panel considers that the conviction renders you unsuitable for appointment. In making the decision the Trust will consider the nature of the offence, how long ago and what age you were when it was committed and any other factors which may be relevant, including appropriate considerations in relation to the Trust’s published Equal Opportunities Policy.Failure to declare a conviction, caution or bind-over may, however, disqualify you from appointment, or result in summary dismissal/disciplinary action if the discrepancy comes to light. If you would like to discuss what effect any conviction you have might have on your application, in confidence, for advice, please contact a Senior Officer in the Human Resources Department.Data ProtectionIn accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998), the Trust is authorised, if required to do so, to obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way. The Trust is authorised to hold data only for the specific registered purpose and not to use or disclose it in anyway incompatible with such purpose. It is further authorised to disclose data only to authorised organisations as instructed.Equal OpportunitiesIt is the aim of the Trust to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on grounds of sex, race, colour, nationality, disability or sexuality and is not disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. To this end, the Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success.Health and SafetyEmployees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), to ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors. The Trust also operates a No Smoking Policy, which does not allow smoking at work other than in a designated area.Personal PropertyThe Trust cannot accept liability for loss or damage to personal property on official premises by burglary, fire, theft or otherwise. Staff are advised to provide their own insurance cover.Person Specification CriteriaEssentialDesirableSkillsRegistered General Medical PractitionerAbility to work within a multi-disciplinary teamRecognition under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act.ExperienceDay to day responsibility of acute medical and psychiatric care.Experience of working with people with mental health problems in a psychiatric settingExperience of working with people with alcohol and/or substance misuse.Experience of working with children and adolescents.Personal experience of mental healthKnowledge/QualificationsMBBS or equivalent basic medical degreesFull GMC registrationCCT or equivalent Right to work in the UKMRC PsychCCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or extensive experience in the speciality ?Personal Qualities?Good spoken and written English. Capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively with others.Capacity to work co-operatively with others and show leadership when appropriateCapacity to work effectively in multi-professional and multi-agency teams and to understand own role in teamCapacity and motivation to treat others with understanding and sensitivity and to see patients as peopleCapacity to see beyond the obvious and to bring a range of approaches to solving problemsResilience to cope with external pressures and demandsPunctuality. Ability to manage time and to prioritise tasks according to clinical and other needsAlertness to dangers and emerging situations Professional and personal integrity ................
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