Job summary
Southwark CAMHS - Full time (10 PAs) Permanent Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry posts
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists to join the Southwark CAMH service. Southwark CAMHS is an innovative, enthusiastic service and the post has been developed with additional new investment.
Southwark CAMHS provides a comprehensive range of community-based child and adolescent mental health services across the London Borough of Southwark. The service also has access to National and Specialist services provided at the Michael Rutter Centre, as well as inpatient facilities and enhanced community-based crisis services.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time permanent Consultant post which has been created as part of service restructure as Southwark CAMHS is moving towards implementation of the i-Thrive Model. It offers a unique opportunity to join an established and dynamic team of 5 Consultants in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, within South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will work with the CAMHS Early help team and also provide clinical input to the outreach team, including supporting the work of CAMHS clinicians working alongside Southwark Local Authority in the Clinical Justice Service and in the local secondary Pupil Referrals Unit (Southwark Inclusive Learning Service - SILS)
The service offers placements to medical students as well as Foundation, Core and Higher Trainees; whilst the post holder will not be the named clinical supervisor, they will be expected to contribute to the overall support of clinical placements in the service.
The post holder will also join the Southwark CAMHS management team which comprises of senior clinicians in the service, including two non-medical consultants.
About the location:
Both Mapother House and King's College Hospital are based on or close to the Maudsley site, which is located than 5 minutes away from Denmark Hill train station (zone 2).
About us
Benefits
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. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave. We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- 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 a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
- Car lease. Our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
- Our staff benefit from keyworker housing, which is available on selected sites.
- NHS discounts. With discounts of up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 and Greenwich.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as good.
Full details of the Job Description can be found on the attachment, which also details the main responsibilities expected from the post holder.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 and Greenwich.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as good.
Full details of the Job Description can be found on the attachment, which also details the main responsibilities expected from the post holder.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person Specification
Eligibility
Essential
- 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 or Equivalent training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CESR issued by the GMC)
- Section 12 approved
- Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment
Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities
Desirable
- Trained in ADI and/or ADOS
- Training in investigation of complaints and SIs
- Experience of providing consultation to non-CAMHS practitioners and multi-agency work
- Special interest in neurodevelopmental conditions
- Experience and/or additional training in forensic mental health
- Experience of paediatric liaison and crisis care
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential
- Management/Audit - Participation in audit or QI in clinical posts (A) (I)
- Teaching - Experience of teaching a range of disciplines (A)
- Research - Involvement in research projects
- Excellent demonstrable communication skills in English (both oral and written)
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and resolve conflict
- Probity
- Eligibility to work in the UK
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 quality improvement projects/audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
- Evidence of involvement with business planning of clinical services
- Peer reviewed publication
- Book publication
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Experience in other relevant specialties such as in-patient psychiatry, psychotherapy etc
Clinical skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent child and adolescent psychiatric assessment skills
- Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents/carers
- Good ability to work in a team setting
- Understanding of safeguarding
- Ability to assess capacity and consent
- Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed
- Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice
- Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of CAMHS work with younger children
- Evidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatricians.
- Evidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Expertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate level
- Significant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care
- Significant experience of crisis care
- Expertise in the use and application of The Children Act in children and young people
Person Specification
Eligibility
Essential
- 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 or Equivalent training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CESR issued by the GMC)
- Section 12 approved
- Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment
Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities
Desirable
- Trained in ADI and/or ADOS
- Training in investigation of complaints and SIs
- Experience of providing consultation to non-CAMHS practitioners and multi-agency work
- Special interest in neurodevelopmental conditions
- Experience and/or additional training in forensic mental health
- Experience of paediatric liaison and crisis care
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential
- Management/Audit - Participation in audit or QI in clinical posts (A) (I)
- Teaching - Experience of teaching a range of disciplines (A)
- Research - Involvement in research projects
- Excellent demonstrable communication skills in English (both oral and written)
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and resolve conflict
- Probity
- Eligibility to work in the UK
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 quality improvement projects/audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
- Evidence of involvement with business planning of clinical services
- Peer reviewed publication
- Book publication
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Experience in other relevant specialties such as in-patient psychiatry, psychotherapy etc
Clinical skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent child and adolescent psychiatric assessment skills
- Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parents/carers
- Good ability to work in a team setting
- Understanding of safeguarding
- Ability to assess capacity and consent
- Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed
- Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice
- Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of CAMHS work with younger children
- Evidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatricians.
- Evidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Expertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate level
- Significant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care
- Significant experience of crisis care
- Expertise in the use and application of The Children Act in children and young people
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
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).
