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

Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Tier 3 Merton NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Main area: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 9 sessions per week (36 hours per week)
Job ref: 294-MEDI-0332-ABM-C

Site: Merton CAMHS, Birches House
Town: Mitcham
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 Merton at Birches House, Mitcham, Southwest London as a Consultant Psychiatrist. The role is offered on a substantive basis with 9 PAs.

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Directorate of Southwest London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is a well-established provider of mental health services to the population of Southwest London. We offer highly specialist CAMHS services, combining expertise in CYP moderate to severe mental health services, we are embedding I-Thrive across our Boroughs.

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.

Main duties of the job The post-holder will be a Consultant Psychiatrist providing medical leadership to the CAMHS Tier 3 service in Merton at the Birches Close, Mitcham and will provide medical consultant psychiatric advice to patients.

The Consultant will work in the Merton 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, being involved with the team manager and locality manager in 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 his clinical Team Manager, Associate Clinical Director, the Clinical Director and where necessary the Medical Director and Chief Executive.

Working for our organisation We are Proud to Belong at South West 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.

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- two a week but depends on active case load
• Treatment with medication, mental state monitoring
• ADHD Shared care caseload 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

Person specification QUALIFICATIONS

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
• CCT or equivalent in CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.

ELIGIBILITY

• 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.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Excellent knowledge in specialty, in the assessment and management of a wide range of presentations in children and adolescents.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• 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 subspecialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Excellent knowledge in specialty, especially the assessment and management of neuro-developmental disorders in children and adolescents.
• Training in specialist assessments tools, e.g. 3Di, ADOS etc.

ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• 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.

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women's Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received.
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• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful.
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