NTN Grid - Programme Information
Child Mental Health
Please find below programme information for the above subspecialty for training programmes starting
in August/September 2010.
Page 2 contains a list of all submitted programmes of training; the job descriptions for each post follow
on.
Applications for the NTN Grid open from 12noon Friday 2nd October 2009; closing at 12noon Friday 23rd
October 2009. Applications can only be accessed during this period from the College website.
For more information on the grid process and to access the Grid Applicants Guide please visit:
http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/Training/NTN-Grid-Scheme
For specific subspecialty information, please contact:
Dr Daphne Keen
Email: daphne.keen@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Tel: 020 87250598
For further information which is not answered after consulting the website and Grid Applicant
Guide, please contact:
Emma Jones
Email: emma.jones@rcpch.ac.uk
(NTN Grid Administrator)
Tel: (020) 7092 6139
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Maximum Number of National Training Grid Appointments
that may be made in 2010 for Child Mental Health
1
Deanery
Programme of Training
Places
available
Duration
(Years)
Page
East of England
Cambridge Community Services
(Cambridge PCT) and Cambridge and
Peterborough Foundation Trust
1
3
3
2
East of England
Deanery
Cambridgeshire and
2 Peterborough
Foundation Trust
Cambridgeshire
3 Community Services
(Cambridgeshire PCT)
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Caroline de Cates
see
below
Sarah Pederson
see
below
Martin Becker
C
Availability
Guaranteed (Y/N)
(Cambridgeshire PCT)
Children’s
Service
Huntingdon
Child &
Adolescent
Mental Health
(CAMH)
Huntingdon
Acute Children’s
Service
Huntingdon
These will be distributed unless you ask
otherwise
Compulsory (C)
or Optional (O)
Cambridgeshire
1 Community Services
Placement
Name
Duration
(Months)
Hospital / Centre
Educational Supervisor
(name and e-mail)
Y
Additional Information
Ongoing commitment throughout the training period to joint working in CAMHS and Acute and Community
Paediatrics. 1 day weekly working in Tier 3 CAMHS.
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Grid Post: Paediatrics Child Mental Health
Paediatric Supervisors:
Dr Caroline de Cates Consultant Community Paediatrician
Dr Martin Becker Consultant Paediatrician
CAMH Supervisor:
Dr Pedersen Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
We have a long experience of joint working with early initiatives in shared pathways for assessment of ADHD and
Autism. The Cambridge Community Services (CCS) is an integrated community and acute paediatric provision
with consultants covering acute and community special interests (Child population 36,000 local, 100,000 CCS)
Training will cover the areas:
 Core Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Community Paediatrics and Neuro-developmental Disorders

Paediatric Liaison

Acute Paediatric on call, out of hours, throughout the 36 months
Training will include:
 CAMHS - one day per week to include:
18 months core CAMH, General assessment clinic (Choice Clinics), ADHD clinic, daytime on-call rota for
self harm in association with acute paediatrics , partnership therapy sessions with case management of
anxiety and depression, experience in initiating/using psychopharmacology for common conditions
servised by specialist in subject. Family therapy.
 Early Support initial assessment of pre school developmental disorders, Autism and language disorders
(50new per annum), ADHD and behavioural disorders. Multidisciplinary assessment and therapy
programs
 Educational and school health - Initial assessment of possible developmental disorder, DCD Aspergers,
Autism and ADHD within a CAMHS Joint Care Pathway, including multi-agency work with children and
families e.g. Parenting programs 123 Magic, Webster Stratton
 Special School clinical work managing health and behavioural needs of learning disabled 3-19 yr (350
pupils)
 Clinical Genetics and Paediatric Neurology: Attachment to Regional Clinical Genetics Dept/Attend DGH
outreach clinic by Consultant Geneticist and Paediatric Neurologist
 12 months neurodevelopment focus including Tourettes and neuropsychiatry.
Joint ASC assessment clinic for school age children (ADOS), ADHD clinic, complex developmental
disorders.
 6 months in liaison paediatric role covering Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms, Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, working with Clinical Psychologist and Paediatrician, access to whole of Cambridgeshire
population through CCS
Other available training opportunities:
Bowel and bladder disorder clinic (Dr Becker/Clinical Psychology), Sleep clinic
Feeding to Thrive Clinic (paediatrician and psychologist and SALT)
Fostering and Adoption [Cambridge shire] Dr de Cates / Cambridgeshire LAC
Other specialist clinics based in Cambridge may be available according to interest and need e.g. sleep disorder
clinic, eating disorder clinic, and specific chromosomal abnormality clinics.
Availability to attend or receive training in: ADOS course, 3Di training, Griffiths,
RCPCH Child in Mind Training Course, MSC Paediatrics Mental Health.
The population of local children provide sufficient new and follow up cases to meet deanery requirements for all
the conditions mentioned with consultants experienced in the management of such children.
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Proposed Week Plan to be used flexibly during the 36 months training period
Post holder would contribute to Middle grade On Call rota for Hinchingbrooke and work schedule will be within
working time directive. Proposed time table will be compliant and demonstrates types of work rather than working
hours. There will be a high level of flexibility in the planning and it will be an individual program adjusted weekly to
ensure EWTD compliance and training objectives
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
CAMH all day including general CAMH work, ADHD, Joint ASC
assessment clinic
Mainstream School
Early Support referrals
Early Support/Parent
Clinic /Educational
meeting fortnightly
Professionals
Paediatrics
meetings
Visits with Therapists
etc
HV Behaviour clinic
Feeding to Thrive etc
Monthly Regional SpR
Community Education
ADHD clinic at CAMH
training
meeting (Monthly
(Monthly)
Special School clinic
CAMH supervision)
Admin
Community Clinic 1
Admin
year with Dr de
Cates(Mixed referrals )
2 years, Dr Raithatha
(Tuesdays to link in
with Early support.)
Hinchingbrooke all day
Registrar new referrals clinic inc. behavioural referrals/Ward
Round/attending specialist clinics
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