OverviewWe are seeking an energetic, innovative, and committed psychiatrist with a strong interest in child and adolescent mental health. This post is approved by The Royal College of Psychiatrists and offers a competitive package, professional development, and opportunities to work within a multidisciplinary team delivering NICE-recommended care to children and young people.

Responsibilities

Provide a service to children and young people with established or suspected psychiatric illnesses for diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up, mainly for out-patients and occasional specialist consultation for inpatients.

Offer a service to children and young people with primary diagnoses of learning disabilities and mental health problems for diagnosis, management and continuing care.

Provide clinical support for children with neurodevelopmental conditions and, where needed, input for additional psychopathology.

Contribute to multidisciplinary assessment and management of behavioural impairment in the context of learning disabilities and/or neurodevelopmental disorders.

Provide consultation and advice for complex clinical presentations requiring multidisciplinary input.

Maintain a full and varied caseload requiring varying degrees of input from consultant psychiatrists.

Develop a special clinical interest with the agreement of the Clinical Director.

Contribute to the development of the child and adolescent psychiatry team, with a focus on clinical leadership.

Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care.

Participate in out-of-hours on-call cover with a 1:6 rota, and provide consultations and on-call support to other clinicians during working hours.

Demonstrate excellent communication skills and act as a role model to other team members.

Provide senior medical leadership and work with the management team to improve outcomes and experiences for young people while delivering high-quality, safe care.

Leadership, Governance and Supervision

Undertake line management responsibilities and clinical supervision of up to two Specialty Doctors.

Be involved in quality governance, including critical incident reviews and management of complaints.

Additional Information

To undertake the administrative duties associated with patient care.

To be involved in the quality governance; including critical incident reviews and management of complaints.

To develop and participate in teaching, research and service improvement initiatives as appropriate.

To work as part of Milton Keynes Specialist CAMHS within CNWL, contributing to the wider Trust and opportunities to collaborate with London CAMHS teams (up to one day per week, if desired).

Be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining the CCT and Approved Clinician Status.

Location and OrganisationMilton Keynes Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) covers the Milton Keynes area with referrals entering via a single point of access. The service handles a range of mental health presentations and supports children with learning disabilities who have mental health needs. The team is adopting the I-Thrive model and offers diverse learning and development opportunities within a large, diverse London-based Trust (CNWL NHS Foundation Trust).

Benefits and ConditionsCNWL offers professional support, career development options, generous annual leave, study leave, NHS Pension Scheme access, staff discounts, relocation assistance up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility), and a Golden Hello (£30,000, payable in three installments, subject to eligibility). Flexible working options, including bank assignments, are available. Other benefits include opportunities to participate in teaching programmes and exposure to national health strategy development.

Equality, Diversity and SafeguardingCNWL is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust promotes equality for LGBT+, BME individuals and people with disabilities and actively welcomes involvement from local communities.

Recruitment NoteDue to high response levels, vacancies may expire prior to the advertised closing date. Our Agenda for Change contracts include a 13-week probationary period. If offered a job, information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. For more information about benefits, visit the CNWL Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.

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