Twelve-month locum consultant post in the crisis and assessment team of CAMHS at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, covering a vacancy. The work is urgent psychiatric assessment of young people in crisis, with management plans and responsibility under the Mental Health Act for those awaiting a tier 4 bed. Sites span Watford and Lister Hospital, plus a brief intervention team in Radlett, and the post includes clinical leadership and chairing the weekly team meeting. Applicants need a GMC licence to practise and Section 12 approval.
What the job involves
- Assess young people in crisis at Watford Hospital and the Kingsley Green place of safety (136 suite, Radlett), with formulations, risk assessments and management plans
- Act as Responsible Clinician under the Mental Health Act for allocated young people admitted to Watford Hospital awaiting a tier 4 bed
- Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, including the brief intervention team, and manage emergencies in consultation with senior and junior colleagues
- Provide follow-ups and urgent reviews for complex patients in the CCATT community intervention team (about 1 to 1.5 PA per week, 1 to 2 reviews a week at most), and chair the weekly MDT
- Liaise with senior medical and MDT colleagues on Watford Hospital wards to support admission and care of young people in crisis
- Liaise with community CAMHS consultants and support discussions with tier 4 teams for young people on an admission pathway
- Work with tier 4 services (Forest House, DBT, Eating Disorder Service, Home Treatment Team) to support effective discharge from acute hospital
- Provide consultation, teaching and case-based discussion to the MDT, the wider network, and other health and social care agencies, and offer psychiatric input to daily team clinical meetings
- Provide cross-cover for the CCATT Lister consultant and other consultants across tier 4 and specialist services as needed
- Write reliable communications to GPs, administer patient care and record clinical activity accurately
- Take an active role in CAMHS clinical governance and pathway development with the Senior Leadership Team, including smooth transitions between tier 4 services
- Attend medical staff meetings within the Trust as necessary
What’s required
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Higher qualification in psychiatry such as MRCPsych or a Royal College of Psychiatrists approved equivalent
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at appointment
- CCT in psychiatry, inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of CCT/CESR at interview
- Section 12 / approved clinician approval
Experience
- Full range of consultant-level clinical responsibilities in child and adolescent services
- Close collaborative working with social care and other agencies
- Working with young people who have complex needs
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent clinical skills using a biopsychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Managing clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Evidence-based decisions, using clinical evidence and the contribution of others
- Delivering undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Checks & eligibility
- Full valid driving licence and access to a car (unless disabled as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
Other
- Continuing professional development
- Participation in research, service evaluation or clinical audit
Nice to have
- Higher degree or qualification in medical education, clinical research or management, or a relevant higher degree (MD, PhD, MSc) or additional clinical qualification
- Good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice
- Wide specialist and subspecialist experience in the NHS or a comparable service
- Excellent medical knowledge of child and adolescent services
- Planning and delivering teaching relevant to the post, and reflection on the purpose of CPD
- Experience in clinical research or service evaluation, and evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement
- Led clinical audits that resulted in service change
- Experience organising and overseeing psychotherapy training for psychiatry trainees
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