Job summary
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - Stockport CAMHS - 8 PA's
This is a substantive new post for which 8 PA's are available.
The post holder will provide specialist out-patient and consultation services to children and young people up to the age of 18 years in a community CAMHS service. Based at Stockport CAMHS, you will join 4 other Consultant colleagues within the Stockport CAMHS team and will also interface with other agencies including the Local Authority, Paediatrics and Working Age Adult services.
Role Summary:
The post holder will provide a generic mental health service to children and adolescents up to their 18th birthday. You will manage a cohort of children and young people with a wide range of mental health needs. Working as part of a multi disciplinary team you will have responsibility for direct clinical work, supervision, helping to lead in management of referrals, effective multi-agency liaison with various relevant departments and undertaking local strategic management tasks as appropriate to the post. You will have excellent clinical leadership and communication skills. You will also have strong interest and experience in working with children and older adolescents.
Main duties of the job
Role Summary:
The post holder will provide a generic mental health service to children and adolescents up to their 18th birthday. You will manage a cohort of children and young people with a wide range of mental health needs. Working as part of a multi disciplinary team you will have responsibility for direct clinical work, supervision, helping to lead in management of referrals, effective multi-agency liaison with various relevant departments and undertaking local strategic management tasks as appropriate to the post. You will have excellent clinical leadership and communication skills. You will also have strong interest and experience in working with children and older adolescents.
About us
This is a post that has come up due to additional CCG investments as part of Comprehensive CAMHS offer.
The successful candidate will join a well-established and experienced Tier 3 Community CAMHS multidisciplinary team. They will join four other consultants, an SAS doctor and a core trainee providing psychiatric support to the team. From summer 2022 they will work at Stopford House, Stockport, the new service base for Stockport Tier 3 CAMHS.
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 Directorate, and the post holder will be joining a dynamic, supportive, and expanding Consultant group, now 21 in number and growing.
This document describes a full-time post for which 8 programmed activities are available under the new Consultant Contract. Applications from candidates wishing to job-share are also welcomed.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
- To provide a psychiatric service for children and young people in Stockport.
- To undertake direct clinical work and provide supervision to the MDT and work in partnership with other agencies.
- To take clinical responsibility for a caseload.
- To manage a needs led interface with Working Age Psychiatry.
- To work creatively with other agencies who are involved with children and young people (Paediatrics, Schools and colleges, YOT, Drug and Alcohol services, Voluntary sector, Local Authority).
- To provide clinical supervision as required to junior medical staff.
- To support the continued development of the Stockport CAMHS service.
- To adhere to all relevant local and national safeguarding policies and procedures.
- To work closely with the other CAMHS Consultants, Operational and multidisciplinary staff and Care hub managers.
Key Requirements of the Person Specification:
- 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 1983 and Approved Clinician status.
- Demonstrable competency across the approved curriculum for higher specialist training in CAMHS.
- Excellent clinical leadership and communication skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
- To provide a psychiatric service for children and young people in Stockport.
- To undertake direct clinical work and provide supervision to the MDT and work in partnership with other agencies.
- To take clinical responsibility for a caseload.
- To manage a needs led interface with Working Age Psychiatry.
- To work creatively with other agencies who are involved with children and young people (Paediatrics, Schools and colleges, YOT, Drug and Alcohol services, Voluntary sector, Local Authority).
- To provide clinical supervision as required to junior medical staff.
- To support the continued development of the Stockport CAMHS service.
- To adhere to all relevant local and national safeguarding policies and procedures.
- To work closely with the other CAMHS Consultants, Operational and multidisciplinary staff and Care hub managers.
Key Requirements of the Person Specification:
- 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 1983 and Approved Clinician status.
- Demonstrable competency across the approved curriculum for higher specialist training in CAMHS.
- Excellent clinical leadership and communication skills.
Person Specification
Domicile - Car Owner/Driver
Essential
- Within ten road miles of main work place (unless otherwise agreed with the Trust)
Physical
Essential
- Good general health. Satisfactory Occupational Health screening prior to taking up appointment
Desirable
- Professional presentation
Attainments
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.
Special Aptitudes and skills
Essential
- Qualities essential to make a good educational supervisor of trainees in psychiatry
- Commitment to training and teaching
- Strong Leadership skills Clarity, Commitment to share ideas with colleagues, to develop and improve the service
- Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries
- Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups
- Evidence of audit activity
- Excellent communication skills
- Cultural competency
- Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
Desirable
- Current or past education supervisor of basic trainee and a specialist registrar
- Evidence ofprevious experience in teaching
- Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere
- Experience of effective work with Adult Psychiatry or partner agencies
- Experience of leading creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis
- Published audit
- Sociable personality and supportive colleague.
- NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Childrens Act - Evidence of using these to inform practice
Person Specification
Domicile - Car Owner/Driver
Essential
- Within ten road miles of main work place (unless otherwise agreed with the Trust)
Physical
Essential
- Good general health. Satisfactory Occupational Health screening prior to taking up appointment
Desirable
- Professional presentation
Attainments
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.
Special Aptitudes and skills
Essential
- Qualities essential to make a good educational supervisor of trainees in psychiatry
- Commitment to training and teaching
- Strong Leadership skills Clarity, Commitment to share ideas with colleagues, to develop and improve the service
- Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries
- Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups
- Evidence of audit activity
- Excellent communication skills
- Cultural competency
- Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
Desirable
- Current or past education supervisor of basic trainee and a specialist registrar
- Evidence ofprevious experience in teaching
- Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere
- Experience of effective work with Adult Psychiatry or partner agencies
- Experience of leading creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis
- Published audit
- Sociable personality and supportive colleague.
- NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Childrens Act - Evidence of using these to inform practice
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.
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.
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).
