NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Psychiatry Core Training Post Level CT1-3
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North East London NHS Foundation Trust
CAMHS Service, Barking and Dagenham Locality
Psychiatry Core Training Post Level CT1-3 Job Description
Fixed Term Contract for 6 months
£40,190 - £54,499 per annum pro rota - 24 hours a week
Base: Child and Family Centre, Barking
Trainer: Dr Philip Nwachukwu
The Service
Barking and Dagenham CFCS is a Tier 3 CAHMS service which accepts referrals from GP’s, other medical specialties, Education, Social Services. It is a multi-disciplinary service which offers assessment, consultation and management of emotional, behavioural and neuro-developmental difficulties in children from the ages of 0-until 18 birthday.
Professional relationships
There are 3.5 WTE consultant psychiatrists in the team as well as 2 staff grade doctor. This post will be supervised by one of the consultants. There will be an opportunity to work with a number of different professionals and we have a regular doctor’s meeting on a weekly basis.
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Induction
At the beginning of the placement, you will take part in an induction programme. Induction will introduce you to the organisation if you have not worked at the Trust before. You will also be introduced to the workplace and informed of the requirements of the post, including the nature of your on call commitment. You also will have an educational induction with your trainer that will help you write your individual learning plan for the placement.
Clinical Supervision
The duties of the post, performance criteria and the learning opportunities available are set out following the structure of the Psychiatry Specialty Curriculum (as approved by PMETB, 2006), which in turn, is based on the headings of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice.
Undertake clinical assessment of patients with mental health problems
You will have a pre-existing caseload of families and young people who will need ongoing appointments. You will join the Diagnostic Clinic on Mondays. You will contribute to the monthly ADHD clinic.
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Training in communication and interview skills as appropriate to the practice of psychiatry is available and will be tailored to the needs of the post holder.
You will maintain accurate, legible, contemporaneous and useful clinical records for all patients in whose care you are involved.
Manage chronic illness
Many conditions in Children and Adolescents are Chronic and will be a part of the training experience.
Decisions about access to care
Use the results of the clinical assessment to ensure effective patient management
Under the supervision of a clinical supervisor, you will prescribe pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for the patients that you are working with. You will refer them promptly to other professionals as directed by your clinical supervisors.
For further information please contact:
Dr Basit Hussain or Dr Philp Nwachukwu
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