This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic Consultant to join our organisation to work in a substantive position as a Consultant Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatrist.
This post is one of two Consultant Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry posts for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will provide clinical leadership for the Hope Unit – Adolescent in-patient service with a focus on assessment / short stay treatments, utilising an acute care pathway (6-8 week admissions).
Key Responsibilities:
1. To take clinical responsibility for young people who are inpatients on the Hope unit, and manage a caseload of clients who are receiving direct high intensity input from the unit.
2. To lead the clinical team in a regional service, providing emergency, urgent and elective multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment for adolescent inpatients with complex and enduring mental health problems.
3. Working with the multidisciplinary team, provide comprehensive psychosocial multiaxial diagnostic assessment; formulation and management; assessment of psychiatric and psychological comorbidity; care of comorbid physical health needs; psychoeducation; psychopharmacological interventions and management.
4. To adhere to the policies and procedures in support of the caseload, maintaining appropriate clinical records, confidentiality and administration.
5. To work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, participating in and helping to lead in management of referrals, admission and discharge planning, CPA reviews and effective handover to Borough mental health teams and Local Authorities, and updates for commissioners.
6. To utilise the Care Programme Approach, and also The Mental Health Act, The Children Act and The Mental Capacity Act when required.
7. To work in partnership with other professionals/agencies involved in the care of young people, across departmental and organisational boundaries.
8. To provide specialist consultation and advice to referring mental health teams, Local Authorities and CCG’s across the Trust footprint and across the NW Region, pertaining to young people with complex mental health care needs, as and when required.
9. To lead in the areas of medical practice in particular, and mental health practice in general using a clinical governance framework.
10. To provide clinical supervision to junior medical staff, and to contribute to the clinical supervision of other practitioners within the department.
11. To provide mutual prospective consultant leave cover with the Horizon Unit colleague.
12. To practice within a clinical governance framework and ensure that Trust policies, procedures and protocols are adhered to.
13. To contribute to an annual audit relevant to the post.
14. To work closely with Trust colleagues and CAMHS Directorate Senior Leadership team and commissioners, to lead the strategic and operational development of the Complex Care Inpatient service.
15. To ensure that national, local and professional policies, procedures and protocols are adhered to.
16. To be an active member of the CAMHS Directorate and the CAMHS Consultants group. To undertake strategic managerial tasks as appropriate to the post, including membership of the Greater Manchester CAMHS Network Tier 4 Group.
On-Call Responsibilities:
First response On Call cover to all the mental health specialties including CAMHS, is provided through the Borough Psychiatric CT on call. Middle Grade CAMHS Psychiatric on call cover is provided through CAMHS ST (ST4 – 6) at a Trust-wide level, and shared with the Greater Manchester ST rota.
The Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists provide a 3rd On Call Out of Hours service for emergencies regarding young people up to their 16th birthday, on a 1 in 17 Trust wide rota.
Teaching and Training:
The post holder will participate in training, teaching and supervision as appropriate, including the teaching and training of junior medical staff and other health and social care professionals as required.
Audit and Clinical Governance:
The post holder will be expected to participate in clinical audit on a regular basis and required to participate fully in clinical governance activities.
Research:
The Trust has an established Research Unit which is active in undertaking numerous research projects. Within the bounds of a clinical job plan, the post holder can participate in research activities in consultation with the CAMHS Clinical Director, if they are interested.
Continuing Professional Development:
The successful applicant will be expected to undertake continued professional development (CPD), join a peer CPD group and fulfil CPD requirements of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Job Plans:
The post holder will agree a Job Plan under the terms of the new Consultant Contract, with the CAMHS Clinical Director.
Facilities Supporting the Post:
The Hope Unit has a designated office for the post holder, which is appropriately equipped for clinical and administrative work.
Leave and Cover:
The post-holder will be entitled to 32 days annual leave per annum, with enhancements as per Consultant terms and Conditions.
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Jan 2025.
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