Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join their dedicated team in Oldham. This role offers the opportunity to provide specialized outpatient and consultation services to children and adolescents, working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will be responsible for direct clinical work, supervision, and management of referrals while adhering to safeguarding policies. This is a chance to make a significant impact in the lives of young people while working in a supportive and inclusive environment dedicated to high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry required.
• Strong clinical leadership and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric services for children and young people in Oldham.
• Manage a caseload and supervise the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Communication Skills

Multi-disciplinary Team Collaboration

Mental Health Legislation Awareness

Supervision Skills

Creative Problem Solving

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Registered for CPD with the RCPsych

Job description

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Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 311-M126-23-R

Site Oldham CAMHS Town Oldham Salary £105,504 - £139,882 PA pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/01/2025 23:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

This is a substantive post for which 10 PA’s are available.

The post holder will provide specialist out-patient and consultation services to children and young people up to the age of 18 years in a community CAMHS service. Based at Oldham CAMHS, you will join 3 other Consultant colleagues within the Oldham CAMHS team and will also interface with other agencies including the Local Authority, Paediatrics and Working Age Adult services.

Main duties of the job

Role Summary:

The post holder will provide a generic mental health service to children and adolescents up to their 18th birthday. You will manage a cohort of children and young people with a wide range of mental health needs. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will have responsibility for direct clinical work, supervision, helping to lead in management of referrals, effective multi-agency liaison with various relevant departments and undertaking local strategic management tasks as appropriate to the post. You will have excellent clinical leadership and communication skills. You will also have strong interest and experience in working with children and adolescents.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities of the Post:

• To provide a psychiatric service for children and young people in Oldham.
• To undertake direct clinical work and provide supervision to the MDT and work in partnership with other agencies.
• To take clinical responsibility for a caseload.
• To manage a needs led interface with Working Age Psychiatry.
• To work creatively with other agencies who are involved with children and young people (Paediatrics, Schools and colleges, YOT, Drug and Alcohol services, Voluntary sector, Local Authority).
• To provide clinical supervision as required to junior medical staff.
• To support the continued development of the Oldham CAMHS service.
• To adhere to all relevant local and national safeguarding policies and procedures.
• To work closely with the other CAMHS Consultants, Operational and multidisciplinary staff and Care hub managers.

Person specification

Educational Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration

Professional/Occupational Qualifications

• Possession of CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving this or entered on the GMC Specialist Register
• Section 12 Approval under Mental Health Act 1983, or be eligible for approval.
• Demonstrable competency across the PMETB approved curriculum for higher training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry
• Registered for CPD with the RCPsych
• Experience in the use of the Mental Health Act (1983)
• Area of special interest and expertise.

Special Aptitudes & Skills - Job Specific

• Qualities essential to make a good educational supervisor of trainees in psychiatry
• Commitment to training and teaching
• Strong Leadership skills Clarity, Commitment to share ideas with colleagues, to develop and improve the service
• Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries
• Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups
• Evidence of audit activity
• Cultural competency
• Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
• Current or past education supervisor of basic trainee and a specialist registrar
• Evidence of previous experience in teaching
• Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere
• Experience of effective work with Adult Psychiatry or partner agencies
• Experience of leading creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis
• Published audit

Special Aptitudes & Skills - Communications/Knowledge

• Cultural competency
• Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
• Sociable personality and supportive colleague.
• Evidence of using these to inform practice

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will be used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offered a position with us and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offered is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider the brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately, we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure your application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Karen Campbell Job title Lead Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 716 2020 Additional information

Dr Nojrul Chowdhury

CAMHS Clinical Director & Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

[e-mail]

0161 676000