Consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist post within the Hastings & Rother CAMHS service at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, covering community care alongside the CAMHS Liaison service. The work centres on specialist clinical assessment of children and young people aged 0 to 18 and their families, including psychiatric and physical investigations, and planning individually tailored treatment in line with NICE guidance. Liaison duties take the post into the acute hospital to assess young people with complex, high-risk mental health needs, within a multidisciplinary team. Fit depends on an MBBS and entry onto the specialist register, or entry within six months.
What the job involves
- Provide specialist clinical assessments for children, young people and families in a range of settings, including psychiatric and physical investigations
- Plan and deliver individually tailored treatment in line with NICE evidence-based treatment
- Provide specialist assessment and review for young people with complex needs and high-risk mental health difficulties in the acute hospital (CAMHS Liaison)
- Contribute to community CAMHS responsibilities
- Work within a multidisciplinary team with nurses, psychologists, social workers, systemic family therapists, child psychotherapists and other consultants and specialist doctors
- Take part in the Trust-wide consultant network, peer networks, division meetings and clinical governance meetings
- Support patient and carer participation in service decision-making, planning and the service's participation strategy
Qualifications
- MBBS
Registration & licences
- Entry onto the specialist register, currently or within 6 months
- Ac status, or achievable within 3 months
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent clinical skills using a biopsychosocial perspective and wider medical knowledge
Nice to have
- Experience of clinical research or service evaluation
- Evidence of experience in education, research or audit
What’s offered
- Recruitment and retention payment of £45,000, paid over three years
- Opportunities for flexible working, negotiated on an individual basis
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CAMHS Consultant East Sussex Community and Liaison(£45k RRP) in St Leonards employer: The Methodist Church in Britain
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
