Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Crisis & HTT

Overview

A consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist is required for South Bedfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. The post is a 10 PA substantive post. Fixed term contract and part time hours will also be considered. The post-holder will join the CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team at Charter House, Luton, a long-established service for the assessment and treatment of young people up to the age of 18 years, their families and carers living in South Bedfordshire.

The post holder will hold a joint Clinical Team Leader position in a well-established joint leadership structure with a co-Clinical Team Lead.

The role of the consultant is to provide psychiatric assessment and treatment where appropriate, contribute a psychiatric perspective, provide senior clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, offer consultation to other professionals and agencies and facilitate the development of the team and wider service.

The consultant will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. Subject to the provisions of terms and conditions of service, the post holder will be expected to observe the agreed policies of the East London Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the procedures drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters.

The post holder will be expected to adhere to Trust policies.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for details.

For further information please contact Dr Hilary Gahan

Education

• Full GMC registration
• MRCPsych parts 1&2 or equivalent
• Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register or CCT in appropriate specialty (or within 6 months)
• Section 12 approved and Approved Clinician status or willing to apply for approval

Desirable criteria

• Higher academic degree

Essential criteria

• Possesses an extensive range of clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills.
• Experience of assessment and management of CYP with complex mental health disorders

Essential criteria

• Concerned to maintain and develop this knowledge
• Displays sound professional judgement
• Exercises sound clinical risk management
• Sees patients within a holistic context
• Creative in the design and implementation of treatment programmes
• Appreciation and understanding of transcultural and gender issues in psychiatry
• Shows an approach based on critical enquiry and evidence based practice
• Able to balance competing demands and prioritise

Desirable criteria

• Higher training in a specific psychotherapeutic treatment or modality e.g., Family Therapy, CBT, individual or group psychotherapy.

Essential criteria

• Strong leadership and co-ordination skills with ability to direct and organise teams
• Excellent communication skills with a range of different people
• Ability to build effective relationships with patients, families, colleagues and other professionals
• Ability to cope with considerable pressure and adapt to constant change and new demands
• Shows enthusiasm and initiative in pursuing innovation and the highest standards for patients, juniors, colleagues and the organisation

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching in small groups and lecturing
• Commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, academic and clinical

Desirable criteria

• Familiarity with problem based learning approaches

Essential Criteria

• Enthusiastic and organised approach to audit and quality assurance
• Ability to operate effectively in a committee

Desirable criteria

• Training in management skills
• Experience of management of a clinical area
• Experience of service development

Desirable criteria

• Experience in a research project
• Publication accepted by peer review journals in a relevant academic field

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel to other venues in the community including patients’ homes

Desirable criteria

• Driving license

Essential criteria

• Meets professional health requirements
• Adherence to the highest ethical and professional standards

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