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Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
| Posting date: | 08 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 December 2024 |
| Location: | London, N7 6LB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9220-24-1077 |
Summary
Clinical duties: Provide psychiatric reviews, including risk assessment, shared decision-making with patients/parents/carers and treatment for children and young people referred to the service. Work in partnership with young people, parents and carers to develop effective, evidence based, management plans with ongoing review of the formulation and of these management plans Provide consultation, advice, supervision and appropriate support to colleagues within CAMHS as well as to professionals in the wider network of the child, young person or family. This is via MDT meetings and psychiatry consultation. Management of complex clinical information from many sources to formulate management of the relative effectiveness of medication, therapeutic approaches for the child / young person and family, and therapeutic / consultation approaches within the child / young persons network. Management of complex information, including knowledge of mental illness, child development, interpersonal/family dynamics, the Children Act 2004, Mental Health and Mental Capacity legislation, to reach decisions in the best interests of children and young people. Support the MDT to coordinate multi-agency packages of care, treatment and support for young people and their families with complex mental health problems. Clinical liaison with clinicians in other community and specialist childrens services as well as with specialist inpatient or other residential services. Manage a caseload of approximately 100 CYP, the majority for management of ADHD. We have a shared care policy with local GPs; CYP currently in the ADHD medication clinic are expected to be seen once or twice a year, once stabilized, depending on complexity. The caseload includes about 30 CYP presenting with behaviours that challenge in the context of LD and/or ASC, attending special school, for medication management. For these cases, the post holder will be expected to work closely with the children disability service, school staff, and other professionals (eg the Keyworking service), as appropriate. Neurodevelopmental assessments are carried out by the MDT. The post holder is expected to contribute to diagnostic consultations via weekly MDT meetings to help the team arrive at a diagnosis. Together with colleagues -develop links between the team, primary care, other local services and schools. Be responsive and flexible in seeing children and families for urgent assessment, or signpost to appropriate crisis services, where there is risk of self-harm or suspicion of severe mental illness, when asked to assist by the team, for example, when a child in their caseload presents in mental health crisis. Contribute to the whole service psychiatry consultation (daily virtual drop ins, shared between all psychiatrists). The post holder will be expected to lead 2 weekly drop ins. Contribute to quality improvement through audit of both psychiatric and multidisciplinary team work. Provide cross cover for colleagues on annual leave or study leave. Professional Leadership To use local knowledge to assist the Clinical Lead in identifying and making provision for the training and development needs of relevant clinical staff To play an active role in developing services under the Transforming care agenda To ensure the highest standards of clinical effectiveness in the clinical area, including the delivery of local and national recommendations including NICE guidelines, College guidelines or national reports. To assist the Clinical Lead in developing and reviewing strategies for quality and safety in line with Trust policy, and be responsible for the delivery of that strategy within the Clinical area, including strategies for Clinical Audit, Clinical Risk Management and Public and Patient Involvement. To support the Clinical Lead in placing Patient Safety at the center of ICSU activity Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details and a sample timetable.