This is an exciting opportunity for a child and adolescent consultant psychiatrist to become involved in transformation and leadership within a forward looking CAMHS service. We are keen to shape the post to fit the needs of the right applicant and to support them in developing their interests within our broad portfolio of services.
Durham Tees Valley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services work with children and young people up to the age of 18 across Getting Help, Getting More Help and neurodevelopmental assessment teams. Generic teams are closely linked with LD CAMHS, Eating Disorders and Forensic CAMHS. The out of hours activity is supported by a dedicated CAMHS crisis team, which operates 24/7 and provides extended crisis input as well as home treatment options as an alternative to hospital admissions.
The Stockton CAMHS Getting More Help Team is based at Viscount House, Falcon Court, Stockton on Tees. The premises are within a business park and are easily located just off the A66 with easy access to both the A19 and the A1.
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is home to 197,348 people, of which almost 25% are aged 0‑19 years.
The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment and management of mental and/or behavioural needs of children and young people presenting with a mental disorder and requiring assessment for neurodevelopmental needs.
There are opportunities to become a GMC registered trainer, e.g. clinical and/or educational supervisor.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to offer mental health assessment, psychiatric opinions, diagnosis and holistic care plans for patients up to the age of 18, referred to them in-hours and when on call.
Direct patient contact will include new patients to the service, new psychiatric assessments and review appointments. Main conditions would be expected to include:
* ADHD
* ASD
* Anxiety Disorders
* Mood Disorders
* Eating Disorders
* Tic Disorders
* Psychosis
* Self‑harm
* Conduct Disorder
* Sleep disorders
The Children and Young People's Service uses the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and has a relevant all‑age Trust policy. The majority of young patients are managed on Standard Care.
Clinical work would be expected to be carried out predominantly within the clinical base at The Ridings in Redcar (or the new site after moving) but may occur within other settings.
The post holder will be required to be Section 12 approved, preferably with Approved Clinician status. The Trust would support the post holder to secure these approvals if not already in place when appointed.
The post holder should write reports for and attend relevant multi‑agency meetings for young people on their caseload.
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire, and York and Selby. We provide inpatient and community services to 2 million people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire, and additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public.
Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expect, and are justified to expect, collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways, and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce (please see attached supporting document).
The Trust welcomes conversations about flexible working practices.
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