Job overview
We are delighted to advertise a 10 PA Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist post within the Lewisham CAMHS service. This role has arisen due to the current post holder (of 10 + years) having left the role for a management role.
This is an interim role for 3-6 months, whilst the substantive role is awaiting RCPsych approval and will then be advertised.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic consultant to join our existing consultant group and form part of the Neurodevelopment team (NDT) and Crisis. You will have a passion for working with young people in a deprived area and the challenges that this might bring.
The post involves the management of young people who have Autism and / or Intellectual Disabilities with additional mental health difficulties. You will help lead this dynamic team and provide your expertise in the assessment and management of young people and families that are referred to the team. You will also support the ADHD treatment team in conjunction with other medical and non-medical prescribers.
This post is also part time with the Crisis team that provides liaison and consultation to the Emergency Department and short stay wards at University Hospital Lewisham. This includes the assessment of young people presenting in crisis, teaching of both medical (including junior CT psychiatric doctors) and non-medical staff and also linking with the psychiatric adult liaison service.
Main duties of the job
This post is split into 6 PAs of with the NDT, of which 1PA is allocated to ADHD treatment team with other consultants in the borough and 4Pas with the Crisis Team. It is expected that 0.5 PAs or less will be with intake to support assessments (within the time already allocated). This is a new model, and at time of writing, has not been started.
The post benefits from 2.5PAs (in total, pro rata) of structured professional activities, during which the post holder will contribute to service development, research clinical governance and quality improvement, in addition to completing continuous professional development and pursuing other professional activities.
The NDT is a well-established service that also has another consultant psychiatrist (6 PAs) as well as consultant psychology (part-time) to support in the leadership of the team. The clinical service lead is an experienced and highly efficient clinician who manages the supervision of the multidisciplinary team members. We offer specialist interventions following assessments to these young people and includes individual work as well as group. The team have a history of innovative work, sometimes presenting her work at international conferences and publishing the treatment models. It is open to young people and children aged 0 to 18 years who are registered with Lewisham GP and have additional mental health difficulties (with an existing diagnosis of autism (ASD) and/or intellectual disabilities (ID))
Working for our organisation
Flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance. The post will involve some home working, with equipment provided as required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
1) Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care.
2) Supervision of junior medical staff. It is expected the post holder will be an accredited clinical supervisor, or will become so if not already
3) Attending and chairing clinical meetings as timetabled.
4) Liaising and communicating with the MDT, other professionals, teams and agencies
5) Strong clinical leadership
6) Provision of advice to other CAMHS teams.
7) Participation in peer and group supervision meetings.
8) Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric trainees and multidisciplinary staff.
9) Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust. Also to complete GMC Revalidation requirements within every 5 year cycle
10) Maintain GMC registration, maintain a License to Practice and participate in CPD to remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
11) Maintain Section 12 and Approved Clinician approval. If the appointee is not Section 12 or AC approved, they will be expected to become so as soon as possible
12) Cover for colleagues is prospective.
The post holder will also be expected to be involved with service-wide assessments with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including occasional Saturday clinics (with time off in lieu).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. MRCPsych membership or equivalent
Desirable criteria
2. Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
3. Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
4. Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient psychiatry, liaison psychiatry (especially Paediatrics)
Eligibility
Essential criteria
5. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
6. Evidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT in C&A psychiatry or Equivalent training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CESR issued by PMETB).
7. Section 12 approved
8. Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
9. Experience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
10. Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities, including Crisis Care
11. Special interest in neurodevelopmental conditions
12. Trained in ADI-R and ADOS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
13. Training or experience within Paediatric liaison service and / or Crisis Team
14. Training in treatment modalities
15. Training in investigation of complaints and SIs
16. Experience of providing consultation to non-CAMHS practitioners
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
17. Excellent leadership skills
18. Excellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skills
19. Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents
20. Good ability to work in a team setting
21. Understanding of safeguarding
22. Ability to assess capacity and consent
23. Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed
24. Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice
25. Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young people
Desirable criteria
26. Evidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatricians
27. Evidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
28. Expertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate level
29. Significant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential criteria
30. Management/Audit: Participation in audit or QI in clinical posts
31. Teaching: Experience of teaching a range of disciplines
32. Research: Involvement in research projects
33. Personal Skills: Excellent demonstrable communication skills in English (both oral and written)
34. Personal Skills: Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and resolve conflict
35. Personal Skills: Probity
36. Personal Skills: Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable criteria
37. Management/Audit: Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
38. Teaching: Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
39. Research: Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
40. Research: Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
41. Personal Skills: Has led quality improvement projects/audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
42. Personal Skills: Evidence of involvement with business planning of clinical services
43. Personal Skills: Peer reviewed publication
44. Personal Skills: Book publication