Rochdale CAMHS Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

This full-time consultant post sits in the CAMHS team at Birch Hill hospital site, within a 23-strong consultant body. Core work is specialist assessment and management of children and young people up to 18 with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including neurodevelopmental conditions. The role covers Generic CAMHS and Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry including Intellectual Disability, with optional complex pathways such as eating disorders; job share is welcomed. Applicants need a CCT, or to be within six months of one, plus Section 12 approval or eligibility.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist psychiatric assessment and ongoing management for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including neurodevelopmental conditions
• Hold clinical responsibility for a caseload, including new assessments and follow-up care
• Provide clinical leadership within agreed pathways, including Generic CAMHS and Neurodevelopmental/Intellectual Disability
• Contribute to specialised complex care pathways such as cared for children, eating disorders and crisis/home treatment, based on service need and interest
• Offer clinical leadership in the team, supporting triage, care planning and risk management
• Provide consultation, formulation and guidance to multidisciplinary colleagues, including supervision and case consultation
• Contribute to duty systems, risk assessment and urgent care pathways
• Work as a senior multidisciplinary team member on referral management, care planning and CPA processes
• Liaise with partner agencies including Children's Social Care, Paediatrics, Education, Youth Justice and voluntary sector services
• Participate in the Consultant on-call rota and provide cross-cover for colleagues on leave
• Contribute to teaching and supervision of junior doctors, GP trainees and other professionals
• Take part in clinical audit, service evaluation and quality improvement, and keep up to date with NICE guidance

What's required Qualifications

• CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or within six months of achieving it, or entered on the GMC Specialist Register

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• Section 12 approval under the Mental Health Act 1983, or eligibility for approval
• Registered for CPD with the RCPsych

Experience

• Demonstrable competency across the PMETB-approved higher training curriculum in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Evidence of audit activity

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication and strong leadership skills, with commitment to share ideas and develop the service
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries and creatively with teams on complex client groups
• Commitment to teaching and training, with the qualities of a good educational supervisor
• Cultural competency
• Awareness of key legislation and guidance: NSF, NICE, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Children Act

Checks & eligibility

• Car driver or owner
• Domicile (listed as essential without detail)

Other

• Good general health, with satisfactory Occupational Health screening before appointment

Nice to have

• Published research or audit
• Postgraduate degree such as MSc or MD
• Experience using the Mental Health Act 1983
• Area of special interest and expertise
• Current or past educational supervisor of basic trainees and specialist registrars
• Previous teaching experience
• Experience of leading service development
• Experience of working with adult psychiatry or partner agencies

What's offered

• Generous annual leave for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff
• Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balanceAccess to continuing professional development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and wellbeing activities and access to a staff wellbeing service
• Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel