Speciality Doctor (ND) Fife CAMHS (GC)

Job Description

We are seeking a Speciality Doctor in Psychiatry to work 10 sessions in Fife CAMHS with emphasis on neurodevelopmental disorders. The post has two distinctive parts: 5 sessions in the ADHD Tier 3 service and 5 sessions in the WEST CAMHS Core Team. The base will be at Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline with occasional travel to Kirkcaldy.

The ADHD Tier 3 service is a shared pathway across Community Paediatrics, Community Children’s Services, Clinical Psychology and CAMHS and comprises a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses and psychologists. The medical provision for the ADHD service is provided through CAMHS psychiatrists.

Fife CAMHS includes a core group of experienced clinicians from disciplines such as Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Child Psychotherapy and Dietetics. The post holder will join an established team of consultant psychiatrists and a trainee from the south east Scotland training scheme. We are approved for higher training from the Scottish National training scheme.

We have been at the forefront in Scotland in developing an Intensive Therapy Service for eating disorders and offer community-based support for children and young people with complex and severe mental health problems. Other multidisciplinary teams provide services for young people and children who self-harm, are looked after children and those who have been sexually abused.

The service values further development of skills, research and information sharing. The service will offer opportunities for the successful post holder to receive support for research and engage in a range of training events.

In the past 9 months the redesigned multi agency Neurodevelopmental Pathway has been implemented, focusing on collaboration among MDT health colleagues and education to provide tailored support around neurodivergence rather than assessment only.

Qualifications & Experience

• GMC registration.
• Minimum 3 years experience working in psychiatry.
• At least 6 months experience in CAMHS with an interest and training in neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Opportunity to undertake the portfolio pathway to specialist registration.

Fife’s central location places you within easy travel distance of the Scottish countryside. The region offers sporting and leisure activities such as golf and horse riding. Excellent housing and education facilities are available, and main teaching centers in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee are accessible by road or public transport.

We offer flexible working and family friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, long term conditions and neurodivergent candidates by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, a relevant permission to work is required. Legal/immigration checks will be conducted as part of the pre employment process through NHS Scotland Boards.

These requirements are subject to the UK Visas and Immigration Service. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting an application.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for a workforce that is truly representative and for every employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.