Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist — CAMHS (9mo)

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a fixed-term Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the Southwark CAMHS team for 9 months maternity cover.

The post is based in the community CAMHS service with multidisciplinary colleagues, providing clinical leadership, teaching and involvement in quality improvement, governance and service development alongside routine and emergency patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care in the neurodevelopmental service
• To carry out mental health & risk assessments on children & young people, including with regards to the use of the MHA, as appropriate, and to support the multi-disciplinary team in managing these situations effectively.
• To assume responsibility for own case list and case management of children and families, in partnership with the MDT
• To use pharmacological interventions, as appropriate, in partnership with children and their families and networks of care.
• Supervision of medical and non-medical staff as required.

Job description

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a fixed-term Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the Southwark CAMHS team for 9 months maternity cover.

The post is based in the community CAMHS service with multidisciplinary colleagues, providing clinical leadership, teaching and involvement in quality improvement, governance and service development alongside routine and emergency patient care.