Livewell Southwest

Consultant in CAMHS - Therapies & Children in Care

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Job summary

Consultant in CAMHS - Therapies and Children in Care (Part-Time 6PAs)

We are looking for an outstanding psychiatrist to join our CAMHS team. This post is for a Consultant in the CAMHS Therapies Pathway and Children in Care Pathway. This is a new post created due to the extension of the Plymouth CAMHS Acute Care Pathway with the development of the Home Treatment Team, as well as the Eating Disorders Team, with increased demand for Consultant input in these and other areas of CAMHS.

Enjoying the varied nature of CAMHS, you will be enthusiastic, professional and committed to providing the very best care for patients under your care. You will provide sound medical advice and leadership with these to the Plymouth CAMHS Therapies pathway and Children in Care team.

As a consultant in the service you will naturally be at the forefront of decision making with regards to service provision, development and delivery. You will possess the skills and knowledge to supervise the foundation, GP and psychiatry trainees assigned to the department with ease.

The interview date will be Friday 28th June 2024 in the morning.

Main duties of the job

This post will sit within the specialist CAMHS service and work across the therapies and children in care pathway. There is ample opportunity for a special interest.

The consultant is only responsible for the clinical care of cases under his or her direct care.

This post will sit within the Child and Care Pathway and Therapies Pathway and work across the MDT. There is ample opportunity for a special interest.

The work of the post-holder will be to support the multi-disciplinary team in the child in care and therapies pathways by providing psychiatric assessments and treatments but also case consultation and supervision to other members of the team and containment of risk. This is a community-based post with a central base at Mount Gould Hospital. The way the team is organised currently referrals are accepted according to specified referral criteria and after triage assessment by team members. They are then allocated for specific modality work.

It is expected that there will be one new assessment (including both pathways) per week and around 10 follow up appointments per week depending on complexity. A rule of thumb for doctors in the department is five patients per day or three per half day. The follow up work may include family meetings, network meetings and child protection meetings, for example.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.

We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.

Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:

Protected CPD time for registered staff

Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff

Leadership & mentoring programmes

A bespoke induction programme

Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.

Details

Date posted

21 May 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£99,532 to £131,964 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9832-MD-2024-326

Job locations

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document entitled "JD - CAMHS - Therapies & CIC" as the fully endorsed job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document entitled "JD - CAMHS - Therapies & CIC" as the fully endorsed job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Eligibility for full registration with GMC with a licence to practice.
  • Inclusion on the Specialist Register in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the time of taking up the Post (Specialist Registrars applying in advance must be within six months of their CCT at the point of being interviewed).
  • Eligibility for Section 12 and Approved Clinician Approval.
  • Extensive experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry essential.

Desirable

  • Higher academic Qualification (MSc, PhD or other relevant higher qualifications).
  • MRCPsych.
  • Specialist areas e.g. Personality disorder, Eating disorders, Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
  • Qualification in Teaching & Learning.

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Mental Health legislation.
  • Participation in Continual Professional Development.
  • MDT working.
  • Ability to offer expert psychiatric opinion on full range of emergency and routine clinical situations.

Desirable

  • Evidence of special interest.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Eligibility for full registration with GMC with a licence to practice.
  • Inclusion on the Specialist Register in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the time of taking up the Post (Specialist Registrars applying in advance must be within six months of their CCT at the point of being interviewed).
  • Eligibility for Section 12 and Approved Clinician Approval.
  • Extensive experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry essential.

Desirable

  • Higher academic Qualification (MSc, PhD or other relevant higher qualifications).
  • MRCPsych.
  • Specialist areas e.g. Personality disorder, Eating disorders, Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
  • Qualification in Teaching & Learning.

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Mental Health legislation.
  • Participation in Continual Professional Development.
  • MDT working.
  • Ability to offer expert psychiatric opinion on full range of emergency and routine clinical situations.

Desirable

  • Evidence of special interest.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Livewell Southwest

Address

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY


Employer's website

https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Livewell Southwest

Address

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY


Employer's website

https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead CAMHS / Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr Fernanda Garcia-Costas

fernanda.garcia-costas@nhs.net

01752434543

Details

Date posted

21 May 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£99,532 to £131,964 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9832-MD-2024-326

Job locations

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY


Supporting documents

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