Consultant Psychiatrist – Bethlem Adolescent Unit
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The closing date is 23 February 2026
The post will be part time post, and working alongside another substantive consultant, Dr Natalia Wielgosz (0.6 WTE). The BAU has its base at the Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, and has an integrated hospital school. There is a multidisciplinary team, comprising nursing staff, a clinical psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist and teachers. The medical staff consists of another part time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, a Specialist resident doctor 4-6 and a Core resident doctor 1-3. BAU is based on Tyson East 1 ward at the Bethlem Royal Hospital. TE1 has 12 inpatient beds suitable for young people aged between 12 to 18 years, and up to 3 day patient places. It is an open adolescent inpatient unit, offering mental health care for adolescents (12-17 years) with serious mental illness who present in crisis and require hospital admission. The consultant role involves clinical and medical leadership for both the MDT and junior medical staff. This involves direct assessment of all admissions, formulation of treatment plans in conjunction with the MDT, liaison with other agencies (both clinical and non clinical), supervision of junior medical staff, chairing of meetings with both clinical and non clinical agenda, and facilitating discharge through the CPA process.
Main duties of the job
* Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care.
* Supervision of junior medical staff. It is expected the post holder will be an accredited clinical supervisor, or will become so if not already.
* Attending and chairing clinical meetings as timetabled.
* Liaising and communicating with the MDT, other professionals, teams and agencies.
* Provision of advice to other CAMHS teams.
* Participation in peer and group supervision meetings.
* Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric trainees and multidisciplinary staff.
* Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.
* Maintain GMC registration, maintain a License to Practice and participate in CPD to remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. If required, the post holder will be supported to join or develop a local peer group for CPD purposes.
About us
Benefits offered by SLAM:
* Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.
* Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
* Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
* Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
* Accommodation, eligible staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites.
* NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.
For further details, please see attached job description.
Job responsibilities
* Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care.
* Supervision of junior medical staff. It is expected the post holder will be an accredited clinical supervisor, or will become so if not already.
* Attending and chairing clinical meetings as timetabled.
* Liaising and communicating with the MDT, other professionals, teams and agencies.
* Strong clinical leadership.
* Provision of advice to other CAMHS teams.
* Participation in peer and group supervision meetings.
* Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric trainees and multidisciplinary staff.
* Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.
* Maintain GMC registration, maintain a License to Practice and participate in CPD to remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. If required, the post holder will be supported to join or develop a local peer group for CPD purposes.
* 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.
* Cover for colleagues is prospective.
Other elements of the role are to:
* Ensure that electronic patient clinical records relating to post holders work are well maintained and meet Trust standards for documentation and communication with referrers and users are met.
* Ensure that policies and procedures are implemented to safeguard and protect children within the service and throughout the CPA process.
* Help maintain a clinical database and keep all other records and statistics as necessary and required.
* Participate in meetings and other management meetings as appropriate to the post holders responsibilities.
* Apply quality standards to all work undertaken, in line with Trust Clinical Governance policies.
* Act with integrity, honesty and probity at all times.
* Assist in or lead research and evaluation in line with the departments research ambitions and plans.
* Take part in and lead audit projects when appropriate.
* To participate in the investigation of Serious Incidents and Complaints as a senior investigator on an occasional but regular basis.
* The successful candidate will have an office. They have their own desk, computer (desktop and work laptop) and telephone (landline and work mobile) with access to IT support. The service has a full time administrator.
* Non car drivers can access transport for essential clinical journeys. Travel expenses for essential clinical journeys are paid for by the service.
* Study leave can be requested through the Trust study leave procedures in accordance with the contractual entitlement of 30 days study and professional leave with pay and expenses within each three-year period.
* The successful candidate will be assisted in joining a peer group. There is a large consultant body and a range of peer groups which can cater to specific areas of interest, and well as general requirements for CPD. There is an expectation they will register/be registered with the RCPsych CPD submissions service and maintain a Certificate of Good Standing.
* The successful candidate can access support and advice from a range of colleagues to support them in their role, reflecting the range of expertise available within SLAM. They will be working alongside experienced inpatient colleagues and can seek support and advice from the Lead Clinician, or from experts in relevant outpatient services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MRCPsych or Equivalent
* Full GMC Registration with a License to Practice
* (Eligibility for) Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status. If not yet S12/AC approved this would not preclude appointment if otherwise suitable, but gaining such approval must be a priority
* Higher degree/Research qualifications
* Higher management qualifications
Training and Experience
* Experience in inpatient based Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
* Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities
* Trained in ADI and ADOS
* Training in investigation of complaints and SIs
Clinical skills
* Excellent leadership skills
* Excellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skills
* Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents
* Good ability to work in a team setting
* Understanding of safeguarding
* Ability to assess capacity and consent
* Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed
* Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act, and other relevant legal frameworks, in children and young people
* Expertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate level
* Significant experience of developing and leading inpatient psychiatric care services
Management/Audit
* Participation in audit or QI in clinical posts
* Experience of leading audit or QI projects
* Evidence of involvement with business planning of clinical services
Teaching
* Experience of teaching a range of disciplines
Research
* Involvement in research projects
* Book publication
Personal Skills
* Excellent demonstrable communication skills in English (both oral and written)
* Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and resolve conflict
* The ability to work flexibly across hospital and community sites
* Probity
* Eligible to work in the UK
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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