This locum consultant psychiatrist post sits in the Merton CAMHS Tier 3 team, run by South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust for young people with moderate mental health problems. The consultant carries overall clinical responsibility for day-to-day care, risk, medication and recovery-focused treatment, and is expected to help shape the team's strategic development. The post is part time at four PAs a week, with a leadership programme available alongside it and an ADHD shared-care caseload.
What the job involves
- Provide medical leadership to the Merton CAMHS Tier 3 team
- Carry overall responsibility for day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment and risk management
- Initiate and monitor medication, including mental state monitoring
- Provide recovery-focused care and consultant psychiatric advice to patients
- Take part in the strategic development of the team and wider services with the team manager and locality manager
- Carry out urgent assessments within normal working hours, including Mental Health Act assessments
- Carry out Tier 3 assessments, usually one or two a week depending on caseload
- Manage an ADHD shared-care caseload of 80-100 and a non-shared-care caseload of 140
- Lead CPA reviews with care coordinators and reviews with team members as agreed with the team manager
- Assess psychiatric emergencies at the local District General Hospitals
- Occasionally carry out assessments outside the team base, such as home visits, and attend GP liaison meetings
- Meet paediatrics and community paediatrics colleagues and liaise with Richmond children's social care and education departments
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- CCT or equivalent in child and adolescent psychiatry
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise at time of appointment
- On the GMC Specialist Register, or able to join within six months
- Approved clinician status, or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under section 12 of the Mental Health Act, or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Experience
- Participation in continuing professional development
- Participation in research or service evaluation
- Active participation in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of child and adolescent psychiatry, including assessment and management of a wide range of presentations
- Excellent clinical skills using a biopsychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience, including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Other
- Commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
Nice to have
- Higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management, or additional clinical qualifications
- Wide specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to the post, within the NHS or a comparable service
- Excellent knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents
- Training in specialist assessment tools such as 3Di and ADOS
- Good standing with the GMC regarding warnings and conditions on practice
- Experience in clinical research or service evaluation, with awards, presentations or publications
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching relevant to the post
- Has led clinical audits that changed services or improved patient outcomes
What’s offered
- Flexible working
- Career development
- Tailored management leadership programme for those interested
- London Zone allowance on top of salary
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