Inpatient CAMHS Consultant

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Bournemouth

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

Trust type

Teaching

Posted

3 weeks ago

About the role

Are you a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist looking for an exciting opportunity to help shape a new inpatient service for children and young people? Our Inpatient CAMHS service in Bournemouth is expanding with the opening of a brand-new, purpose-built 8-bed High Intensity Environment/PICU and we are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Consultant to join us at this pivotal stage. Join our team and benefit from up to £30,000 in recruitment & retention payments £10,000 paid on appointment £10,000 paid on the 1st anniversary of appointment £10,000 paid on the 2nd anniversary of appointment As a CAMHS consultant you will be enthusiastic and dedicated to working within Psychiatry with our children and young people. You'll work alongside and receive support from the current Inpatient CAMHS consultant as well as both a specialist and specialty doctor. Your clinical duties revolve around assessment and treatment planning for patients with complex presentations. Activities include direct face to face time, meeting families and community staff, reviewing records, clinical report writing and tribunal work, daily meeting with ward staff and CPA and discharge planning meetings. We would love to hear from you and explore how this role could be shaped around your skills and your specialist interests. We are committed to flexible working and would be happy to discuss how this can work for you.

Person specification

Essential

General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post
On Specialist Register in enter specialism Psychiatry.
Excellent knowledge in specialty
Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy, and positive
Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care
Able to manage priorities
Evidence of management/Leadership skills training
Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
Approved educational supervisor training
To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.
An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and importance in patient care.
Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation
Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience of carrying out an audit project
Experience or involvement in a research project and publication
Ability to supervisor junior medical staff undertaking research projects

Desirable

Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
Additional clinical qualification
Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.
Teaching Experience
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.
Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff
Published audit project
Ability to critically appraise published research