Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Community CAMHS EastAre you looking to develop your career within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry?
Perhaps, you're seeking a new challenge?
We are looking for a Consultant or a CAMHS doctor in training within 6 months of their Certificate of Completion of Training date, to join our Somerset CAMHS Consultant group.
You will be working 8 sessions in our county wide Community Eating Disorders Service.
Flexible working is available and working hours can be discussed.
We are proud to say that Somerset Community CAMHS services have been accredited a 'CQC - OUTSTANDING' service.
Somerset Foundation Trust is the first trust to have Integrated Acute Medical and Surgical Specialities, Mental Health, Community and Primary care services.
Our values are outstanding care, listening & leading and working together.
Main duties of the jobYou will be providing medical leadership and working alongside supportive multi-disciplinary teams in the community and acute hospital setting, providing psychiatry input for children and young people who are experiencing complex mental health presentations.
Job responsibilitiesAccountability for the direct delivery of clinical care, providing visible, accessible, authoritative and professional clinical leadership to the CAMHS community team in the East of the county, ensuring high standards of clinical practice.Provide specific professional and expert clinical opinion and advice on a range of problems, including those young people with complex needs to professionals working within the CAMHS sector.With other senior members of the community team, responsible for ensuring referrals are risk assessed and allocated to the most appropriate clinician in a timely manner.With other senior members of the community team, be responsible for ensuring there is effective communication both within the team and with referring and receiving teams, including the RAFT team.Promote effective multi-disciplinary team working.Work co-operatively with colleagues and respect and value their contribution to patient care.Maintain close relationships with GPs / primary care.Work closely with colleagues in Education and Children's Social Care as well as Somerset Drug and Alcohol Service (SDAS), Early Intervention in Psychosis (STEP), Talking Therapies and Adult Mental Health services.Be available to patients, families and carers, to provide information and support.Person SpecificationQualificationsMBBS, MBChB or equivalentFull GMC RegistrationSection 12 MHA approvalEvidence of AC/RC approval or in process of applicationIncluded on specialist register for child psychiatryKnowledge and ExperienceAbility to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in child and adolescent psychiatryAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patientsSkills and AbilitiesCompassionate - Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with young people, carers and allied professionals remaining sensitive and empathetic.Sufficient leadership, organisational, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant or Associate Specialist in a health community.Excellent oral & written communication skills - including active listening skills, competency in English to a level that enables the role to be undertaken effectively and to assure the delivery of safe care to patients, the ability to understand and summarise a discussion, ask appropriate questions, provide constructive challenge and give effective feedback.Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
£105,504 to £139,882 a year pro rata and dependent on experience.
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