Consultant Psychiatrist, Brent CAMHS (attracts 20K RRP)

Consultant Psychiatrist, Brent CAMHS (attracts 20K RRP) Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Brent CAMHS Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT) (attracts 20K RRP) Permanent, Full Time 10PAs

We are currently looking for a Full Time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to work within the Brent CAMHS Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT) within CNWL.

There are 8 sessions within Brent CAMHS and 2 sessions within Brent Early Intervention Service (EIS) focusing on the 14-18 year olds.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, innovative and dedicated child and adolescent psychiatrist with a special interest in complexity and trauma, keen to work with a supportive, dynamic and passionate substantive consultant group and MDT clinicians.

There are opportunities for teaching and training, and strong links with Imperial College London to develop research interests.

This post attracts a Golden Hello of 20K payable in two instalments (subject to eligibility, taxable and non pensionable), Relocation package for up to 8K (subject to eligibility), a generous annual leave entitlement, study leave, the NHS pension scheme, and a range of staff discounts including discounts on the purchase and lease of new cars.

While the post is a full-time one, we would consider applications for either a job share.

Main duties of the job

Brent CAMHS has multiple sub-teams with specialist skills: Emotional Disorders Team (EDT), Neurodevelopmental Team (NDT), Learning Disability (LD), and Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT). The post is 10 PAs, divided between 8 PAs for the Enhanced Treatment team, and 2 PAs in the Brent Early Intervention for Psychosis service.

The Enhanced Treatment team contains assessment and treatment pathways for children and young people with severe attachment difficulties, emerging personality disorders, and repeated self-harm, usually with a high degree of complexity and comorbidity. The Brent EIS is part of the Adult Mental Health services in Brent and provides assessment and treatment for people over 14 years of age who present with their first psychotic episode. The service contains embedded CAMHS psychiatry resources (this role) for the assessment and treatment of young people aged 14-18 years old with first onset psychosis.

Job responsibilities

• To work alongside other MDT colleagues to develop the Enhanced Treatment sub-team, offer consultation, and work with colleagues from local authority and education, assessing and managing children, young people, and their families as appropriate.
• Provision of a generic service for non-urgent presentations of children and adolescents requiring psychiatric assessments and treatment, including direct clinical involvement and supervision and oversight of cases held by fellow clinicians.
• Provision of a service to acutely mentally ill children and adolescents when presenting in crisis, including a comprehensive assessment and evidence-based interventions as required across a range of theoretical models and treatments.
• Consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding the management of urgent assessments and risk.
• The post holder will be expected to assess about 15-20 new assessments per year and offer 10-12 face-to-face contacts per week.
• The caseload expected of the post holder is about 30-40 cases in the CAMHS Enhanced Treatment team, most of whom will be prescribed medication and present with high clinical complexity. They will be expected to consult with other members of the team and join them for clinical reviews as appropriate.
• Brent EIS caseload includes around 15 young people aged 14-18 years old. Each young person has a care coordinator. The post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership to the care coordinators and psychiatric reviews for this group, contributing CAMHS perspectives into the day-to-day running of the service.
• Accessing Tier 4 provision as clinically appropriate and reviewing the management and care of the young person during inpatient admission to ensure the most effective use of resources.
• Participation in the development of new models of service to improve delivery and outcomes, taking into account the views of commissioners and evidence of best practice.
• Provision of clinical leadership in the Brent Enhanced Treatment team.
• Participation in the development of clinical protocols as required.
• Contribution to the Brent CAMHS senior management group.
• Contribution to leadership activities within the CAMHS-ED service line.
• Participation in training and supervision of junior doctors, medical students, and other members of the multidisciplinary team as required. There is one CT and one FY2 doctor attached to Brent CAMHS who are currently supervised by the other consultants.
• The post holder will be encouraged to become a clinical supervisor in the first instance and then an educational supervisor for CT1 or FY2 doctors attached to the team. CNWL offers support and training for these activities.
• The post holder will be expected to develop training opportunities for junior doctors to encourage recruitment into this area of psychiatry. The post holder will be invited to contribute to the teaching of undergraduate medical students at Imperial College and can apply for honorary clinical lecturer status. Furthermore, there are opportunities to participate in teaching and training activities with CT1-3 (the MRCPsych course) and SpRs doctors, local GPS, social workers, health visitors, and other partners in the community.

Person Specification Education and Qualifications

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration
• Section 12 MHA Approved
• Approved Clinician status or within 3 months of appointment
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
• An additional postgraduate qualification of relevance to working with children and adolescents
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or equivalent (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)

Experience, Skills and Abilities

• Competence in psycho-pharmacology and also non-medication therapeutic approaches
• Experience in the assessment and management of children and young people with complex mental health needs and high risk
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance/Care Quality
• Able to participate in Medical Audit and Quality Assurance
• Experience of teaching and supervision of junior staff and other disciplines
• Management Training
• Experience of Research
• Experience in Paediatrics
• Experience and training in the assessment and management of neurodevelopmental disorders

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Excellent communication and empathic skills
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Experience of team working
• Sound organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

£105,504 to £139,882 a year £2,162 London Weighting pro rata