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Person specification

Essential

Primary Medical Qualification
Evidence of post-graduate professional qualifications in psychiatry
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
Evidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT in C&A psychiatry
Section 12 approved
Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment
Experience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Experience in managing neurodevelopmental conditions (ASC ADHD) and intellectual disability
Experience of assessing and managing complex mental health co-morbidities
Excellent leadership skills
Excellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skills
Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents
Good ability to work in a team setting
Understanding of safeguarding
Ability to assess capacity and consent
Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed
Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice
Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young people
Management / Audit: Participation in audit or QI in clinical posts
Teaching: Experience of teaching a range of disciplines
Research: Involvement in research projects
Good verbal and written communication skills
Good ability to engage hard-to-reach children, young people and their families
Good ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Demonstrable and clear ability to effectively lead a team and resolve conflict.
Probity
Eligibility to work in the UK
Fit to practice
Occupational Health Clearance

Desirable

Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient psychiatry
Trained in ADI and ADOS
Training in investigation of complaints and SIs
Special Interest in neurodevelopmental conditions
Evidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatricians
Evidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Consultant C&A Psychiatrist - Lambeth CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway

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Person specification