ConsultantPsychiatryPermanent

Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Pennine Care NHS FT

CQC: Good

Rochdale

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Acute

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

Job overview: We are delighted to offer an exciting Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry position within Rochdale CAMHS (6 PAs), delivering high-quality clinical input to a supportive, multidisciplinary team. The post is designed with flexibility in mind and can be extended to a full-time (10 PA) role by combining with 4 PAs in either the North Eating Disorders Service or the Crisis Team. Alternatively, a 7 PA portfolio can be created by adding a session in the Care for Children's team. This opportunity is ideal for newly qualified (post-CCT) or experienced consultants who wish to tailor their role to their clinical interests, whether focusing on specialist expertise, leadership, medical education or building a broader portfolio career. You will join a forward-thinking service with opportunities for innovation, service development, and shaping care pathways across the wider system.

Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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Role Summary: The successful candidate will join a well-established and experienced Tier 3 Community CAMHS multidisciplinary team. They will join three other consultants, a GP trainee and a core trainee, providing psychiatric support to the team. They will be based at Rochdale CAMHS, Birch Hill Hospital, Rochdale, OL12 9RD. The post is a replacement post due to one existing consultant partially retiring and the 6 sessions becoming available. The post holder will work as part of a comprehensive CAMHS team with special responsibility for designated clinical pathways as per further discussions and areas of interest. The post is established and managed within the Trust's CAMHS Care Hub, and the post holder will be joining a dynamic, supportive, and expanding Consultant group, now 20 in number and growing. The post is suitable for an experienced Consultant, or a suitably qualified Speciality Trainee (ST6), who wishes to work with the team in the development of the Service.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.

Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance

Access to Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and research activities

Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service

Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Person specification

Essential

Full GMC Registration
Possession of CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving this or entered on the GMC Specialist Register
Section 12 Approval under Mental Health Act 183, or be eligible for approval
Demonstrable competency across the PMETB approved curriculum for higher training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry
Registered for CPD with the RCPsych

Desirable

Published research MRCPsych
Otherpostgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD etc
Experience in the use of the Mental Health Act (1983)
Area of special interest and expertise