Job summary
The CAMHS Service Line has 4 part-time community posts vacant and Clinical Leadership Opportunities. Applicants interested in full-time work can apply for any combination of these posts, responsible to Associate Clinical Director, CAMHS
We are developing our Leadership team and there are Clinical Leadership opportunities available within the Service Line (with additional PAs attached), this provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to the continued development of our high quality and well performing CAMHS Services.
We encourage doctors who are interested in leadership to apply and to seek conversations about these opportunities with Diana Cassell and Jen Allen.
Main duties of the job
Post 1 Job Title: Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,CAMHS Service Line - 5 PAs (Sutton CAMHS)
Base: Sutton CAMHS, Stanley Park Road,Wallington
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic psychiatrist to join our group of CAMHS psychiatrists, within our CAMHS Service Line. This is a substantive post.
The Consultant will work with the other two Consultant Psychiatrists to provide clinical leadership to an established multidisciplinary Sutton CAMHS service covering the London Borough of Sutton
This post has become available due to the previous post-holder retiring.
Post 2 Job Title: Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,CAMHS Service Line -6 PAs (Richmond CAMHS)
Responsible to: Associate Clinical Director, CAMHS
Base: Richmond CAMHS, Barnes Hospital
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic psychiatrist to join our group of CAMHS psychiatrists, within our CAMHS Service Line. This is a substantive post.
Working with two other Consultant Psychiatrists to provide clinical leadership to an established multidisciplinary Richmond CAMHS service covering the London Borough of Richmond. It includes 1 PA to offer consultation to the Tier 2 Neurodevelopmental service.
This post has become available due to additional sessions in the service.
About us
Post 3 Job Title: Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,CAMHS Service Line -6 PAs (Neurodevelopmental Disorders Team)
Base: Neurodevelopmental Disorders Team,Springfield Hospital, London SW17 7DJ
We seek a committed and enthusiastic psychiatrist for this substantive post in our CAMHS Service Line.
Working with the Senior Clinical psychologist to provide clinical leadership to an established multidisciplinary team who offer diagnostic assessment packages for young people identified as needing this across all 5 Boroughs covered by the Trust. This team has succeeded in reducing wait times and innovates to update the assessment model. Full reports and feedback are provided to enable a young person and family, to work with partner agencies to gain appropriate support.The post has become available with the previous post-holder leaving the service.
Post 4 Job Title: Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,CAMHS Service Line - 9 PAs (Wandsworth Tier 3 CAMHS)
Base: Wandsworth CAMHS, Springfield Hospital, London SW17 7DJ
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic psychiatrist to join our CAMHS Service Line. This is a substantive post.
The Consultant will work with two other Consultant Psychiatrists to provide clinical leadership to an established multidisciplinary service covering the London Borough of Wandsworth. The post is available due to retirement of the post-holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
SWLStG CAMHS
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Directorate of Southwest London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust is a well-established provider of mental health services to the population of South West London.
We offer highly specialist Sutton & Richmond CAMHS services, combining expertise in CYP moderate to severe mental health services, we are embedding I-Thrive across our Boroughs.
The Sutton and Richmond posts are an exciting opportunity to join busy, developing services to provide both treatment and individual, family and group interventions for children and young people, some of whom may have significant co-morbid mental health needs. There will also be opportunities for all 4 post holders to contribute to ongoing service development in line with NICE guidance.
The posts are within a multidisciplinary team providing a community service and has close links with local authority, schools across the borough. The post holder will be joining a skilled, motivated, and innovative multidisciplinary team committed to continual learning and development and will be offered excellent CPD opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
SWLStG CAMHS
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Directorate of Southwest London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust is a well-established provider of mental health services to the population of South West London.
We offer highly specialist Sutton & Richmond CAMHS services, combining expertise in CYP moderate to severe mental health services, we are embedding I-Thrive across our Boroughs.
The Sutton and Richmond posts are an exciting opportunity to join busy, developing services to provide both treatment and individual, family and group interventions for children and young people, some of whom may have significant co-morbid mental health needs. There will also be opportunities for all 4 post holders to contribute to ongoing service development in line with NICE guidance.
The posts are within a multidisciplinary team providing a community service and has close links with local authority, schools across the borough. The post holder will be joining a skilled, motivated, and innovative multidisciplinary team committed to continual learning and development and will be offered excellent CPD opportunities.
Person Specification
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty, especially the assessment and management of neuro-developmental disorders in child ren and adolescents.
- 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
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Training in specialist assessments tools, e.g. 3Di, ADOS etc.
ACADEMIC SKILLS and LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead a team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- 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 or improved outcomes to patients
Person Specification
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty, especially the assessment and management of neuro-developmental disorders in child ren and adolescents.
- 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
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Training in specialist assessments tools, e.g. 3Di, ADOS etc.
ACADEMIC SKILLS and LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead a team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- 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 or improved outcomes to patients
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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
South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Springfield Hospital & Sutton (Wallington) & Barnes Hospital
Sutton, Richmond, Wandsworth (Greater London)
SW17 7DJ
Employer's website
https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
