CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Ayot Green; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhodes Wood Hospital, part of Elysium Healthcare, is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for its Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CYPMHS). You will provide expert care for young people aged 12 to 18 with eating disorders, reviewing referrals, conducting admission assessments and ensuring effective management plans.

You will lead risk assessments, oversee physical health evaluations, and offer clinical leadership, supervision and reflective practice for the team.

Responsibilities

• Review referrals and conduct admission assessments.
• Ensure effective patient management plans are in place.
• Lead risk assessments and oversee physical health evaluations.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and reflective practice for key workers.
• Supervise non-training grade doctors and psychiatric trainees.
• Participate in on-call rota (currently 1 in 6) and support cross-cover during leave.
• Uphold governance standards and maintain accurate records.
• Collaborate with GPs, CYPMHS teams, commissioners and other stakeholders.

Job description

Are you passionate about transforming young lives through expert psychiatric care? Join Rhodes Wood Hospital, a supportive and experienced team as a Consultant Psychiatrist within our Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CYPMHS), providing specialist care for young people aged 12 to 18 with eating disorders. You will work in a service that delivers evidence-based, individualised treatment programmes designed to meet each young persons unique needs. As a CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist, you will review referrals, conduct admission assessments, and ensure effective management plans are in place. You will lead risk assessments, oversee physical health evaluations, and provide clinical leadership, supervision, and reflective practice for key workers within the team. Your role will include supervising non-training grade doctors and psychiatric trainees, participating in the on-call rota (currently 1 in 6), and supporting cross-cover arrangements for colleagues during leave, As a CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist, you will review referrals, conduct admission assessments, and ensure effective management plans are in place. You will lead risk assessments, oversee physical health evaluations, and provide clinical leadership, supervision, and reflective practice for key workers within the team. Your role will include supervising non-training grade doctors and psychiatric trainees, participating in the on-call rota (currently 1 in 6), and supporting cross-cover arrangements for colleagues during leave periods. You will uphold governance standards, maintain accurate records, and ensure culturally competent practice aligned with safeguarding requirements. Collaboration is keyyou will establish strong working relationships with GPs, CYPMHS community teams, commissioners, and other stakeholders to ensure continuity of care. Participation in clinical governance, annual appraisal, and CPD is essential, alongside an interest in research and teaching to support service development. Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.