Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in Bury CAMHS

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

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a dedicated Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join their team in Bury. This role offers the opportunity to provide specialist outpatient and consultation services to children and young people aged 5-18 years, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team and other agencies. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in child and adolescent psychiatry, with excellent leadership and clinical supervision skills. Join a forward-thinking organization that values kindness, fairness, and ingenuity in providing essential mental health services to the community.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry required.
• Experience with Mental Health Act and clinical supervision essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric services for children and young people in Bury CAMHS.
• Manage a caseload and supervise junior medical staff.

Skills

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Clinical Supervision

Leadership Skills

Cultural Competency

Mental Health Act Knowledge

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Job description

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Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in Bury CAMHS

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (2 posts) Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 311-M116-23-R

Site BURY CAMHS Fairfield General Hospital Town Bury 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

Job description is current pending Royal College approval

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 aged 5-18 years in generic CAMHS. Based in Bury CAMHS, you will work alongside the main CAMHS team and also interface with other agencies including Local Authority, Paediatrics, and Working Age Adult services.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a psychiatric service for children and young people in Bury CAMHS.
• 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, CCG, Local Authority).
• To provide clinical supervision as required to junior medical staff.
• To support the continued development of the Bury 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, Directorate managers.

Person specification

Education 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.
• Experience in the use of the Mental Health Act (1983).

Job Training

• Demonstrable competency across the PMETB approved curriculum for higher training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry.

Job Experience

• Registered for CPD with the RCPsych. Expectation of good standing for CPD.

Special Aptitudes and skills

• 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 Psych or partner agency.
• Experience of leading creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/mental health crisis.

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 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.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

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 Nojrul Chowdhury Job title CAMHS Clinical Director Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01706 676000 Additional information

Aamilah Akhtar – Human Resources – 0161 716 3946.

(Medical Recruitment Administrator)