Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and EIP
Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Morpeth, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 23 Apr 2025
Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a role in Community CYPS in Northumberland, with additional responsibility within EIP covering mainly the younger population. This is a new post with scope for innovation and shaping to a prospective candidate. Successful appointees will enjoy the benefits of a positive collegiate culture and working with a successful MDT.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will work within Northumberland CYPS, covering the West of the county. This role will primarily lead on mental health but would also have some scope to work within neurodevelopmental and even some LD work. The role involves supporting the team with formulating presentations of young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties and overseeing their treatment. We have a rich and varied multidisciplinary team including specialty doctors and nurse prescribers who work closely together enabling young people to attain positive mental health outcomes.
The appointee would also work within EIP, joining the weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, as well as leading on cases, predominantly of people under the age of 18 presenting with psychosis. The role involves supporting an existing psychiatrist and the rest of the team in North Tyneside.
Job responsibilities
For CYPS, the appointee will:
* Offer clinical case supervision to the MDT and either one of the specialty doctors or one of our 3 NMPs and will be based at St Georges Park in Morpeth, with outreach clinics around Northumberland (localities covered are shared out amongst colleagues so travel across the county is mitigated).
* Assess and devise appropriate multidisciplinary treatment programmes for referrals aged 0 to 18 years, and implement the same.
* Join the team in the multi-disciplinary assessment and management of cases referred to the Neurodevelopmental Network, or other Networks/Teams within Northumberland CYPS.
* Provide medical input, including physical examinations where appropriate, for children referred to the team.
* Perform patient related administration in accordance with Team/Service and Trust policies and clinical governance directives.
* Liaise with professionals who work at tier 1 and 2 levels, including colleagues in community child health, primary care teams, social services and education.
* Be actively involved in team development including teaching other disciplines.
* Have access to continuing medical education and supervision as part of a consultant peer group and be part of the process of annual appraisal and revalidation.
For EIP, Programmed Activities allocated to direct clinical care, to include:
* Regular planned out-patient clinics.
* Complex case discussions where patients vulnerable to or in crisis are discussed.
* Multidisciplinary Team Meetings.
* Support to and supervision of trainees, and NMPs.
* Liaison with Consultants from inpatient wards and other mental health teams.
* Administration to support these clinical activities.
* On call duties and emergency work.
The post-holder will typically have 2 supporting programmed activities to include:
* Audit
* Appraisal
* Revalidation
* CPD
* Service management and development
* Teaching
* Educational supervision
* Special Interest as detailed above
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* MBBS (or equivalent)
* MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
* Included on GMC Specialist Register in Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion, or a trainee within six months of CCT
* Completed accredited training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
* Approved under Section12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
* Approved Clinician Status
Desirable
* Has undergone training in educational supervision
* Has undergone training in appraisal
* Another post-graduate qualification (other than MRCPsych) in a field related to psychiatry, ethics or criminal law
Knowledge
Essential
* Up-to-date knowledge in the field of psychiatry as applied to children and adolescents
* Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision, mental health policy and legislation
* Knowledge of current issues in national strategic direction for children's services
Desirable
* Specialist interest in neurodevelopmental psychiatry
* An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies
Experience
Essential
* Experience of multidisciplinary team working
* Wide clinical experience of child and adolescent psychiatry
* Experience of Clinical Audit
Desirable
* Experience in multiagency work especially with service user, carer and voluntary agencies
* Experience in working in CAMHS inpatient settings
* Experience in service management or development
Skills
Essential
* High level of clinical skills
* Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Excellent communication skills
* Excellent teaching skills
* Commitment to working with users, carers and voluntary organisations
* Demonstrate the ability to work in a time efficient manner
Desirable
* Established record of clinical leadership
* Established ability as a clinical teacher
* Training in specific and relevant treatment skills eg a brief form of psychological therapy
* Established ability to research and/or audit
* Specific treatment modality skills
Personal Characteristics
Essential
* Able to sustain self and support others
* Trustworthiness
* Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
* Maturity, openness and flexibility
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Georges Park, Morpeth, NE61 2NU
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