Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (DBT Team)
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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for a consultant locum post in CYPMHS DBT team for 8 months.
The CAMHS DBT service works with young people across Hertfordshire who are struggling with managing emotions and high‑risk behaviours, helping them learn new skills and build a life worth living. The clinical pathway aims to avoid inpatient admissions and support the quick transition of those in an inpatient service back into the community.
The post holder will work alongside a team of skilled DBT practitioners – band 6, 7 and 8A mental health/learning disability nurses, band 8A and 8B psychologists, assistant psychologists and secretarial support.
The remit of the DBT Service is to offer Hertfordshire residents referred into the service a consistent evidence‑based therapeutic approach, reduce inpatient admissions and support quick transitions back into the community.
This post involves direct assessment of all YP admitted into the programme, formulation of treatment plans in conjunction with the individual therapist and contribution to the multidisciplinary team (MDT), liaison with other agencies (both health and partner organisations) and contribution to interagency work.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as the responsible clinician (RC) for all YP in the caseload until discharge from the service, supporting engagement especially for high‑complexity cases (e.g., home treatment team intervention or admission under the brief admissions pathway at Forest House Inpatient Adolescent unit).
* Join the individual therapist in interventions with the required frequency and work closely as a mini team when young people’s risk rating is increasing.
About the Organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with ambitions to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disabilities within the UK. With a workforce of over 4,300 people and an annual income of some £330 million, HPFT serves diverse communities across Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Norfolk. As a University NHS Trust, HPFT offers strong links with the University of Hertfordshire, excellent learning and development opportunities and a robust clinical research capability.
For further details / informal visits contact: Dr Rania Moussa, Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Lead, rania.moussa@nhs.net
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