Consultant Psychiatrist Southwark CAMHS Early Help/Neurodevelopmental

Consultant Psychiatrist Southwark CAMHS Early Help/Neurodevelopmental

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Southwark CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Service/ Early Help Team

We are seeking a permanent Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the Southwark Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service.

The post holder will join an established Multidisciplinary Team and support in the leadership and delivery of effective community CAMH services, in accordance with national guidance and guidelines, and in collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, and other relevant services in the statutory, private, and voluntary sectors.

This Consultant post offers an opportunity to join Southwark CAMHS and the CAMHS Clinical Academic Group of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, the most comprehensive mental health service for children and young people in the country.

Main duties of the job

This post includes direct clinical activity and supporting professional activities, during which the post holder will contribute to service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement, in addition to completing continuous professional development and pursuing other professional activities.

The main responsibilities of the post include:

1. Assessment and management of children and young people, providing psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care in the neurodevelopmental service and in the Early Help team, including mental health & risk assessments, as appropriate.
2. To assume responsibility for own case list and case management of children and families, in partnership with the MDT.
3. To use pharmacological interventions, as appropriate, in partnership with children and their families and networks of care.
4. Supervision of junior medical staff as required.

About us

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. It’s important to us that you are valued and appreciated, which is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits include:

• Generous pay, pensions, and leave.
• Work-life balance. We support a range of flexible working options, such as part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development. We support your development through various programmes such as mentoring, coaching, and other talent programmes.
• Car lease. Competitive deals to lease cars.
• NHS discounts. Discounts of up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands.

Job responsibilities

Duties of this post holder also include:

1. Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric trainees, and multidisciplinary staff.
2. Attending and chairing clinical meetings as timetabled.
3. Considering safeguarding issues for each case, consulting with other professionals, and referring concerns to the appropriate safeguarding teams as required.
4. Maintaining the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines.
5. Working as an autonomous professional, providing advice and guidance to members of the MDT.
6. Maintaining good relationships and communication with other professional agencies and departments.
7. Participation in peer and group supervision meetings.
8. Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.
9. Maintaining GMC registration and participating in CPD.
10. Provision of prospective cross cover for colleagues during periods of leave.

Person Specification

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Evidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT in C&A psychiatry or Equivalent training.
• Section 12 approved.
• Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment.

Training and Experience

• Experience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities.
• Special interest in neurodevelopmental conditions.

Qualifications

• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist & Lead Clinician

Depending on experience £105,504 – £139,882 per annum

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