Child Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Borehamwood, Cullompton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Elysium Healthcare as a Consultant Psychiatrist at Rhodes Wood Hospital, focusing on CAMHS Eating Disorder services. You will create evidence-based treatment plans for young individuals while working with a multidisciplinary team. Enjoy a flexible work schedule, an attractive £10,000 signing bonus, and various benefits, including generous annual leave and extensive career development opportunities.

Benefits

£10,000 signing on bonus

£8,400 car allowance

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Group Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Free meals while on duty

Employee Assistance Services

Career development and training

Wellbeing support and activities

Qualifications

• Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice.
• Experience of CAMHS eating disorders desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review referrals and determine appropriateness for admission.
• Conduct admission assessment and ensure effective management plans.
• Assess physical health and ensure effective liaison with referring teams.

Skills

Psychiatric Care

Assessment Skills

Risk Assessment

Liaison Skills

Education

Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Job description

Introduction

Join the vibrant team at Rhodes Wood Hospital, a specialist CAMHS Eating Disorder service with 3 wards that empowers recovery in a fast-paced, challenging and fun environment for children and young people aged 8-18 years with eating disorders - which offers compressed hours flexibility and a relocation package of £8,000.

Rhodes Wood is working through a programme to continually innovate, improve and deliver excellent care to our young people and a rewarding experience for employees.

As a Consultant Psychiatrist working 37.5 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, you will deliver an evidence-based and focused treatment plan to support the children and young people aged 8-18, and their families, as they progress through their care plans to understand eating behaviours and restore physical health.

You will work alongside the talented and experienced multidisciplinary team to create tailored treatment programmes to support the individual needs of each young person within a warm and nurturing environment. This will allow you to understand symptoms, patterns and origins of psychological distress.

There is an on-call element to this role.

Other responsibilities include:

• Review referrals and determine appropriateness for admission
• Conduct admission assessment and ensure effective management plans of all young people on the unit
• Conduct risk assessment and review regularly
• Allocate specialist psychological treatments in line with individual needs
• Assess physical health
• Ensuring effective liaison with referring teams
• Facilitating regular CPA review meeting
• Act as Responsible Clinician for young people detained under the Mental Health Act

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice
• Experience of CAMHS eating disorders desirable

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• £10,000 signing on bonus
• £8,400 car allowance
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurancefor added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Packageso you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and trainingto help you achieve your career goals.
• Wellbeing support and activitiesto help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.