Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Tier 3 Wandsworth (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant) - Child & ...

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Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Tier 3 Wandsworth NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Main area: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 hours per week)

Job ref: 294-MEDI-0409-ABM

Site: Wandsworth CAMHS, Clinical space Trinity Building, Springfield University Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum plus London Zone allowance

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 02/02/:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' however we aim to be 'outstanding'.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you'll be part of something special - an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the CAMHS Tier 3 service in Wandsworth at Springfield Hospital in the heart of Southwest London as a Consultant Psychiatrist.

We offer highly specialist CAMHS services, combining expertise in CYP moderate to severe mental health services, embedding I-Thrive across our Boroughs.

The post is within a multidisciplinary team providing a community service and all have close links with the local authority and schools across each borough. The post holder will be joining a skilled, motivated, and innovative multidisciplinary team committed to continual learning and development and will be offered excellent CPD opportunities.

We are looking for a consultant with the interest and skills in providing strong medical leadership to take our services forward. The role is being offered on a permanent basis, alongside a tailored management leadership programme for those individuals who would be interested in pursuing this.

As a Trust, we are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, giving you the very best of good work-life balance. However, part-time working with fewer programmed activities (PAs) will be considered.

Main duties of the job The post-holder will be a Consultant Psychiatrist providing medical leadership to the CAMHS Tier 3 service in Wandsworth at Springfield hospital and will provide medical consultant psychiatric advice to patients.

The Consultant will work in the Wandsworth CAMHS Team which provides multidisciplinary assessment, care co-ordination and treatment for young people identified as having a moderate mental health problem. While primarily responsible for delivering a quality clinical service, the consultant psychiatrist is also expected to be actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services, helping to steer the development of the service in line with the strategic direction of the organisation.

The Consultant will carry overall responsibility for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, and the recovery-focused care delivered by the Team. Where problems arise, the Consultant will be afforded robust support by the clinical Team Manager, Associate Clinical Director, the Clinical Director and where necessary the Medical Director and Chief Executive.

The role is offered on a substantive basis with 10 PA's.

Working for our organisation We are Proud to Belong at Southwest London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history, and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Wandsworth CAMH is located within the grounds of Springfield hospital and is a 10-minute walk from Tooting Bec underground station. The service is also situated near to bus routes.

Additionally, we offer a number of enhanced benefits, including a relocation package (if applicable) - Up to £8,000 relocation package available terms and conditions apply

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
  • Medical leadership within the team.
  • Availability within normal working hours for urgent assessments including mental health act assessments.
  • Assessments in Tier 3 - usually one to two a week but depends on active case load.
  • Treatment with medication, mental state monitoring.
  • ADHD Shared care case load 80-100.
  • CPA reviews with care coordinators / reviews with team members as agreed with the team manager.
  • Assessments at the local District General Hospitals for psychiatric emergencies.
  • Occasional psychiatric assessments outside the team base e.g., home visits.
  • Occasional GP liaison meetings.
  • Occasional meetings with colleagues in paediatrics and community paediatrics.
  • Liaison with the London Borough of Richmond children's social care and education departments.
  • The consultant will be expected (usually once per academic term) to chair the CAMHS higher trainees Seminar. The consultant will provide training especially around Neurodevelopmental Disorders to the team and to colleagues working across CAMHS. When there is a CAMHS higher trainee within the team the consultant will provide clinical supervision.
  • The CAMHS Service line runs regular Learning events at which clinicians within the services provide talks to share skills and knowledge.
Person specification QUALIFICATIONS & ELIGIBILITY
  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
  • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
  • Additional clinical qualifications.
  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
  • Excellent knowledge in specialty, especially the assessment and management of neuro-developmental disorders in children and adolescents.
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
  • Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
  • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
  • Training in specialist assessments tools, e.g., 3Di, ADOS etc.
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
  • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
  • Ability to work in and lead a team.
  • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
  • Participated in continuous professional development.
  • Participated in research or service evaluation.
  • Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
  • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
  • Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
  • Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, and publications.
  • Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
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