Locum Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS (Wisteria Ward)
| Posting date: | 08 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £99,532.00 to £131,964.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £99532.00 - £131964.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0YG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9294-24-0408 |
Summary
The appointed Consultant will be responsible for:- Medical leadership and clinical responsibility for all patients in treatment in the service Maintaining Sec 12 Approval, in order to provide Mental Health Act Assessments and to be the Responsible Clinician for detained patients Liaison with referrers and paediatric colleagues Working jointly with paediatrician and community eating disorder service in the MARSIPAN Group to ensure effective care pathways for severely medically unwell patients. This includes the joint care of patients on paediatric wards Working jointly with the respective consultants and care coordinators from the CYP community eating disorder services in the South London Partnership to ensure effective and integrated delivery of eating disorder treatment across the whole care pathway for children and young persons in the SLP Liaison with commissioners when required Working with the ward manager to prioritise resources and to manage team functioning Working with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide in depth assessments and appropriate treatment for all patients Working with the MDT in developing effective and novel treatment approaches Providing clinical supervision and support to other disciplines where appropriate. Liaison with childrens social care and education departments Communicating with parents / carers. Ensuring assessment reports, outcome measures, diagnoses are appropriately documented To contribute to multidisciplinary training events To maintain clinical records in accordance with the GMC and Trust standards, and to adhere to the GMC Code of Conduct. To ensure, with other members of the Team, that Care Programmes and Risk Plans are appropriate and updated. To be aware of the statutory requirements of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Children Act. To provide teaching to undergraduate medical students To provide consultant cover for other consultants in CYP-CEDS and within the CAMHS Campus when they are on annual / study leave To contribute to rota for adolescent S136 assessments during day Participation in Trust and CAMHS Clinical Governance pathways, together with ward manager responsible for communication to and from Clinical Governance meetings Participation in research as relevant to the service Supervision of junior medical staff Participation in the Trusts CAMHS Consultant On-Call Duty Rota. Availability within normal working hours Involvement in service planning Contribution to strategic meetings with partner agencies and the CCGs and NHS England, the SLP. The Consultant will also be expected to take on additional work within the Trust, such as working groups and committees, usually at the request of either the Clinical Director or the Medical Director. He/she is expected to be registered for and participate in continuing professional development. The consultant will receive cover from consultant colleagues in CYP-CEDS and within the CAMHS Campus for leave and other absence as below. The Trust and the CAMHS directorate / service line have developed infection control measures for the Covid-19 period. The post-holder will be expected to be conversant with the guidance and to work with the unit to deliver these under the instruction of the CAMHS service line leadership team and the Trust infection control lead.