The Consultant will work for the CAMHS Phoenix Unit, an adolescent Tier 4 Alternative to Admission Out of Hospital Service for up to 16 young people. This is a replacement post. The Phoenix Unit provides Tier 4 packages of care with coordinated, intensive, and multimodal interventions with evidence-based treatment for severe and enduring mental illness when young patients' needs can no longer be met by community CAMHS teams or crisis services. Psychiatric input, if required out of hours, is provided by a rota of CAMHS consultants on call. The postholder's core working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) was formed in April 2001 and became a Foundation Trust in May 2007. In April 2011, the community services previously operated by NHS Berkshire East and NHS Berkshire West PCTs merged with the Trust. The main population centers are Reading in the West and Slough in the East, with additional major populations in Newbury, Wokingham, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor, and Ascot. Berkshire features both affluent and deprived communities, with significant urban and rural areas. The Trust is part of two Integrated Care Systems (Frimley ICS and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West ICS) and partners with six local authorities. The Trust holds an outstanding CQC rating.
Benefits include:
* £15,000 - Recruitment & Retention Premia
* £8,000 - Relocation Allowance (if applicable)
* £950 - CPD Allowance
* 1 PA - for Special interest (subject to agreement)
* Car Allowance - Through Salary Sacrifice
This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary Tier 4 Alternative to Admission Adolescent Day Unit, located in the grounds of Wokingham Hospital. You will provide medical leadership to an established multidisciplinary team and care for young people with acute and complex mental health needs. Berkshire CAMHS offers support, advice, guidance, and treatment for children and young people across the domains of the Thrive framework, including Getting Help, Getting More Help, and Getting Risk Support. This post is part of our local Tier 4 provision.
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