Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - East & Central Bristol

Hours: 6 sessions per week (Part time 6 PA's per week)

The successful applicant will have responsibility for the diagnosis, management and treatment of children, adolescents with severe and complex mental health problems referred to East Central Bristol CAMHS, alongside an experienced consultant colleague.

The East Central CAMHS is a well-led, well-established enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team. East Central Bristol has a diverse multi-cultural population.

Main duties of the job

• The diagnosis, management and treatment of children, adolescents and families with severe and complex mental health problems.
• The consultant will carry psychiatric responsibility only for those patients seen by psychiatrists within their respective CAMHS team.
• The consultant will not routinely care coordinate. All cases on the consultant’s caseload should have another clinician from the team as care coordinator.
• The post-holder would be expected to offer new assessment appointments, follow-up, consultation and multi-agency liaison, as well as be available for unpredictable emergency work. 
• The post will be 4.5DCC and 1.5SPA for the first 12 months. This will be reviewed yearly via the job planning process.
• Frequency of follow-up appointments will be determined on a case by case basis, and will include medication reviews, mental state monitoring and reviews with the care coordinator as appropriate.
• There would be an opportunity for the post holder to develop a special interest depending on the needs of the locality team. 
• Within Bristol East Central CAMHS, referrals to Psychiatry are allocated between the psychiatrists on a case discussion basis according to specialist interests, complexity and in the context of other caseload demands.
• The consultant is expected to provide clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team, in conjunction with the clinical service and team manager and other senior staff.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration or eligibility to be included on the register and holding a current licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Section 12 approval/ Approved Clinician Status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD, PHD, Msc or other additional clinical qualifications.
• MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Additional clinical qualifications.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Wide breadth of clinical experience working with children and young people with mental health problems and their families.
• Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD.
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
• Evidence of effective multi-agency working.

Desirable criteria

• Specific additional therapy training (e.g. Positive Behavioural Support, CBT, systemic therapy, DBT etc.).

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Skills in psychiatric assessment, formulation and risk management (including safeguarding) as well as psychopharmacology in children, neurodevelopmental disorders and attachment difficulties.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
• Understand principles of teaching.

Research & Audit

Essential criteria

• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Ability to supervise junior medical staff undertaking research projects.
• Experience of carrying out an audit project.

Management

Essential criteria

• Evidence of management/leadership skills training.