CAMHS Consultant - Lambeth CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway (ADHD)

This is a substantive consultant child & adolescent psychiatrist post which has been created by the conversion of a fixed term post into a permanent position, to provide clinical leadership and Consultant Psychiatry expertise in the Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) in Lambeth CAMHS, specifically focused on the ADHD pathway within the service. It offers a unique opportunity to join an established and dynamic team of 5 Consultant Psychiatrists in Lambeth CAMHS, within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

This post holder will provide consultant psychiatry leadership and clinical input to the ADHD pathway in Lambeth CAMHS, including the ADHD medication clinic (LARC). In addition, clinical time will also be spent providing additional psychiatric capacity to our NDP. The post-holder will work closely with the Band 8A prescribing nurse specialist in ADHD, and with the Band 8B NDP lead, an experienced psychologist.

There are six consultant child and adolescent psychiatry posts in Lambeth CAMHS (a total of 5.5 WTE), providing local opportunities for significant peer support and consultation. We have specialist interests in early intervention, GP consultation, ADHD, at-risk populations and crisis care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care.
• Manage clinical caseload, including ensuring timely outcoming, referrals, transitions and discharges.
• Provide strong clinical leadership and vision, in collaboration with 8a ADHD Pathway Lead, for the ADHD pathway and LARC medication clinic.
• Supervision of non-consultant medical staff.
• Attending and chairing clinical meetings and attendance at external meetings as timetabled.
• Liaising and communicating with the MDT, other professionals, teams and agencies.
• Provision of consultation and advice to other CAMHS teams.
• Participation in peer and group supervision meetings.
• Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric residents and multidisciplinary staff.
• Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.
• Maintain GMC registration, maintain a License to Practice and participate in CPD to remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Maintain Section 12 and Approved Clinician approval.
• Attend monthly Senior Management Team meetings as timetabled, and fulfil SMT membership roles and responsibilities as a clinical leader.

The successful applicant will also join the SLaM consultant CAMHS on-call rota.

Qualifications:

• Primary medical qualification
• Evidence of post-graduate professional qualifications in psychiatry

Eligibility:

• 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
• 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
• Experience in managing neurodevelopmental conditions (ASC, ADHD and ID)

Clinical Skills:

• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skills
• Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents
• Good ability to work in a team setting
• Understanding of safeguarding
• Ability to assess capacity and consent
• Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed
• Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice
• Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young people

Personal Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good ability to engage marginalised children, young people and their families
• Good ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrable and clear ability to effectively lead a team and resolve conflict

Professionalism:

• Fit to practice
• Occupational Health Clearance