Speciality Doctor in CAMHS, Learning Disability Team

Job overview

Are you interested in delivering and developing ground-breaking and growing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) with a passionate and forward thinking team? We have an opportunity in our CAMHS Learning Disabilities Team, this role involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive mental health services to children and adolescents with learning disabilities.

The specialty doctor would, under supervision and as part of an MDT, support with assessment of referrals, care planning and treatment formulation. They would also assist with standard medication reviews for anxiety, challenging behaviour, ADHD management, through to complex medication management for the LD population. The appointee would also provide consultation to the wider MDT and work collaboratively with other services and agencies such as Paediatrics, Children’s Social Care, and Education.

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people. We support flexible working practices. The Trust is committed to high quality teaching and training for medical students, post graduate trainees in psychiatry, specialty doctors, students and other professionals and we work closely with the University of Oxford Psychiatric Department.

Main duties of the job

The Speciality Doctor will assist with standard medication reviews for anxiety, challenging behaviour, ADHD management, through to complex medication management for the LD population. The Specialty Doctor will learn how to assess challenging behaviour and contribute to the development of Positive Behaviour Support plans.

The appointee will exercise an intermediate level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant in charge, work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary framework to support patients and their families/guardians and use their excellent interpersonal and communication skills to provide psychiatry advice and support to the wider team. Other duties include undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of patients, recording clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, participating in the academic programme of the trust and working with local managers and professional colleagues to ensure the efficient running of services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical duties of post holder: •    Role in assessment of referrals/admissions.  Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.  •    Routine medication reviews •    Complex case management •    Consultation to the wider team •    Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.  •    Attendance at Team Business Meeting and Clinical Team Meetings •    Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working •    Mental Health Act assessment, Mental Capacity Act Assessments •    For community posts, numbers of referrals, team meetings, supervision of team members. •    Management of complex cases. •    Clinical leadership of team.