Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 311-M217-25-D

Site Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Town Oldham Salary £109,725 - £145,478 PA pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our

Job description is pending Royal College approval

This is a substantive post for which 10 PA's are available.

This post would provide consultant psychiatric input to the team for the 10 PAs (6 PA's GMAIC, 4 PA's Crisis service) across the week. Out of hours, the consultant input comes from the medical on call rota. The post holder will join a dynamic and supportive Directorate and CAMHS Consultant peer group.

• They will join the team and contribute to face to face assessments for complex, uncertain and significant risk presentations including YP requiring assessment under the framework of the mental health act and inform clinical judgments on appropriateness and suitability for admission to inpatient services. Where this not deemed to be clinically required or appropriate, they will provide guidance and make alternate recommendations including on the use of crisis services and offer follow up.
• They will provide supervision to NMP within Crisis and GMAIC service.
• The role will encompass collective working and strengthened relationships with community CAMHS and inpatients in Pennine and CAMHS services across Greater Manchester.
• The role will collectively work with adult mental services for transition of YP reaching 18 and require ongoing care.
• The role will liaise with Inpatient services, attend escalation meetings and provide second opinion to neighboring GMAIC teams when required.
• A pivotal role is the need for excellent communication and liaison with key professionals providing an interface between community and inpatient services.

Main duties of the job

• The consultant psychiatrist will provide medical oversight within which they will provide clinical consultation to the Crisis team and GMAIC for assessment, management and treatment of the young people who present with mental health disorder.
• They will join the team and contribute to face to face assessments for complex, uncertain and significant risk presentations including YP requiring assessment under the framework of the mental health act and inform clinical judgments on appropriateness and suitability for admission to inpatient services. Where this not deemed to be clinically required or appropriate, they will provide guidance and make alternate recommendations including on the use of crisis services and offer follow up.
• They will provide supervision to NMP within Crisis and GMAIC service.
• The role will encompass collective working and strengthened relationships with community CAMHS and inpatients in Pennine and CAMHS services across Greater Manchester.
• They will collectively work with adult mental services for transition of YP reaching 18 and require ongoing care.
• The role will liaise with Inpatient services, attend escalation meetings and provide second opinion to neighboring GMAIC teams when required.
• A pivotal role is the need for excellent communication and liaison with key professionals providing an interface between community and inpatient services.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Key clinical Responsibilities of the Post

• To take clinical responsibility for young people who are open to the crisis service and GMAIC and require medical input.
• To lead the clinical team in acute care service, providing emergency, urgent and elective multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment for young people who present with emotional and mental health crisis.
• Working with the multidisciplinary team, provide comprehensive psychosocial multi-axis diagnostic assessment; formulation and management; assessment of psychiatric and psychological comorbidity; care of comorbid physical health needs; psychoeducation; psychopharmacological interventions and management.

Educational Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration

Professional/Occupational Qualifications

• Possession of CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving this or entered on the GMC Specialist Register
• Section 12 Approval under Mental Health Act 183, or be eligible for approval.
• Demonstrable competency across the PMETB approved curriculum for higher training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry
• Registered for CPD with the RCPsych
• Experience in the use of the Mental Health Act (1983)
• Area of special interest and expertise.

Special Aptitudes & Skills - Job Specific

• Qualities essential to make a good educational supervisor of trainees in psychiatry
• Commitment to training and teaching
• Strong Leadership skills, clarity, commitment to share ideas with colleagues, to develop and improve the service
• Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries
• Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups
• Evidence of audit activity
• Cultural competency
• Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
• Current or past education supervisor of basic trainee and a specialist registrar
• Evidence of previous experience in teaching
• Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere
• Experience of effective work with Adult Psychiatry or partner agencies
• Experience of leading creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis
• Published audit

Special Aptitudes & Skills - Communications/Knowledge

• Cultural competency
• Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
• Sociable personality and supportive colleague.
• Evidence of using these to inform practice

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on as early as possible so we can support you.

Name: Dr Misty Bhandary Job title: Lead Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Email: Telephone: