CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist
Posted 2 days 10 hours ago by Athona Ltd
We have an exciting new Locum CAMHS Consultant role available at the moment based in Yorkshire.
Setting: This is a CAMHS Inpatient role, Consultant RC responsibility for 5-6 patients in the unit. Therefore, some experience at this level with sec 12 AC status is needed. Work with staff (nursing, psychology, OT, junior medic) to oversee treatment plans for mostly non-eating disorder patients upon admission. Some experience of working with teams, preferably inpatient teams, is required. Review above patients at least once a week in person, prescribe and monitor appropriate medication, and chair MDT meetings weekly to ensure care plans and risk assessments are accurately recorded and flexible to adapt with the team. Experience of working with young people and families is essential. Good communication skills are necessary to work with the team and patients in an inpatient environment where splitting is routinely anticipated and discussed in the MDT meeting. If detained, review detention, record capacity/competence as required, and provide timely MHRT reports. Experience in report writing is required, with available admin support and IT support. Contribute to the timely discharge of the above patients by chairing CPA meetings alongside senior clinicians and ensuring medical reports are submitted on time.
Hours: The role is Full time Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00.
Dates: To start ASAP in an ongoing position.
Rates: Can be negotiated to your preference.
Requirements for this role include:
- Full GMC registration with a full license to practise
- Section 12/AC approval is essential
- Fully clear DBS
Why work with Athona?
Athona is one of the UK's leading on-framework healthcare recruitment agencies, with a reputation for building professional and personable relationships with our candidates and clients at Trusts and Services nationwide. With over 20 years of experience in this field, we pride ourselves on taking great care and detail in every candidate we place, this is what we call, 'The Art of Recruitment.'
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