Lead Consultant, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave entitlement

Excellent learning and development

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car

NHS discount schemes

Wellbeing support and counselling

Staff networks and support groups

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust in Birmingham is seeking a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to lead senior psychiatric input for inpatients and families within an established multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will supervise resident doctors, ensure compliance with working time directives, participate in service planning and annual appraisals, and maintain GMC registration and Approved Clinician status as part of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to resident doctors as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures.
• To ensure that resident doctors working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the new deal and are working time directive compliant.
• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively.
• To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
• To maintain a license to practice with the General Medical Council and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
• The post holder will be expected to have approved clinician status, or be eligible to apply for approval, and will be expected to maintain this to act as responsible clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
• To participate annually in a job plan review with the medical lead, which will include consultation with a relevant manager to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.

Job description

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust in Birmingham is seeking a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to lead senior psychiatric input for inpatients and families within an established multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will supervise resident doctors, ensure compliance with working time directives, participate in service planning and annual appraisals, and maintain GMC registration and Approved Clinician status as part of ongoing professional development.