This established consultant psychiatrist post sits in the Coastal Community CAMHS team for children and young people. The work centres on specialist psychiatric and physical assessments, pharmacology, Mental Health Act assessments and advice to GPs and social services. The role is multidisciplinary, working alongside nurses, psychologists, family therapists and child psychotherapists, with access to a Trust-wide consultant network. Applicants need GMC registration with a licence to practise and approved clinician status, or the ability to achieve it within three months of appointment.
What the job involves
- Provide medical psychiatric assessment and intervention, including pharmacology and Mental Health Act assessments
- Provide specialist CAMHS clinical advice, assessment and intervention in a range of settings
- Carry out psychiatric and physical investigations as part of specialist clinical assessment
- Plan and deliver individually tailored treatment plans with the team, in line with NICE evidence-based treatment
- Provide leadership to deliver high-quality, person-centred care
- Engage families and carers in planning and providing care
- Give timely advice and consultation to GPs, social services and other referrers
- Support transition between outpatient, inpatient and outreach services
- Work alongside other consultants and specialty doctors in Sussex CAMHS
- Take part in the Trust-wide consultant network and develop peer networks
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise at appointment, and inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months
- Approved clinician status, or able to achieve it within three months of appointment
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent knowledge in the specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes evidence-based decisions that include the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
Checks & eligibility
- Valid UK driving licence that will be used, or evidence of proposed alternative
Other
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Works in and leads a team, with shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Takes part in continuing professional development
- Takes part in research, service evaluation, clinical audit and quality improvement
- Uses and appraises clinical evidence
- Works in a participatory way, making shared decisions with people who use the service
Nice to have
- Higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- MRCPsych or other additional clinical qualifications
- Good GMC standing, free of warnings or conditions on practice
- Wide specialist and sub-specialist experience in the NHS or a comparable service
- Planning and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching relevant to the post
- Research or service evaluation experience, with publications, awards or presentations
- Led clinical audits that changed services or improved patient outcomes
- Reflection on the purpose of CPD undertaken
What’s offered
- Recruitment and retention payment of £45,000 (pro rata for part-time staff), paid over three years
- Opportunities to work differently or different hours on request
- Access to a Trust-wide consultant network and peer networks
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
