A consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist is required for the South Bedfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. The post is an 10 PA fixed term post. The post-holder will join the Emotional and Behavioural team at Beech Close Community CAMHS, a long-established service for the assessment and treatment of young people up to the age of 18 years, their families and carers living in South Bedfordshire CAMHS. The post holder will hold a joint Clinical Team Leader position in a well-established joint leadership structure with a co-Clinical Team Lead.
The role of the consultant is to provide psychiatric assessment and treatment where appropriate, contribute a psychiatric perspective, provide senior clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, offer consultation to other professionals and agencies and facilitate the development of the team and wider service.
The consultant will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. Subject to the provisions of terms and conditions of service, the post holder will be expected to observe the agreed policies of the East London Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the procedures drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters. The post holder will be expected to adhere to Trust policies.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for details.
For further information please contact Dr Hilary Gahan
hilary.gahan@nhs.net
This advert closes on Monday 31 Mar 2025