Specialty Doctor in CAMHS

This is a substantive post for 2 WTE Together with the 2 inpatient consultants and the other Speciality Doctor, the post-holder will mostly provide medical input and advice to the inpatient team. The consultant Child and Adolescent psychiatrist inpatient provision encompasses 'The Sett, NHFT's current Tier 4 provision, and it is expected that Speciality Doctor input will follow a similar arrangement. Further medical support to The Sett is: A rotational ST post from the Leicester Deanery. CT trainee input for out-of-hours urgent interventions/ admissions, under the supervision of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist on call (see relevant section about On Call commitment).

Provide Medical support for the Sett inpatient unit.

Take clinical responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients which are referred to inpatient Tier 4, jointly with other medical staff. The young people whose admission takes places after-hours are clerked by Junior doctors from the nearby Adult inpatient hospital (Berrywood).

Take responsibility for carrying our administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and other statutory and non-statutory reports within the required timescales.

To provide very occasional input to daytime CAMHS Response Team. This will be a flexible demand, as referrals to the Response team are by definition variable, but is not expected to extend beyond 0.5 sessions.