CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist, Coastal Community & Liaison (£45k RRP)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Coastal Community CAMHS Team in Worthing providing leadership to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to Children and Young People. You will work as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team which includes nurses, psychologists, systemic family therapists and child psychotherapists. This post will work alongside other Consultants and Specialty Doctors who work in Sussex CAMHS. You will also be part of a Trust wide Consultant network where there are opportunities to liaise with colleagues in other posts throughout the Trust and develop peer networks. This is an established post. The post became available due to vacancy. This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 (pro-rata for part time staff) structured over a three-year period as follows:o£15,000 payable upon successful recruitmento£10,000 payable at 12 months' serviceo£10,000 payable at 24 months' serviceo£10,000 payable at 36 months' service

The service we provide is in line with NICE Evidenced Based Treatment for those children and young people. You will provide high quality specialist clinical assessments, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation to children, young people and their families in a range of settings, and work collaboratively with other members of the team to plan and deliver appropriate individually tailored treatment plans. To provide medical psychiatric assessment and intervention, including pharmacology and mental health act assessments to CAMHS in Coastal West Sussex ( Chichester and Worthing Bases ) ensuring best quality and most effective psychiatric care, working within a multi-disciplinary team. To work as part of the multi-professional team providing high quality specialist CAMHS clinical advice, assessment and intervention to children and young people in the area in a range of settings. To engage families/carers in planning and provision of care. To provide timely advice and consultation to GP's, social services and other referrers, facilitating appropriate access to services.