Consultant - Child & Adolescent (Beacon General Adolescent Unit)

Consultant - Child & Adolescent (Beacon General Adolescent Unit)

Clinical: To provide an inpatient and day hospital service for adolescents with major mental health problems referred by CAMHS Tier 3/3.5 Services (usually by a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist). The age range of referrals taken is of young people from their 13th birthday to their 18th birthday.

At present referrals of young people with a learning disability (unless mild and managing in mainstream services) and young people for whom substance misuse is a primary and predominant problem, are not accepted by the service.

There may be very rare occasions when a young person with learning disability outside these parameters is admitted whilst a bed is found elsewhere.

The post holder will hold Clinical responsibility for a mixture of children admitted to the day hospital and inpatients, which will be decided on discussions with the consultant colleague in the unit.

The Consultant will be expected to be "approved" under Section 12 (2) of the 1982 Mental Health Act, the 2007 amendments and its successor legislation. The Consultant will also need to be an "Approved Clinician" in terms of the same legislation.

The consultants are supported by a 1 WTE specialty doctor, 1 WTE higher Specialist Trainee from the Tavistock scheme and 1 WTE Core trainee. Office accommodation and secretarial support will be provided at the Unit.

Job responsibilities

• With the other consultant psychiatrist in the team (and the junior doctors) provide psychiatric assessment, including risk assessment, and treatment for adolescents admitted to the Day service and Inpatient Service.
• Working with the multi disciplinary team (MDT) to provide assessments and appropriate treatment for all patients.
• Working with the MDT in developing effective treatment approaches.
• Working in partnership with young people, parents and carers to develop evidence based, effective and agreed care plans.
• Coordinating multi agency packages of care, treatment and support for young people and their families with complex mental health problems.
• Providing consultation, advice and appropriate support to professionals in the wider network of the young person and/or family.
• Coordinate clinical liaison with clinicians in CYPMH home treatment team, other CYPMH services and other agencies.
• Contributing to the BEH out of hours consultant psychiatric on call rota.
• Auditing psychiatric practice and multidisciplinary work.
• In partnership with colleagues, developing common clinical policies and guidelines for the team.
• Contribute to the operational management group and work alongside peer managers in identifying areas of service development and implementing service improvement plans.
• Contribute alongside the consultant colleague, Service Manager and Clinical Leads to liaison with NHS England Case Managers.
• Collaborate with the consultant colleague and Service Manager in implementing the transition to the New Models of Care.
• Contribute as part of the operational management to maintaining the Trust values and QNIC standards.
• Active involvement in the Healthcare Governance programme for Barnet Enfield and Haringey.
• With the other consultant psychiatrist, participating in the planning, distribution and allocation of clinical, administrative, professional and managerial tasks.
• Attending and chairing regular meetings as described in the job plan.
• Recording of clinical activity and prompt submission of returns in line with service requirements.
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous medical notes in line with the Trusts record keeping policy.
• Liaison with other services, agencies and professionals as appropriate to clinical work, management tasks or service development or as agreed with other consultant colleague.
• Linking with adult mental health services, learning disability services, etc. regarding the transfer of care of young people at the age of 18 years in accordance with the Trust Adolescent Transition Protocol.
• Contribute within working hours to the referrals management by offering supervision to the AOT team and nursing team during the referral screening process, offering consultation and liaising with the referral consultant and NHS England commissioners regarding more complex cases.
• Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards.
• Participation in clinical audit.
• Participation in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service developments.
• Active participation in clinical governance meetings.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• We will provide consistently high quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Person Specification Qualifications & Experience

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Listed on the Specialist Register of the GMC Medical Register or eligible to register within six months.
• To be "approved" under Section 12 (2) of the 1983 Mental Health Act, the 2007 amendments and any successor legislation.
• Approved Clinician status in terms of the same legislation.
• Experience, at consultant or ST6 level of child and adolescent psychiatry.
• Experience of assessing and treating patients in acute and community psychiatric settings.
• Membership of a professional indemnity organisation.
• Engagement with annual appraisal.
• Experience of Safeguarding Children Framework.
• Experience in multi disciplinary teaching.
• Ability to take a leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high quality care and staff morale.
• Capacity to respond positively to the changing nature of an acute inpatient setting.
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written media.
• Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrist.
• Publications in the field of Psychiatry.
• Management Skills.
• Management Training.
• Experience in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Have experience working with different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.
• Demonstrable ability to relate well to young people and their families.
• Team player to fit in with multi professional team.
• To have an approachable attitude to team members.

Disposition

• Ability to work and build relationships with other agencies and departments.
• Ability to work with Trust management in the spirit of mutually supportive co operation.
• Ability to drive and willingness to use own car on an occasional basis, expenses to be provided by the Trust at normal rates. There are standard methods of paying travel expenses defined by national terms and conditions which vary with the degree of travel.

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.

Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway

£109,725 to £145,478 a year
Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full time

Reference number

455 NLFT 0483

Job locations

Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway