Consultant Paediatric Liaison Psychiatrist

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Cambridge seeks a Consultant Paediatric Liaison Psychiatrist to provide medical leadership in a multi-disciplinary team. The role includes responsibilities in clinical governance, teaching, and research, contributing to the development of integrated care for children and adolescents. This position offers a unique opportunity to be part of the new Cambridge Children's Hospital project, providing high-quality psychiatric care.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice.
• CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or within 6 months of attainment.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership within the PPMS.
• Support assessment and treatment of children with psychological difficulties.
• Contribute to teaching and mentoring of junior staff.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Clinical Governance

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent

Postgraduate thesis

Job description

Go back Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Paediatric Liaison Psychiatrist

The closing date is 16 May 2025

The post is 8PAs. The first year includes 2 PAs seconded for research linked to the Children Hospital. This may be extended but if not the post would revert to 8 sessions in Liaison Psychiatry

5 years ago the PPMS was delivered entirely by Psychology. Psychiatry posts were created in response to a recognition of significant gaps in access to psychiatric input for those children and young people with co-morbid mental health problems or complex presentations. Since then the PPMS has moved towards becoming a multi-disciplinary service, reflecting the needs of all children and young people at CUH, and has added nursing and family therapy to the team. The expectation is that the professional leads work together to achieve the right balance of MDT input to match the psychological and mental health needs of children and young people at CUH. A particularly exciting part of this role is the unique opportunity to contribute to the development of Cambridge Children's Hospital, a triumvirate partnership (CPFT, CUH, University of Cambridge) project to develop a dedicated children's hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The current Tier 4 wards (based in Fulbourn) will be integrated within the new hospital. Cambridge Children's Hospital will provide integrated physical and mental health care to an extent not previously achieved in the UK.

Depending on the interests of the post-holder, the 2 research sessions could be in a range of areas linked to the Children's

Main duties of the job

o To work as an MDT member of the Paediatric Psychological Medicine Service (PPMS) based at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH)o To provide medical leadership within the PPMS and work in unison with the other professional leads (Psychiatry, Psychology, Nursing), to ensure the smooth functioning of the MDT to deliver high quality psychological and psychiatric care to children and young people.o To support a joined-up MDT approach to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with psychological difficulties and psychiatric co-morbidities across the paediatric wards and out-patient clinicso To support psychological services colleagues in maintaining a focus on both preventative and high quality psychological interventions for children, young people and their families.o To provide advice and support to the broader PPMS in relation to medical/psychiatric issues - eg. complex cases, risk assessment, psychopharmacological issues.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

Clinical: To work as part of the multi-disciplinary Paediatric Psychological Medicine Service (PPMS) based at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) providing high quality, evidence-based care to children and young people. To provide medical leadership to the PPMS and to support a joined-up MDT approach to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with psychological difficulties and psychiatric co-morbidities across the paediatric wards and out-patient clinics. To provide advice and support to the broader PPMS in relation to specific medical/psychiatric issues eg. complex cases, risk assessment, psychopharmacological issues. In discussion with community consultants and PPS psychiatry to be able to act as RMO to children or young people detained under the Mental Health Act to CUH To work closely with colleagues from the Emergency Department (ED), Paediatrics and CPFT CAMH to support the pathways for management of children and young people presenting in mental health crisis. Along with the other community and liaison consultants, to support the CAMH Crisis Team. To work closely with colleagues from Paediatrics and CAMH to support robust pathways between acute services, CAMHS community and in-patient services. To maintain accurate and up to date clinical records. To work closely and collaboratively with the second post-holder to ensure continuous service within working hours and robust cross-cover arrangements.

Administration: Work with the clinical and management team to achieve the key performance indicators set for the service. Contribute to the collection and monitoring of clinical outcome data Participate in the administration of patient information systems and ensure that data are entered in accordance with CPFT policies and guidance.

Management Along with the other professional leads, to provide organisational, managerial and professional leadership to the service and ensure appropriate representation at key meetings (eg the Divisional Forum, CUH Childrens Board, CUH Mental Health Committee, CUH Childrens Board). To share responsibility for the long-term strategic planning and development of the service to meet the wide range of mental health needs of children and young people attending CUH. To ensure developments reference broader strategic drivers (eg national, ICS) Work with clinical colleagues, the Service and Team Manager and Directorate Leadership teams to ensure that the service works in an efficient and cost effective manner whilst delivering high quality, evidence-based care. Work in accordance with the teams Service Operating Policy Work in accordance with CPFT policies and guidelines To attend relevant meetings with consultant colleagues in the PMS, CAMH, boarder CPFT and CUH

Teaching To contribute to the teaching, training and mentoring of any junior medical staff and, where appropriate, of other team members. To contribute to broader teaching and academic initiatives where possible eg. MRCPsych course, case conferences etc. To contribute to the teaching of University of Cambridge medical undergraduates To contribute to teaching/training for colleagues in the acute trust, particularly in the Emergency and Paediatric Departments.

Research The support research within CPFT and CUH.Clinical Governance The post-holder will be aware of, and act within, locally and nationally agreed protocols and will be actively involved in clinical governance within the service. The post-holder will ensure any issues of concern are appropriately escalated and that any incidents are appropriately reported

Accountability The post holder will be accountable to Clinical Director for Adult and Specialist Services. Professional accountability is to the Trust Board through the Trust Medical Director.

CPD, Job Planning & Appraisal Job Plans are reviewed with the Clinical Director. The post-holder will ensure that they are in good medical standing for CPD, that their practice is up-to-date and in line with the GMCs Good Medical Practice Guidelines and will be able to evidence this for the purposes of annual appraisal. The post-holder will ensure that they are a member of a PDP group. Consultants are required to take part in the annual appraisal process, including 360-degree (multisource) feedback, under the supervision of the Medical Director. Appraisals are undertaken in accordance with relevant national guidance. New consultants are also encouraged to arrange a suitable mentor.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice
• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Postgraduate thesis

Experience

• CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or within 6 months of attainment of Higher Training CCT at time of interview.
• Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training
• Experience in the assessment and management of patients in acute medical settings and ED.
• Experience of delivering and developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary restraints.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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