Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in Bury CAMHS

Job summary

Job description is current pending Royal College approval

This is a substantive post for which 10 PA's are available.

The post holder will provide specialist out-patient and consultation services to children and young people aged to 5-18 years in generic CAMHS. Based in Bury CAMHS, you will work alongside the main CAMHS team and also interface with other agencies including Local Authority, Paediatrics, and Working Age Adult services.

Main duties of the job

They will be actively engaged in service development and requirement for the post holder will include strong clinical leadership skills, and adaptation to change.

The post holder will provide a generic mental health service to children and adolescents up to their 18th birthday. You will manage a cohort of children and young people with a wide range of mental health needs. Working as part of multi disciplinary teams you will have responsibility for direct clinical work, supervision, helping to lead in management of referrals, effective multi-agency liaison with various relevant departments and undertaking local strategic management tasks as appropriate to the post. You will have excellent clinical leadership and communication skills. You will have strong interest and experience in working children and adolescents.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a psychiatric service for children and young people in Bury CAMHS.

To undertake direct clinical work and provide supervision to the MDT and work in partnership with other agencies.

To take clinical responsibility for a caseload

To manage a needs led interface with Working Age Psychiatry

To work creatively with other agencies who are involved with children and young people (Paediatrics, Schools and colleges , YOT, Drug and Alcohol services, CCG, Local Authority )

To provide clinical supervision as required to junior medical staff

To support the continued development of the Bury CAMHS service

To adhere to all relevant local and national safeguarding policies and procedures

To work closely with the other CAMHS Consultants, Operational and multidisciplinary staff, Directorate managers

Person Specification

Eductation Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration

Desirable

Published research MRCPsych

Professional/Occupational Qualifications

Essential

Possession of CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving this or entered on the GMC Specialist Register

Section 12 Approval under Mental Health Act 183, or be eligible for approval.

Desirable

Postgraduate degrees MSc, MD etc

Experience in the use of the Mental Health Act (1983)

Job Training

Essential

Demonstrable competency across the PMETB approved curriculum for higher training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry

Job Experience

Essential

Registered for CPD with the RCPsych. Expectation of good standing for CPD.

Special Apptitudes and skills

Essential

Qualities essential to make a good educational supervisor of trainees in psychiatry

Commitment to training and teaching

Strong Leadership skills Clarity, Commitment to share ideas with colleagues, to develop and improve the service

Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries

Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups

Evidence of audit activity

Excellent communication skills

Cultural competency

Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act

Desirable

Current or past education supervisor of basic trainee and a specialist registrar

Evidence of previous experience in teaching

Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere

Experience of effective work with Adult Psych or partner agency

Experience of leading creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis

Published audit

Good sense of humour, team player