Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Harrogate

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

5 days ago

About the role

The CAMHS directorate in North Yorkshire and York locality of TEWV is comprised of the two York Community CAMHS teams based at Orca House, the Selby team based at Worsley Court, the Harrogate Team based at Hummingbird House, the Scarborough Team based at Lake House and the Northallerton Team based at North Moor House with a peripheral clinic in Colburn, the Eating Disorder team and the CAMHS crisis team both based across the whole locality. This post will provide input into Harrogate part of the North Yorkshire and York service. It has a Single Point of Access service staffed by an experienced staff team who triage and provide a telephone consultation service to families and referrers. The SPA responds to all referrals and help young people and their families with the process of navigating through the options to find a service that meets their needs. The service works with a model of brief intervention to empower young people and their families in achieving good mental health and well-being. Staff job plans are designed to deliver services described in the TEWV Clinical Pathways, to provide high quality evidence-based care.

This post arises from a consultant moving to another post within the service, prior to recruiting to this post there had been a substantive consultant in post. The Team is based at Hummingbird House in Harrogate. The team serves the Harrogate area including Ripon, Masham and Pateley Bridge and includes (Wetherby) a GP practice in Wetherby.

Person specification

Essential

Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment Able to adapt to and lead service change.
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Participated in continuous professional development Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit.
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable

Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation. Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. Has led clinical audits leading to service change
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service