Consultant Psychiatrist - Maudsley Adolescent Unit

Consultant Psychiatrist - Maudsley Adolescent Unit South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

The Trust has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join National and Specialist CAMHS Inpatient services. The post holder will develop, lead, and deliver excellence in inpatient care for adolescents in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team.

The new Maudsley Adolescent Unit represents the development and progression of Snowsfields Adolescent Unit (SAU) as it enters its new home in the purpose-built Pears Maudsley Centre at the Maudsley Hospital. This service will operate alongside existing inpatient teams that are part of the South London Partnership, including the Bethlem Adolescent Unit (BAU), Bethlem Adolescent Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (BAPICU), and Aquarius Unit, at Springfield Hospital. (This job description will refer to SAU and MAU, but they represent the same service in its current and future iteration). The availability of this post is due to the departure of the previous incumbent.

This is a notional timetable. It can be adapted to meet the needs of the post holder and the service, in the context of the job planning process with the lead clinician. There will be a 7.5/2.5 DCC/SPA split. Although there are no specific additional responsibilities associated with the post, the post holder would be encouraged to take up additional roles commensurate with their seniority and interests, to be incorporated into their negotiated job. These could include lead roles in education and training (undergraduate or postgraduate), safeguarding, clinical governance, or other aspects of medical leadership.

Main duties of the job

This post involves direct assessment of all admissions, formulation of treatment plans in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), liaison with other agencies (both health and partner organisations), supervision of junior medical staff, chairing of meetings with both clinical and non-clinical agendas, and facilitating safe and effective discharge in collaboration with community services.

Job responsibilities

Full details of the Job Description can be found on the attachment, which also details the main responsibilities expected from the post holder.

Minimum Requirements

ESSENTIAL

• Full GMC Registration with a License to Practice
• MRCPsych or Equivalent
• Inclusion on Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CCT or CESR)
• (Eligibility for) Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status. If not yet S12/AC approved this would not preclude appointment if otherwise suitable, but gaining such approval must be a priority

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities
• Trained in ADI and ADOS
• Training in investigation of complaints and SIs

Clinical Skills

• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skills
• Good ability to relate to children, adolescents, and parents
• Good ability to work in a team setting
• Understanding of safeguarding
• Ability to assess capacity and consent
• Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed
• Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice
• Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young people
• Significant experience of developing and leading inpatient or assertive outreach psychiatric care services
• Expertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate level

Management/Audit Skills

• Participation in audit or QI in clinical posts
• Experience of leading audit or QI projects
• Evidence of involvement with business planning of clinical services

Teaching and Research

• Experience of teaching a range of disciplines
• Involvement in research projects
• Book publication

Personal Skills

• Excellent demonstrable communication skills in English (both oral and written)
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and resolve conflict
• Probity
• Eligible to work in the UK
• The ability to work flexibly across hospital and community sites

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.

Contract and Salary

Depending on experience £105,504 - £139,882 per annum

Permanent, Full-time

Reference number

334-CHI JA

Job locations

Maudsley Adolescent Unit (MAU)