Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (CCATT)
14 hours ago
Radlett
Twelve-month locum consultant post in the crisis and assessment team of CAMHS at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, covering a vacancy. The work is urgent psychiatric assessment of young people in crisis, with management plans and responsibility under the Mental Health Act for those awaiting a tier 4 bed. Sites span Watford and Lister Hospital, plus a brief intervention team in Radlett, and the post includes clinical leadership and chairing the weekly team meeting. Applicants need a GMC licence to practise and Section 12 approval. • Assess young people in crisis at Watford Hospital and the Kingsley Green place of safety (136 suite, Radlett), with formulations, risk assessments and management plans, • Act as Responsible Clinician under the Mental Health Act for allocated young people admitted to Watford Hospital awaiting a tier 4 bed, • Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, including the brief intervention team, and manage emergencies in consultation with senior and junior colleagues, • Provide follow-ups and urgent reviews for complex patients in the CCATT community intervention team (about 1 to 1.5 PA per week, 1 to 2 reviews a week at most), and chair the weekly MDT, • Liaise with senior medical and MDT colleagues on Watford Hospital wards to support admission and care of young people in crisis, • Liaise with community CAMHS consultants and support discussions with tier 4 teams for young people on an admission pathway, • Work with tier 4 services (Forest House, DBT, Eating Disorder Service, Home Treatment Team) to support effective discharge from acute hospital, • Provide consultation, teaching and case-based discussion to the MDT, the wider network, and other health and social care agencies, and offer psychiatric input to daily team clinical meetings, • Provide cross-cover for the CCATT Lister consultant and other consultants across tier 4 and specialist services as needed, • Write reliable communications to GPs, administer patient care and record clinical activity accurately, • Take an active role in CAMHS clinical governance and pathway development with the Senior Leadership Team, including smooth transitions between tier 4 services, • Attend medical staff meetings within the Trust as necessary, • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification, • Higher qualification in psychiatry such as MRCPsych or a Royal College of Psychiatrists approved equivalent, • Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at appointment, • CCT in psychiatry, inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of CCT/CESR at interview, • Section 12 / approved clinician approval, • Full range of consultant-level clinical responsibilities in child and adolescent services, • Close collaborative working with social care and other agencies, • Working with young people who have complex needs, • Excellent clinical skills using a biopsychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge, • Excellent oral and written communication, • Managing clinical complexity and uncertainty, • Evidence-based decisions, using clinical evidence and the contribution of others, • Delivering undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training, • Full valid driving licence and access to a car (unless disabled as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995), • Continuing professional development, • Participation in research, service evaluation or clinical audit, • Higher degree or qualification in medical education, clinical research or management, or a relevant higher degree (MD, PhD, MSc) or additional clinical qualification, • Good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice, • Wide specialist and subspecialist experience in the NHS or a comparable service, • Excellent medical knowledge of child and adolescent services, • Planning and delivering teaching relevant to the post, and reflection on the purpose of CPD, • Experience in clinical research or service evaluation, and evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement, • Led clinical audits that resulted in service change, • Experience organising and overseeing psychotherapy training for psychiatry trainees #J-18808-Ljbffr