Consultant Psychiatrist in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - North Core

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead the North CAMHS team. The role includes clinical assessment and treatment for children with psychiatric disorders and contributing to team governance and training. The ideal candidate will have a Doctorate in Medicine with specialist training in psychiatry. This position offers an opportunity to impact children's mental health services in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Medical Council as a Consultant.
• Experience working in CAMHS or equivalent.
• Ability to engage with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership to the North CAMHS team.
• Conduct clinical assessments and treatment for psychiatric disorders.
• Contribute to the Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist on-call rota.

Skills

Medical leadership

Child and adolescent psychiatry

Clinical governance

Training and supervision

Education

Doctorate in Medicine

Specialist training in psychiatry

Job description

Overview

The post-holder will provide medical leadership to the North CAMHS team within the Integrated Children’s Service, working closely with consultant colleagues in CAMHS and Paediatrics, CAMHS MDTs and alongside Managers. The post-holder will provide Consultant Psychiatrist level clinical assessment and treatment to children and young people with general psychiatric disorders in City Care Centre, Peterborough.

Responsibilities

• The post-holder will provide medical leadership to the North CAMHS team within the Integrated Children’s Service, working closely with consultant colleagues in CAMHS and Paediatrics, CAMHS MDTs and alongside Managers.
• The post-holder will provide Consultant Psychiatrist level clinical assessment and treatment to children and young people with general psychiatric disorders in City Care Centre, Peterborough at approximately 1 new case per week.
• Work mainly with the Core North team. Considerations can be made to allocate some PAs to work with the Neurodevelopmental team (ADHD pathway).
• Attend and shape team meetings to ensure robust clinical governance activities are maintained, including appropriate CPD slots arranged by the Team Manager in collaboration with senior clinicians.
• Link with the Home Treatment Team and the Crisis Team; support IST workers to formulate cases and plan patient care as the patient’s Tier 3 consultant.
• Programmed Activities (2.5 PA or pro-rata) allocated for CPD, audit, clinical governance, supervision, research and other supporting professional activities. Of this, 1.5 PA (or pro-rata) is mandatory; an additional 1 PA (or pro-rata) is allocated to SPAs that benefit professional development and Trust governance.
• Engage in CPD activities, termly CPD events, and opportunities within the Trust’s governance structure (e.g., Ethics Committee, Clinical Audit, NICE Implementation Group, Medicines Management Committee) and Lead Clinician roles as appropriate.
• Train Core, Specialty and GP trainees including acting as Consultant Supervisor; contribute to CPFT’s Core Training scheme and East of England Higher Training Scheme; may train GP trainees in Secondary Care if opportunity arises.
• Contribute to daytime Duty Consultant rota with Consultant colleagues to ensure cover for duty CAMHS practitioners and paediatric wards for urgent assessments and advice.
• Participate in the Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist out-of-hours on-call rota (currently 1 in 8) paid at Band A, with a 5% supplement; provide advice/supervision to doctors in training grades and duty CAMHS practitioners; respond promptly to on-call calls and attend hospital sites as required.
• Contribute to the teaching and training of STs, CTs, medical students and MDT members.
• CTs and STs rotate within the department; opportunity to undertake the role of Clinical and Educational Supervisor for doctors in training.
• Access to admin support via the Peterborough Admin Hub; Core and Neurodevelopmental service have dedicated administrators.
• Provide consultation to multi-agency colleagues working with children and young people and respond to safeguarding needs in line with local and national standards.
• Maintain high-quality clinical records and participate in administrative duties related to patient care and service operations.
• Collaborate with medical colleagues to maintain service continuity in the absence of departmental colleagues due to annual leave, study leave and sickness.

About CPFT and Equal Opportunities

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve health and wellbeing. Our clinical teams deliver NHS services not only in inpatient and primary care settings but also within the community, including 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.

We recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values and, as an equal opportunities employer, encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups, including people with long-term conditions and members of 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.

Additional information

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You may be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an opportunity for additional hours flexible around personal circumstances.

In line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List (2020), CPFT currently cannot accept applications from overseas candidates in countries classed as a Red List country. Applicants may require a valid police certificate from relevant authorities for each country where they have been present for 12 months or more in the last 10 years, aged 18 or over.

If successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS where appropriate, references and Occupational Health. Bring identity documents to your interview; a list of required documents will be attached to your invitation. Communications will be via TRAC Systems; applying for this post implies consent to CPFT transferring information to TRAC and, if offered, to the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.