Consultant Psychiatrist

Are you an experienced CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist looking for either a full-time or part-time opportunity where you will be part of a supportive and experienced team providing Tier 4 inpatient services to young people with eating disorders?

Join Brighton and Hove Clinic, which is a specialist Inpatient Eating Disorder service for children and young people aged 12 up to 18 years, and you will be providing evidence-based and focused treatment programmes designed for the individual needs of each young person.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a case load as RC of the ward.
• Participate in the assessment and management of children and young people referred to the Service.
• Assess physical health and document findings within Carenotes and weekly ICR meetings.
• Ensure completion of professional reports as per timeline such as ICRs/CPA/Tribunals.
• Act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
• Attend CETRs when needed.
• Provide leadership, supervision, reflection, and risk management to the key workers on the team.
• Participate in the CAMHS Consultant on-call rota.
• Participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Uphold the principles of Clinical Governance and adhere to the organisations clinical governance requirements.
• Take part in an Annual Appraisal Programme, with the development of Personal Development Plans, focused on Continuing Professional Development.
• Adhere to all the organisations policies and procedures.

Person Specification Experience

• Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice.
• Experience of CAMHS eating disorders desirable.
• Medically qualified with MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions.
• Leadership ability.
• The ability to affect change professionally and organisationally.

Qualifications

• Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice.
• Experience of CAMHS eating disorders desirable.
• Medically qualified with MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions.
• Leadership ability.
• The ability to affect change professionally and organisationally.

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.

Salary: £154,000 to £160,000 a year with a £10,000 Welcome bonus.