Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Job Description
Job summary
Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust (HIOW) provides a wide range of mental health, physical health and learning disability services for people across Hampshire. and is one of the largest providers of its kind in the country. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support and our health and care partners, to constantly improve and deliver the best possible care. We have an active research department and is a teaching trust, delivering training and teaching to trainees from a range of clinical backgrounds.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of children's community services to the county of Hampshire. HIOW CAMHS operates within the Child & Family Division of the Trust, clinically led by a Clinical Director and supported by a Senior Leadership Team. It is commissioned to provide a comprehensive service for children and young people up to the age of 18 years in line with the National Service Framework and the Government white paper for people with Learning difficulties 'Valuing People' and works in an increasingly integrated way with the other Trust providers of children's and mental health services as well as partner agencies.
Main duties of the job
*To provide mental health assessment, treatment and case management both directly and through colleague consultation to referred children and young people aged 0 - 18 years and to their families, according to criteria agreed with local commissioners.
*To record and communicate such activity as appropriate according to best practice and Trust requirements.
*To balance demand for both scheduled and unscheduled clinical care in collaboration with colleagues and service managers.
*To participate in team and peer clinical supervision and co-working arrangements.
*To join the local Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists' Peer Supervision and Continuing Professional Development Group.
*To respond flexibly to the reasonable requests of the service for exceptional unplanned activity such as may be required and for gradual change in the Consultant role as part of the evolution of children's services
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised basic Medical Degree
- Full GMC Registration with license to practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Havant Health Centre
Civic Centre Road
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2AZ
United Kingdom
