Consultant Psychiatrist In-patient CAMHS at Parkview Clinic inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED 10 JUN 2024

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, on a permanent contract, who will be responsible for treating children and adolescents up to the age of 18 at the Parkview clinic.

This service is part of a larger in-patient service, which also includes a General Adolescent unit, Specialist Eating Disorder Unit and as assessment unit.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide senior specialist psychiatric input and medical leadership within an established multidisciplinary in-patient team and have a central role in delivering psychiatric assessment and treatment for in-patients and their families, as well as contributing to providing psychiatric & medical risk management.

The consultant psychiatrist will support the in-patient team, medical lead and other professional leads with quality improvement & clinical governance activities.

The post holder will also have a close working relationship with other consultant psychiatrists and medical colleagues based at the Parkview clinic.

They will offer specialist consultation and peer supervision to medical and non-medical colleagues within the clinical team including the supervision of junior doctors.

On a more strategic level, they will relate to the leadership and management structures of the Tier 4 and Mental Health Services.

From an overall professional perspective, they will support the Medical Lead, Medical Director for FTB and MH services and Chief Medical Officer of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWC). In turn all are ultimately responsible within the Trust to the Chief Executive Officer

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• CCT holder in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
• Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment)
• Wide range of experience in child and adolescent psychiatry including tier 4 experience
• GMC Licence to practise
• MRC Psych (or equivalent)
• Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Provision of high-quality mental services, as trainee or consultant
• A broad range of experience in Child & Adolescent psychiatry and working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of assessment, treatment and medical monitoring of patients and their families
• Evidence of capability of building strong relationships within a complex referral system Evidence of being a strong team member with excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills Evidence of commitment to personal, professional development Evidence of the ability to cope with unexpected /urgent clinical situations Evidence of ability to respond to and professional development Evidence of the ability to cope with unexpected /urgent clinical situations Evidence of ability to respond to and cope effectively with change Evidence of ability to effectively prioritise clinically/managerially/administratively
• Able to manage duties under the MHA, including assessment of patients in Place of Safety detained under Section 136
• Experience with the treatment of patients with complex mental disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, emotional trauma and emerging personality disorders
• Management of patients under CPA
• Knowledge & experience of clinical audit
• Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
• Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries in a collaborative style
• Excellent communication skills, diplomacy and tact. Efficiency in clinical work. Commitment to develop the Tier 4 Services with participation in the management of the department. Open to involvement and development of services within the strategic direction of the Trust and commissioners
• Ability to keep good, legible written records
• Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations
• Proficient in IT and clinical system
• Ability to work independently, methodically and safely
• Capacity to prioritise workload
• Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups
• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Birmingham Women's & Children's Foundation Trust
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
• A collaborative multi-disciplinary working style
• Flexibility to respond to change and drive forward service improvements
• Confidence and skills working with children and adolescents (below the age of 18) and their families or carers
• Able to drive or to provide own transport to meet the requirements of the post

Desirable

• Higher degree or other qualification in research methodology
• Qualification or previous training in leadership
• Qualification and/or experience in providing training for doctors
• Knowledge/experience of clinical governance i.e. conducting investigations into incidents, complaints etc
• Ability to supervise and train junior medical staff
• Published research
• An interest to participate in on-going research projects, especially putting research into practice

Person Specification
Essential

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• CCT holder in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
• Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment)
• Wide range of experience in child and adolescent psychiatry including tier 4 experience
• GMC Licence to practise
• MRC Psych (or equivalent)
• Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Provision of high-quality mental services, as trainee or consultant
• A broad range of experience in Child & Adolescent psychiatry and working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of assessment, treatment and medical monitoring of patients and their families
• Evidence of capability of building strong relationships within a complex referral system Evidence of being a strong team member with excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills Evidence of commitment to personal, professional development Evidence of the ability to cope with unexpected /urgent clinical situations Evidence of ability to respond to and professional development Evidence of the ability to cope with unexpected /urgent clinical situations Evidence of ability to respond to and cope effectively with change Evidence of ability to effectively prioritise clinically/managerially/administratively
• Able to manage duties under the MHA, including assessment of patients in Place of Safety detained under Section 136
• Experience with the treatment of patients with complex mental disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, emotional trauma and emerging personality disorders
• Management of patients under CPA
• Knowledge & experience of clinical audit
• Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
• Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries in a collaborative style
• Excellent communication skills, diplomacy and tact. Efficiency in clinical work. Commitment to develop the Tier 4 Services with participation in the management of the department. Open to involvement and development of services within the strategic direction of the Trust and commissioners
• Ability to keep good, legible written records
• Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations
• Proficient in IT and clinical system
• Ability to work independently, methodically and safely
• Capacity to prioritise workload
• Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups
• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Birmingham Women's & Children's Foundation Trust
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
• A collaborative multi-disciplinary working style
• Flexibility to respond to change and drive forward service improvements
• Confidence and skills working with children and adolescents (below the age of 18) and their families or carers
• Able to drive or to provide own transport to meet the requirements of the post

Desirable

• Higher degree or other qualification in research methodology
• Qualification or previous training in leadership
• Qualification and/or experience in providing training for doctors
• Knowledge/experience of clinical governance i.e. conducting investigations into incidents, complaints etc
• Ability to supervise and train junior medical staff
• Published research
• An interest to participate in on-going research projects, especially putting research into practice

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Parkview Clinic

60 Queensbridge Road

Birmingham

B13 8QE

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