Consultant Psychiatrist in Adol Community Treatment CAMHS (RRP of 20K)

Consultant Psychiatrist in Adol Community Treatment CAMHS (RRP of 20K) Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Adolescent Community Treatment Service (ACTS) (attracts a Golden Hello of 20K and Relocation package for up to 8K )

Permanent, Full Time (10PAs) / Part-Time can be considered

We have a vacancy for a Full-time (10 PAs; Part-Time can be considered) Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to work within the nationally-recognised and award-winning CAMHS Adolescent Community Treatment Team within CNWL.

We are looking for an energetic, innovative and dedicated child and adolescent psychiatrist with special interest in home treatment, keen to work with a dynamic and passionate consultant colleague and MDT clinicians.

This post offers a great opportunity to realise your creative ideas for service development and opportunities for teaching and training as part of the higher training scheme 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 for a scheme and other financial benefits such as range of staff discounts including discount on the purchase and the lease of new cars.

Main duties of the job

ACTS provides high-intensity support to young people in the community, as an alternative to a Tier 4 inpatient admission, and supports young people in hospital to facilitate discharge back to the community and reduce the length of hospital stay.

The multidisciplinary team provides tailored individualised interventions, including pharmacological, family and individual psychological interventions, informed by evidence-based practice, for young people with acute mental health conditions, in the least restrictive manner, as close to home as possible.

We work in a collaborative way with young people and their families to support them on the path to recovery. The main duties of the role include providing psychiatric assessments, including risk assessment for young people referred to, and under the care of, the service. This includes undertaking urgent gate keeping assessments, providing treatment for young people under the care of ACTS, including providing medication management, and working in close collaboration with the inpatient and bed management teams.

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties include:

• Assuming Consultant responsibility for young people under the care of ACTS.
• Providing psychiatric assessment, including risk assessment for young people referred to, and under the care of, the service.
• Providing treatment for young people under the care of ACTS, including medication management.
• Working in close collaboration with the inpatient and bed management teams.
• Coordinating multiagency packages of care, treatment and support for young people and their families with complex mental health problems.
• Providing clinical supervision to junior doctors based in the team.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Listed on the Specialist Register of the GMC Medical Register or eligible to register within six months
• Section 12 (2) and Approved Clinician status (or undertaking to obtain this on taking up the post)
• Higher degree or additional qualifications
• Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrist or equivalent qualifications/ certification

Experience & Training

• Membership of a professional indemnity organization
• Training will have included psychiatric inpatient management of children of adolescents
• Experience of assessing and managing risk in complex patients in acute and community psychiatric settings
• Competence in child and adolescent psychopharmacology
• Experience of Safeguarding Children Framework
• Experience working with different cultural backgrounds

Interests

• Willingness to represent the service at Trust wide meeting and in discussions with partner agencies and Commissioners

Dispositions

• Ability to work and build relationships with agencies and departments
• Team player to fit in with multi professional team
• Capacity to prioritise conflicting demands and work flexibly
• Demonstrable ability to relate well to young people and their families

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.