A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Southwark CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Service
This is a full-time permanent Consultant post which has been created as part of service changes in Southwark CAMHS. It offers a unique opportunity to join an established and dynamic team of Consultants in Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will work with the Neurodevelopmental service, part of Southwark CAMHS, and join two other consultant colleagues in the team working less than full time.
This post includes direct clinical activity and SPAs, structured professional activities, during which the post holder will contribute to service development, clinical governance and quality improvement, in addition to completing continuous professional development and pursuing other professional activities.
The main responsibilities of the post include:
· Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care.
· Consultation to team members and professionals from other agencies, for example family early help practitioners, education colleagues etc.
· To carry out mental health and risk assessments on children and young people, including with regards to the use of the MHA, as appropriate, and to support the multi-disciplinary team in managing these situations effectively.
· To assume responsibility for own case list and case management of children and families, in partnership with the MDT.
Benefits
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. It’s important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
· Generous pay, pensions and leave.We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
· Work life balance.We support a range of flexible working options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
· Career development.There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
· Car lease.Our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
· Our staff benefit from keyworker housing, which is available on selected sites.
· NHS discounts.With discounts of up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
· Counselling services
· Wellbeing events
· Long service awards
· Cycle to work scheme
· Season ticket loan
· Childcare vouchers
· Staff restaurants
Duties of this post holder also include:
· To use pharmacological interventions, as appropriate, in partnership with children and their families and their networks of care.
· Supervision of junior medical staff – the team has and allocated CT, an ST and a specialty doctor.
· Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric trainees and multidisciplinary staff.
· Attending and chairing clinical meetings as timetabled.
· To consider safeguarding issues for each case, as relevant, consulting with other professionals and referring concerns to the appropriate safeguarding teams as required.
· To communicate skilfully, tactfully and sensitively with children, families and other professionals, taking account any potential barrier to communication.
· To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry and recording.
· To work as an autonomous professional, within professional guidelines and the policies and procedures of the Trust and service and provide advice and guidance as appropriate to members of the MDT.
· To link with statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals as well as other CAMHS Teams, as appropriate, in support of referral and treatment pathways and joint work.
· To maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.
· To maintain a high standard of verbal and written communication and to provide continuity of care.
· To participate in peer and group supervision meetings.
· To adhere to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.
· To maintain GMC registration, maintain a License to Practice and participate in CPD to remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
· To maintain Section 12 and Approved Clinician approval. If the appointee is not Section 12 or AC approved, they will be expected to become so as soon as possible.
· To provide prospective cross cover for colleagues during periods of leave and to provide advice and/or clinical input, as needed, to other CAMHS teams covered.
Please see attached job description and person specification for details.
We look forward to receiving your application.
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Feb 2025