Overview
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.
Responsibilities
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. The Trust expects about 2 new patient assessments per week with 650 face‑to‑face contacts per year; this is for a full‑time consultant, but exact figures can vary depending upon the type of work undertaken, in agreement in job planning.
The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment and management of mental and/or behavioural needs of children and young people presenting with mental disorder and requiring assessment for neurodevelopmental needs.
Opportunities
There are opportunities to become a GMC registered trainer (e.g., clinical and/or educational supervisor).
Commitments to Staff
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. The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce underpins these efforts. (See attached supporting document.)
Location
The Durham and Darlington Children and Young Peoples Service is based in The Acley Centre in Newton Aycliffe. The population of the local authority area is over 100,000 people, with 25 % under the age of 18.
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 on a 24/7 basis and provides extended crisis input as well as home treatment options as an alternative to hospital admissions.
About the Trust
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320 m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. We provide a range of inpatient and community services to 2 m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire, and also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
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