Job overview
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.
8) Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric trainees and multidisciplinary staff.
9) Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.
10) 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.
Working for our organisation
Benefits offered by SLAM:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at Slam. It’s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
1. Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.
2. Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
3. 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
4. Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
5. Accommodation, eligible staff benefit fromkeyworker housing which is available on selected sites
6. 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1) Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care.
2) Supervision of junior medical staff. It is expected the post holder will be an accredited clinical supervisor, or will become so if not already
3) Attending and chairing clinical meetings as timetabled.
4) Liaising and communicating with the MDT, other professionals, teams and agencies
5) Strong clinical leadership
6) Provision of advice to other CAMHS teams.
7) Participation in peer and group supervision meetings.
8) Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric trainees and multidisciplinary staff.
9) Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.
10) 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.
11) 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
12) Cover for colleagues is prospective.
Other elements of the role are to:
7. Ensure that electronic patient clinical records relating to post holder’s work are well maintained and meet Trust standards for documentation and communication with referrers and users are met
8. Ensure that policies and procedures are implemented to safeguard and protect children within the service and throughout the CPA process
9. Help maintain a clinical database and keep all other records and statistics as necessary and required
10. Participate in meetings and other management meetings as appropriate to the post holder’s responsibilities
11. Apply quality standards to all work undertaken, in line with Trust Clinical Governance policies
12. Act with integrity, honesty and probity at all times
13. Assist in or lead research and evaluation in line with the departments research ambitions and plans
14. Take part in and lead audit projects when appropriate.
15. To participate in the investigation of Serious Incidents and Complaints as a senior investigator on an occasional but regular basis.
16. 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.
17. Non car drivers can access transport for essential clinical journeys. Travel expenses for essential clinical journeys are paid for by the service
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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
Essential criteria
21. MRCPsych or Equivalent
22. Full GMC Registration with a License to Practice
23. (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
Desirable criteria
24. Higher degree/Research qualifications
25. Higher management qualifications
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
26. Experience in inpatient based Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
27. Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities
Desirable criteria
28. Trained in ADI and ADOS
29. Training in investigation of complaints and SIs
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
30. Excellent leadership skills
31. Excellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skills
32. Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents
33. Good ability to work in a team setting
34. Understanding of safeguarding
35. Ability to assess capacity and consent
36. Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed
37. Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act, and other relevant legal frameworks, in children and young people
Desirable criteria
38. Expertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate level
39. Significant experience of developing and leading inpatient psychiatric care services
Management/Audit
Essential criteria
40. Participation in audit or QI in clinical posts
Desirable criteria
41. Experience of leading audit or QI projects
42. Evidence of involvement with business planning of clinical services
Teaching
Essential criteria
43. Experience of teaching a range of disciplines
Research
Essential criteria
44. Involvement in research projects
Desirable criteria
45. Peer reviewed publication
46. Book publication
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
47. Excellent demonstrable communication skills in English (both oral and written)
48. Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and resolve conflict
49. The ability to work flexibly across hospital and community sites
50. Probity
51. Eligible to work in the UK