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Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Croydon CAMHS with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in Croydon
This job description is awaiting College Approval. This is a substantive consultant child & adolescent psychiatrist post which has arisen due to a staff vacancy. It offers a unique opportunity to join an established and dynamic team of 5 Consultant Psychiatrists in Croydon CAMHS, within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be based within the Croydon CAMHS Treatment Team, which focuses on the provision of specific evidence based interventions including CBT, family therapy, IPT and medical interventions such as antidepressants and stimulant medications. The post will also include providing sessions to ARC (ADHD Medication Review Clinic). The successful applicant will also join the SLaM consultant CAMHS on-call rota (see On-call Section of the Job Description). This post includes 7.5 PAs of direct clinical activity with the Croydon CAMHS Treatment Team with 2.5 PAs of time. This post benefits from 2.5 PAs of structured professional activities, during which the post holder will contribute to service development, clinical governance and quality improvement, in addition to completing continuous professional development and pursuing other professional activities. The post holder will be based within the Croydon CAMHS Treatment Team, which focuses on the provision of specific evidence based interventions including CBT, family therapy, IPT and medical interventions such as antidepressants and stimulant medications. The post will also include providing sessions to ARC (ADHD Medication Review Clinic). The whole Croydon CAMHS service is based within the community clinic at Christopher Wren House, 113 High Street, Croydon. The Treatment Team is a multidisciplinary team which offers specialist outpatient mental health services to children and young people aged 0-18 years who are registered with a Croydon GP and have moderate to severe mental health difficulties. The team is an MDT which includes psychiatry, psychology, nursing, family therapy and other disciplines. This post involves consulting to care coordinators, direct clinical contact for diagnostic clarification, risk assessment, medication suitability etc. and follow ups. Attending the MDT meetings to contribute and oversee care planning in line with evidence based practice. About us Full details of the Job Description can be found on the attachment, which also details the main responsibilities expected from the post holder. Person Specification ESSENTIAL Full GMC Registration with a License to Practice MRCPsych or Equivalent (Eligibility for) Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status. If not yet S12/AC approved this would not preclude appointment if otherwise suitable, but gaining such approval must be a priority Training and Experience Experience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Experience of assessing and managing complex co-morbidities Clinical skills Excellent leadership skillsExcellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skills Good ability to relate to children, adolescents and parentsGood ability to work in a team setting Understanding of safeguarding Ability to assess capacity and consent Understanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managed Up-to-date knowledge and fitness to practice Expertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act, and other relevant legal frameworks, in children and young people Management/Audit Participation in audit or QI in clinical posts Teaching Experience of teaching a range of disciplines Research Involvement in research projects Personal Skills Excellent demonstrable communication skills in English (both oral and written)Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and resolve conflict Probity Eligible to work in the UK Desirable Qualifications Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient psychiatry Training and experience Trained in ADI and ADOS (A) Training in investigation of complaints and SIs Experience of providing consultation to non-CAMHS practitioners. Special interest in neurodevelopmental conditions Clinical skills Evidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatricians. Evidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Expertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate level Significant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care. Management/Audit Has led quality improvement projects/audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients Evidence of involvement with business planning of clinical services Research Peer reviewed publication Book publication