Consultant Psychiatrist - Marlborough Community CAMHS

The Methodist Church in Britain; Marlborough; Vor Ort; GBP 85.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

33 days annual leave pro rata

Career progression opportunities

Learning and development

Protected SPA time

Competitive pension scheme

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

Lease car scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Zusammenfassung

The Marlborough Community CAMHS consultant psychiatrist post sits within Savernake Hospital, leading a multidisciplinary team to provide high-level psychiatric input for children and young people with complex mental health needs. The role emphasises clinical leadership, risk assessment and service development within the Getting More Help pathway.

Applicants must hold, or be eligible for, full GMC registration and Section 12 approval (or Approved Clinician status), with experience at

Qualifikationen

• Medical degree with full GMC registration or eligibility for Specialist Register (or within 6 months of CCT).
• Eligibility for Section 12 approval (Mental Health Act) or Approved Clinician status, or willingness to apply.

Aufgaben

• Provide psychiatric clinical input and leadership to the CAMHS team.
• Deliver targeted care to children and young people with severe and enduring needs via the Getting More Help pathway.
• Take responsibility for your patients and those seen by staff you supervise.
• Share clinical governance responsibility as a clinical lead with other consultants.
• Carry Mental Health Act assessments of emergencies when needed; initial assessments may be required in certain circumstances.
• Collaborate on clinical management including risk and carers’ needs assessments and service development.
• Promote a restorative, just and learning culture and participate in safety huddles and investigations.
• Identify improvements in practice where appropriate.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Clinical governance

Risk assessment

Service development

Cultural sensitivity

Team collaboration

Decision making under pressure

Clinical leadership

Ausbildung

Medical degree

GMC registration eligibility / Approved Clinician status

Jobbeschreibung

This consultant psychiatrist post sits within Marlborough Community CAMHS, working from Savernake Hospital alongside an established multidisciplinary team. The core of the work is psychiatric clinical input and leadership for children and young people with severe and enduring mental health needs, including risk assessment, carers' needs and service development. The post is full-time, with ten programmed activities and a job plan of roughly 75% direct clinical care and 25% supporting professional activities, plus protected SPA time. Applicants need full GMC registration and eligibility for Section 12 approval, or willingness to apply once in post.

What the job involves

• Provide psychiatric clinical input and leadership to the team
• Deliver targeted care to children and young people with severe and enduring needs through the Getting More Help pathway
• Take responsibility for your own patients and for those seen by medical staff you directly supervise
• Share clinical governance responsibility for the team as a clinical lead with the other consultants
• Take responsibility for Mental Health Act assessments of emergencies when needed; initial assessments are not expected except in certain circumstances
• Work in partnership on clinical management, including risk assessment, carers' needs assessment and service development under the Trust key working model
• Encourage a restorative, just and learning culture, and take part in safety huddles and investigations
• Identify improvements in practice where appropriate

Qualifications

• Medical degree
• Eligibility for the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of CCT at interview)

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• Eligibility for Section 12 approval (Mental Health Act) or Approved Clinician status, or willingness to apply once in post

Experience

• Clinical work in psychiatry at SpR, SAS/specialist or consultant level within the last 3 years
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of applying the Mental Health Act
• Understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to culturally sensitive practice

Skills & knowledge

• Leadership skills
• Commitment to a respectful, fair, supportive and compassionate team culture, and modelling these behaviours
• Managing complex workloads and supporting others to do the same
• Managing clinical complexity and uncertainty

Nice to have

• MSc or higher degree
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent
• Experience of service development and introducing new mental health services
• Experience of consultant-level work in an inpatient environment
• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team or service leadership

What’s offered

• 33 days annual leave pro rata, rising to 35 days after seven years' seniority
• Career progression opportunities
• Tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
• Protected SPA time within the job plan
• Competitive pension scheme
• Relocation allowance of up to £8,000 for external applicants (subject to criteria)
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme