Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist NDT

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Luton; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for their South Bedfordshire Mental Health Service. The role involves providing psychiatric assessment and treatment, senior clinical leadership, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will contribute to the service improvement and adhere to trust policies. An 8 PA substantive or fixed-term contract option is available in this rewarding position.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing psychiatric assessment and treatment for children and adolescents.
• Ability to contribute a psychiatric perspective in a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong leadership skills for clinical and administrative functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessment and treatment.
• Offer consultation to other professionals and agencies.
• Facilitate the development of the team and wider service.

Job description

Job Overview

A Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist is required for the South Bedfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. The post is an 8 PA substantive post though a fixed term contract will also be considered. The post-holder will join the Neurodevelopmental Team in South Bedfordshire. NDT is a long-established service for the assessment and treatment of young people up to the age of 18 years, their families and carers living in South Bedfordshire.

Responsibilities

The role of the consultant is to provide psychiatric assessment and treatment where appropriate, contribute a psychiatric perspective, provide senior clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, offer consultation to other professionals and agencies and facilitate the development of the team and wider service. The consultant will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. Subject to the provisions of terms and conditions of service, the post holder will be expected to observe the agreed policies of the East London Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the procedures drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters. The post holder will be expected to adhere to Trust policies.

Values

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.