Senior CAMHS Psychiatrist: Crisis & Inpatient Liaison

Pennine Care NHS FT; Texas; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide medical oversight for the Crisis team and GMAIC across 10 PAs, with on‑call input from the medical rota.

The post will develop the role with acute care, liaise with community CAMHS and inpatient services, and lead multidisciplinary assessments for young people presenting with emotional and mental health crises, using legal frameworks when required.

Responsibilities

• To take clinical responsibility for young people who are open to the crisis service and GMAIC and require medical input.
• To lead the clinical team in acute care service, providing emergency, urgent and elective multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment for young people who present with emotional and mental health crisis.
• Working with the multidisciplinary team, provide comprehensive psychosocial multiaxial diagnostic assessment; formulation and management; assessment of psychiatric and psychological comorbidity; care of comorbid physical health needs; psychoeducation; psychopharmacological interventions and management.
• To provide consultation to referrals from community CAMHS services and other mental health services, paediatric ward, liaison services pertaining to young people with complex mental health care needs for those who require acute care specialist medical input in assessment and management including risk formulation. Case load responsibility for those who require consultant input
• To provide consultation to community CAMHS on gatekeeping assessments led by GMAIC which help determine suitability and appropriateness of inpatient services. To utilise the legal framework such as The Mental Health Act, The Children Act and The Mental Capacity Act when required.
• To adhere to the policies and procedures in support of the caseload, maintaining appropriate clinical records, confidentiality and administration.
• To work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, participating in and helping to lead in management of referrals, assessment and treatment, follow up reviews and discharge. To provide effective handover to borough mental health teams and Local Authorities, and updates for commissioners.
• To work in partnership with other professionals/agencies involved in the care of young people, across departmental and organisational boundaries.
• To provide medical consultation and advice to clinical staff within acute care pathways. To contribute to the clinical supervision of other practitioners within this pathway.
• To lead in the areas of medical practice in particular, and mental health practice in general using a clinical governance framework.
• To provide mutual prospective consultant leave cover for medical colleagues in inpatient and day service.

Job description

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide medical oversight for the Crisis team and GMAIC across 10 PAs, with on‑call input from the medical rota.

The post will develop the role with acute care, liaise with community CAMHS and inpatient services, and lead multidisciplinary assessments for young people presenting with emotional and mental health crises, using legal frameworks when required.