CAMHS - Consultant in Child & Adolescent Mental Health
The post holder will work with a large multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers and psychologists, psychotherapists and creative therapists. The team consists of approximately 42 WTE split as 34 WTE clinicians and 8 WTE admin staff.
The service receives approximately 3,704 referrals per year, new and re‑referrals, and 2,933 records where a referral allocation exists for 2022. All new cases are seen first by one of the multidisciplinary team for a mental health assessment. Following this the young person may be seen for a secondary assessment by a psychiatrist where there are concerns such as eating disorder, psychosis (under 16 years), moderate or severe depression, obsessive‑compulsive disorder, severe self‑harm or complex cases. In all cases where a psychiatric opinion is sought the cases will be brought to one of four multidisciplinary (MDT) weekly meetings.
It is expected that the consultant will have approximately 2–3 patient‑related contacts per clinical session. These may include review appointments (face‑to‑face or remotely), therapeutic treatment appointments, multi‑agency meetings or CPA reviews, consultations with other clinicians or professionals about specific patients, and clinical supervision regarding specific patients.
Consultant offices are at Kimberworth Place (Rotherham), The Crystal Building (Doncaster), and St Nicholas House (Scunthorpe). The majority of non‑remote clinical work will be done from these bases.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Psychiatrist for CAMHS will take an active part in the clinical work of the team and play a lead role in the development of the service.
* The post holder will, along with their consultant colleagues, provide consultant psychiatric leadership to the CAMHS service.
* The post holder will offer regular consultation to the multidisciplinary team both through the MDT case discussions and on an individual basis.
* The post holder will assess, contribute to the formulation of care plans and treat where appropriate young people and their families where there is a question of psychiatric diagnosis or where the case is very complex.
* The post holder may also be required to assess in cases of high risk.
* The post holder will work with the MDT in the ongoing treatment and management of cases where consultant psychiatric skills are required.
* The post holder will liaise with other agencies and professionals to ensure the wellbeing of the young person, including processes of child protection and the care programme approach where appropriate.
* All cases will be case‑managed by a member of the MDT.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full time vacancy, 0.8 WTE would be willingly considered.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full registration with the GMC
* Must be on the GMC Specialist Register for CAMHS or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT
* MRC Psych or equivalent higher qualification
* Management qualification, other professional qualification, e.g. CBT, Family Therapy
Experience
* Higher Specialist Training in CAMHS
* Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance
* Prior ADHD experience
* Substantial prior experience working as a consultant in CAMHS
* Evidence of development of special interest, proven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care
* Other special interest/expertise relevant to the post
Knowledge
* Knowledge of research processes
* Committed to continuing professional development
* Sound knowledge of NHS management structures and systems
Skills & Abilities
* Able to communicate effectively with fellow professionals and patients to work within a multidisciplinary clinical team
* Motivational skills, leadership skills and flexibility
* All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, demonstrated by one of the following: that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; have achieved the following scores in the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application – Overall 7.5, Speaking 7.5, Reading 7.5, and Writing 7.5. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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