Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Deaf CAMHS Cambridge
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Cambridgeshire,
Salary
£109,725 – £145,478
Posted
1 weeks ago
About the role
Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - 6PAs
Duration - 3 - 6 months
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist in our Deaf CAMHS team based in Cambridge. This part time Consultant post provides clinical input to children and young people from Cambridge and East of England, referred to the National Deaf CAMHS Service.
The successful candidate will join an established and stable multidisciplinary team of professionals skilled in mental health and deafness. The multidisciplinary team consists of a mixture of deaf and hearing staff and also sign language interpreters experienced in mental health work. The service is part of the National CAMHS Deaf service with hubs across the country and a unified quality and governance alliance.
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust hosts three community teams. This team covering Greater London and teams covering Kent/ Medway and Cambridge.
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The primary focus of this role will be to provide specialist support for deaf children, many of which will present neurodevelopmental needs. This is, therefore, likely to involve managing ADHD cases that require ongoing medication monitoring and reviews, as well as contributing to the ASD pathway through participation in ADOS assessments and general consensus discussions with the wider team.