Consultant Psychiatrist in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Bridgend is seeking a mental health specialist to provide evidence-based interventions for young people with mental health disorders. The role involves working collaboratively within a team that includes doctors and therapists. Key benefits include a leading pension, generous leave, and opportunities for career growth and ongoing development. This position emphasizes safeguarding and culturally appropriate service delivery for diverse communities in South Wales.

Benefits

Leading pension

Generous leave

Flexible work

Career growth

Ongoing learning and development

Qualifications

• Experienced in providing mental health interventions for young people.
• Ability to work with BME communities and ensure appropriate access to services.
• Skilled in training and supporting staff within a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based specialist mental health interventions.
• Support and improve early recognition of mental health difficulties.
• Develop skills within the children and young people's mental health workforce.

Job description

Overview

To improve outcomes for children and young people in South Wales through the provision of timely, high quality, easily accessible, effective and cost‑efficient multi-disciplinary and multi-agency support.

Responsibilities

• To provide developmentally appropriate evidence-based specialist mental health and psychiatric interventions for young people with mental health disorders.
• To provide culturally appropriate services which support the local BME community and to provide appropriate access to families prudently.
• Through the provision of a clinical consultation service for staff working with children and young people in universal and targeted settings, improve the early recognition of difficulties and provision of appropriate early interventions.
• Through appropriate training and service development programmes develop the skills and competencies within specialist NHS CAMHS and in support of the wider children and young people's workforce.
• To deliver services in a that ensures safeguarding of children and young people is paramount and all staff are appropriately recruited and trained.

The successful candidate will join a mature clinical team of consisting of a Senior Specialty Grade Doctor colleague, Team Lead, Nurse Therapists, Psychological Therapists, and Junior Medical Staff to deliver the tier 2/3 CAMH service to the Bridgend area of Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB. There will be opportunities to develop services for children with complex mental health conditions within the Bridgend area and the Cwm Taf locality as a whole service. This is an opportunity to work within a dynamic and transformational service committed to delivering high quality services for the population within the Managed Clinical Network.

Benefits

• Leading pension
• Generous leave
• Flexible work
• Career growth
• Ongoing learning and development