Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS

Mill Lodge is a 10 bedded mixed general adolescent inpatient unit with Willow View, a Day Unit for up to 8 young people with eating disorders attached. Both are commissioned by the Humber and North Yorkshire Provider Collaborative. The successful applicant will join the established 0.7 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist and will provide clinical leadership and senior psychiatric input into Mill Lodge with cross cover into Willow View. The service supports young people who experience significant psychiatric, psychological and emotional difficulties that cause significant problems with interpersonal, educational and social functioning.

1. Access assessment for young people referred across the North Yorkshire region (the ideal candidate will be part of an access assessment team to lead and support the team to agree admissions, provide consultant assessments to decisions and recommendations when not suitable for admission and work with the provider collaborative partners to recommend suitable alternatives to admission). 2. Admit when necessary, alternatively divert to day care where appropriate, to provide assessment and treatment both informally and under the mental health act (the ideal candidate will act as RC leading the care and treatment of the YP under their care including all CPA/CETR and MHRT work as required). 3. Work with the family and other professional networks within the commissioning scope that has been agreed to (the ideal candidate will be a part of a governance team within the unit to influence co-production work with YP and family, will influence the need and desire to work with VCS partners in addition to established professional networks).