Consultant Psychiatrist in Crisis and Psychiatry Liaison Services

Consultant Psychiatrist in Crisis and Psychiatry Liaison Services Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

This is a new consultant psychiatrist post split across our young person's crisis team and our newly commissioned psychiatry liaison team for young people covering the Great North Children's hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic applicant who will enjoy the challenge of shaping a newly commissioned service and working in one of the most prodigious children's hospitals in the country.

In addition to the above, the successful applicant will work with our well-established young people's crisis team bringing expertise and leadership.

Overall, we are looking for an applicant who will bring flexibility to their role so that the needs of young people in mental health crises will be responded to appropriately whether in the community or the hospital setting.

Contact:
Name: Dr Mandy Abbott
Tel:

Main Duties of the Job

The candidate will join the multi-disciplinary team meetings in the morning to discuss which patients need consultant input and jointly plan their day with the other members of the team according to priority, clinical risk, etc.

The candidate will need to think flexibly and often on their feet as plans may change if more urgent referrals come in.

The consultant role is a leadership and teaching role and therefore it will be imperative that the candidate is passionate about service development and sharing their expertise in both a formal and informal way.

About Us

Why Us?

• Up to £8k relocation package.
• 30 days study leave (every 3 years) with a generous study leave allowance.
• Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan.
• Remote working available as suits service needs.
• Dedicated and protected SPA time.
• Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological, financial and career well being.
• Teaching and research opportunities available.
• Stimulating CPD sessions and programmes including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching.
• Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education Centre.
• Employee Excellence awards.
• Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more at .

In addition to the above advantages of the post, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites, and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of England's finest areas of natural beauty.

Job Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further details and main duties and responsibilities.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training

• MBBS (or equivalent).
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification.
• Included on GMC Specialist Register (CAMHS) or eligible for inclusion, or a trainee within six months of CCT.
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.
• Approved Clinician Status.
• Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field.
• Has undergone training in educational supervision.
• Has undergone training in appraisal.

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision, mental health policy and legislation.
• An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies.

Experience

• Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
• Wide clinical experience in CAMHS in different clinical settings.
• Experience of Clinical Audit.
• Experience in multiagency work especially with service users, carers, and voluntary agencies.
• Experience in service management or development.

Skills

• High level of clinical skills.
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Proven competence in diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders in children and young people up to 18 years of age.
• Excellent teaching skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a time-efficient manner.
• Established record of clinical leadership.
• Established ability as a clinical teacher.
• Training in specific and relevant treatment skills e.g., a brief form of psychological therapy.

Personal Characteristics

• Able to sustain self and support others.
• Trustworthiness.
• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.
• Maturity, openness, and flexibility.

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: £105,504 to £139,882 a year pro rata for part time.