Job summary
The post holder will provide specialist out-patient and consultation services to children and young people up to the age of 18 years in a community CAMHS service. Based in Springleigh Clinic, Tameside, you will work alongside the main CAMHS team and also interface with other agencies including Local Authority, Paediatrics, and Working Age Adult services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide both a generic mental health service to children and adolescents up to their 18th birthday. You will manage a cohort of children and young people with a wide range of mental health needs. Working as part of multi disciplinary teams you will have responsibility for direct clinical work, supervision, helping to lead in management of referrals, effective multi-agency liaison with various relevant departments and undertaking local strategic management tasks as appropriate to the post. You will have excellent clinical leadership and communication skills. You will also have strong interest and experience in working with children and older adolescents.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide a psychiatric service for children and young people in Tameside.
2. To undertake direct clinical work and provide supervision to the MDT and work in partnership with other agencies.
3. To take clinical responsibility for a caseload.
4. To manage a needs led interface with Working Age Psychiatry
5. To work creatively with other agencies who are involved with children and young people (Paediatrics, Schools and colleges, YOT, Drug and Alcohol services, Connexions, Local Authority )
6. To provide clinical supervision as required to junior medical staff
7. To support the continued development of the Tameside CAMHS service.
8. To adhere to all relevant local and national safeguarding policies and procedures.
9. To work closely with the other CAMHS Consultants, Operational and multidisciplinary staff and Care hub managers.
Person Specification
Physical - General Health (State any disabilities which could not be accommodated)
Essential
10. Good general health.
11. Satisfactory Occupational Health screening prior to taking up appointment
Desirable
12. Smart presentation
Attainments
Essential
13. Full GMC Registration
14. Possession of CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving this or entered on the GMC Specialist Register
15. Approved Clinician Status including Section 12 Approval under Mental Health Act 1983, or be eligible for approval.
16. Demonstrable competency across the PMETB approved curriculum for higher training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry
17. Registered for CPD with the RCPsych
Desirable
18. Published research MRCPsych
19. Other postgraduate degrees MSc, MD etc
20. Experience in the use of the Mental Health Act (1983)
Circumstances
Essential
21. Domicile - Within twenty road miles of main work place (unless otherwise agreed with the Trust)
Desirable
22. Car driver/owner/other
Special Aptitudes/Skills
Essential
23. Qualities essential to make a good educational supervisor of trainees in psychiatry
24. Commitment to training and teaching
25. Strong Leadership skills Clarity, Commitment to share ideas with colleagues, to develop and improve the service
26. Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries
27. Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups
28. Evidence of audit activity
29. Excellent communication skills
30. Cultural competency
31. Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
Desirable
32. Current or past education supervisor of basic trainee and a specialist registrar
33. Evidence ofprevious experience in teaching
34. Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere
35. Experience of effective work with Adult Psych or partner agency
36. Experience of leading creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis
37. Published audit
38. Good sense of humour, team player
39. Evidence of using these to inform practice