Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (Hoddesdon)

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the East Children and Young People Mental Health services within Hoddesdon and our satellite clinic in Bishop Stortford in Hertfordshire. This post is a fixed term locum post as ajob share with another consultant who is on a part time basis and reduced capacity basis. The Hoddesdon and Bishops Stortford CAMHS Clinics are part of the East Herts Quadrant for Community CAMHS Clinics of which the teams work alongside colleagues in Welwyn Garden City clinics to form the East Herts quadrant.

To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust's personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework. To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant. To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients. To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department. To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service. To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.