Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS - Bolton
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
The closing date is 18 March 2025
Job summary
The primary role of the post holder as a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist is to use their skills as a medical expert to achieve best patient care for children, young people, and their families/carers. With their knowledge of child development, physical health, pharmacology, emotional health, families, complex systems, and interpersonal relationships, as well as psychiatric disorders and substance misuse, we would expect the post holder to apply an integrated biopsychosocial model in understanding, diagnosing, and managing mental illness, emotional disturbance and abnormal behaviour.
Main duties of the job
- Carrying out complex clinical assessments including components needing specific expertise (i.e., a comprehensive developmental history), and identifying and managing physical health problems in children and young people jointly with primary care and paediatricians
- Management of complex clinical information from many sources to formulate management of the relative effectiveness of medication, therapeutic approaches for the child / young person and family, and therapeutic / consultation approaches within the child's / young person's network
- With knowledge of adult mental health, and eventually that specific to Bolton to identify and arrange appropriate management of parental mental health concerns and to facilitate transition to adult mental health services if needed
- To deploy their specialist knowledge of interpersonal and systemic dynamics in assessment and management of family, care network, educational and support system issues
- To use their knowledge and skills in outcome measurement to enable the monitoring of the effectiveness of interventions
- To manage clinical complexity and severity through direct clinical assessment / treatments, case management and consultation, managing the complexity of information, including knowledge of mental illness, child development, interpersonal/family dynamics, the Children Act 2004, criminal justice, mental health and mental capacity legislation, to reach decisions in the best interests of children and young people.
- To making child safeguarding referrals, attend safeguarding meetings, prepare reports and documentation, and participate in multi-agency meetings in the area of legal and policy guidance around child safeguarding
- To take part in and attend care programme approach (CPA) reviews, care and treatment reviews (CeTRs) and looked after children (LAC) meetings for those admitted to in-patient units, including children and young people placed out of area (either in health or social care placements)
- To when necessary or required provide assessment and advice to social care and youth justice with regard to the developmental, mental health and welfare, and criminogenic (youth criminal justice) needs of children and young people
- To utilise the Mental Health Act, the Children Act and the Mental Capacity Act when required
- Consultant input into daytime cover for emergencies and reciprocal cross cover for annual and study leave with the CAMHS consultant colleagues
- To give child and adolescent psychiatric opinion and advice to colleagues from other disciplines within the CAMHS team
- To give clinical supervision to both psychiatric trainees and to other members of the multi-professional CAMHS team as required and as agreed with colleagues
- Domiciliary visits will be undertaken, and children will also be seen in residential, social care or educational establishments. Any such consultations will only be provided if deemed clinically appropriate by the Consultant and an assessment of risk has been conducted.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Date posted
25 February 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
437-MD-7023015
Job locations
Bolton Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Royal Bolton Hospital
Minerva Road
Bolton
BL4 0JR
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Bolton Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Royal Bolton Hospital
Minerva Road
Bolton
BL4 0JR
Employer's website
https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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