Locum Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an 6 PA Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry post providing psychiatric input and service development to the North Somerset CAMHS Community Eating Disorder Service.

The North Somerset Eating Disorder Service will become a spoke of the Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire specialist community eating disorder hub, which has links with Bristol Children's hospital and Riverside inpatient unit.

The core community CAMHS teams offers extended assessments of new referrals followed by referral on to one of several therapeutic care pathways - CBT, DBT, trauma therapy/EMDR, arts psychotherapy.

Main duties of the job

The psychiatrist will offer assessment and treatment where required, working alongside a case holder within the team, and be an important member of the multi-disciplinary team, offering psychiatric consultation and formulation.

The post holder will provide psychiatric input to an experienced community Eating Disorder team, working closely with paediatricians and the acute hospitals in Bristol.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration or eligibility to be included on the register and holding a current licence to practise at the time of appointment.

Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Section 12 approval/ Approved Clinician Status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

Relevant Higher Degree MD, PHD, Msc or other additional clinical qualifications

MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Additional clinical qualifications

Experience

Essential

Wide breadth of clinical experience working with children and young people with mental health problems and their families

Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD.

Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.

Evidence of effective multi-agency working

Desirable

Specific additional therapy training ( Positive Behavioural Support, CBT, systemic therapy, DBT etc.)

Personal Skills

Essential

To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work

Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Clinical Skills

Essential

Skills in psychiatric assessment, formulation and risk management (including safeguarding) as well as psychopharmacology in children, neurodevelopmental disorders and attachment difficulties.

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.

Teaching

Essential

Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.

Understand principles of teaching.

Research & Audit

Essential

Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.

Ability to supervise junior medical staff undertaking research projects.

Experience of carrying out an audit project

Management

Essential

Evidence of management/leadership skills training.