Consultant Psychiatrist – Bethlem Adolescent Unit

The post will be part time post, and working alongside another substantive consultant, Dr Natalia Wielgosz (0.6 WTE)The BAU has its base at the Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, and has an integrated hospital school. There is a multidisciplinary team, comprising nursing staff, a clinical psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist and teachers. The medical staff consists of another part time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, a Specialist resident doctor 4-6 and a Core resident doctor 1-3. BAU is based on Tyson East 1 ward at the Bethlem Royal Hospital. TE1 has 12 inpatient beds suitable for young people aged between 12 to 18 years, and up to 3 day patient places. It is an open adolescent inpatient unit, offering mental health care for adolescents (12-17 years) with serious mental illness who present in crisis and require hospital admission.The consultant role involves clinical and medical leadership for both the MDT and junior medical staff. This involves direct assessment of all admissions, formulation of treatment plans in conjunction with the MDT, liaison with other agencies (both clinical and non clinical), supervision of junior medical staff, chairing of meetings with both clinical and non clinical agenda, and facilitating discharge through the CPA process.