Overview
We are seeking a Consultant Children and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the CAMHS Children's Crisis and Assessment and Treatment Team (CCATT) in Hertfordshire.
Job responsibilities
* See new assessments, including formulations, risk assessments, and management plans for patients in Watford Hospital or Kingsley Green Place of Safety (136 suite at Radlett).
* Provide follow‑ups and reviews as needed to complex patients under the brief CCATT intervention team.
* Work closely with and provide consultation to the multidisciplinary team and other agencies in health and social care as appropriate.
* Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, managing occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances in consultation with senior and junior colleagues.
* Liaise with senior medical and MDT colleagues from Watford Hospital wards supporting admission and care of young people in crisis and fostering good relationships with them.
* Act as Responsible Clinician for young people admitted at Watford Hospital under the Mental Health Act while awaiting a tier 4 bed.
* Liaise with community CAMHS consultants and support discussions with Tier 4 teams for young people on an admission pathway.
* Participate and offer psychiatric contribution to daily team clinical meetings.
* Provide consultation, advice and appropriate support to professionals in the wider network of the young person and/or family in hospital.
* Work in partnership with peer colleagues in the Tier 4 pathway (Forest House, CAMHS DBT service, CAMHS Eating Disorder Service and CAMHS Home Treatment Team) supporting effective discharge from the acute hospital.
* Provide cross‑cover to the CCATT Lister Consultant colleague as needed.
* Provide cross‑cover for other consultants across tier 4 and specialist services such as Forest House, DBT, CCATT and Eating Disorders.
* Offer opportunities for case‑based discussion and teaching to the MDT.
* Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients and provide reliable written communications to general medical practitioners and other professionals as required.
* Record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively.
* Take an active role in the pathway and CAMHS clinical governance in liaison with the Senior Leadership Team and contribute to the development of internal clinical pathways/processes.
* Participate in various medical staff meetings within the Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Higher qualification in psychiatry such as MRCPsych or an equivalent qualification approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Desirable
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications.
Eligibility
Essential
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* CCT in Psychiatry or inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry or within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview.
* Section 12/Approved clinician approval.
Desirable
* In good standing with the GMC with respect to warnings and conditions on practice.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in a child and adolescent service.
* Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies.
* Experience of working with service users who have complex needs within a child and adolescent service.
* Excellent clinical skills using a bio‑psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience, including the contribution of others.
Desirable
* Wide range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to a post within the NHS or a comparable service.
* Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to child and adolescent service.
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Participated in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Has actively participated in clinical audit.
* Holds a full valid driving licence and access to a car (unless a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).
Desirable
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
* Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken.
* Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
* Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
* Experience of organising and overseeing psychotherapy training programmes for psychiatry trainees.
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