Consultant Psychiatrist Southwark CAMHS Early Help/Neurodevelopmental

Consultant Psychiatrist Southwark CAMHS Early Help/Neurodevelopmental NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 334-CHI JA

Site: Mapother House
Town: London
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Closing: 06/01/:59
Interview date: 24/01/2025

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links, and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to providing high-quality specialist care to our service users, and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021, together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes, and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users, where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen, and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

Southwark CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Service/ Early Help Team

We are seeking a permanent Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the Southwark Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service.

The post holder will join an established Multidisciplinary Team and support in the leadership and delivery of effective community CAMH services, in accordance with national guidance and guidelines, and in collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, and other relevant services in the statutory, private, and voluntary sectors.

This Consultant post offers an opportunity to join Southwark CAMHS and the CAMHS Clinical Academic Group of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, the most comprehensive mental health service for children and young people in the country.

Main duties of the job

This post includes direct clinical activity and supporting professional activities, during which the post holder will contribute to service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement, in addition to completing continuous professional development and pursuing other professional activities.

The main responsibilities of the post include:

• Assessment and management of children and young people and providing psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care in the neurodevelopmental service and in the Early Help team.
• Assuming responsibility for own case list and case management of children and families, in partnership with the MDT.
• Using pharmacological interventions, as appropriate, in partnership with children and their families and networks of care.
• Supervision of junior medical staff as required.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions, and leave: We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions, and leave package.
• Work-life balance: We support a range of flexible working options, such as part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development: There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through mentoring, coaching, and other talent programmes.
• Car lease: Our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
• NHS discounts: Discounts of up to 10% from various well-known retail brands.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties of this post holder also include:

• Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric trainees, and multidisciplinary staff.
• Attending and chairing clinical meetings as timetabled.
• Considering safeguarding issues for each case, consulting with other professionals and referring concerns to the appropriate safeguarding teams as required.
• Communicating skilfully, tactfully, and sensitively with children, families, and other professionals.
• Maintaining the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing.
• Working as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and the policies and procedures of the Trust.
• Linking with statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals as well as other CAMHS Teams.
• Maintaining good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments.
• Participation in peer and group supervision meetings.
• Adhering to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.
• Maintaining GMC registration and participating in CPD.
• Provision of prospective cross cover for colleagues during periods of leave.

Person specification

• 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.

Training and Experience

• Experience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities.
• Trained in ADI and/or ADOS.
• Experience of providing consultation to non-CAMHS practitioners.
• Special interest in neurodevelopmental conditions.

Qualifications

• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.

Clinical skills

• Excellent leadership skills.
• Excellent child and adolescent psychiatric assessment skills.
• Good ability to relate to children, adolescents, and parents/carers.
• Understanding of safeguarding.

The Trust is committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

Please note:

• All applications for this post will need to be made online.
• Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role.
• Submit your application as early as possible.

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion.