Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Employer information

Flexible working

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

The Toucan West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) is seeking to recruit a Consultant Psychiatrist who is committed to working with children and young people with complex mental health needs. This post will provide the medical leadership within a forming team who are transforming access to/from T4 services.

The Consultant will provide a central West Midlands system role delivering several psychiatric assessments for a caseload of complex patients. You will be taking a lead role with a strong team of clinical nurse specialists together you will be providing a coordinated approach to undertaking psychiatric & medical risk management of CYP referred to and step down fromT4. The Consultant will join the IROC team, contributing to the continuous development of the exciting transformation of these services.

Main duties of the job

The principal duties will include the following:

1. Consultant Psychiatrist input to the IROC Team.

1. To assess and treat patients presenting with complex psychological, behaviours and emotional needs and who are being deprived of their liberty for their safety. This may include:

• Psychiatric assessment of patients.

• Working within the MDT to develop formulation of complex cases with medical and psychiatric needs.

• To contribute to risk assessment and management in liaison with the residential team.

• Treating and monitoring of psychiatric aspects of mental illness, including core psychopathology and psychiatric co-morbidities

1. A further component of the post is to maintain links with Psychiatric and secure inpatient settings to build positive working relationships, to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and safe discharge planning if required with other members of the WMCPC team.

1. The post holder will be required to be approved under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act (MHA). He / She will be expected to be able to undertake MHA assessments as appropriate.

1. Working in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team and provide clinical and medical leadership with the wider Provider collaborative.

1. He/she will provide supervision to any junior medical staff allocated to the team.

1. Contribute to WMCPC research and development.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Parkview Clinic is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Mental Health (CAMHS) facility in Moseley, for young people aged 11-18 years who require admission due to significant psychiatric difficulties.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered medical practitioner (GMC)
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification

Desirable criteria

• Other relevant clinical or academic qualifications
• Experience of leadership position

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

• Higher training in Child & Adolescent or Adult Psychiatry in approved training posts for a minimum of three years
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, CCT or within 6 months of a CCT
• Approval under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act
• Approved Clinician status

Desirable criteria

• Specialist training and experience in the management of eating disorders
• Experience of assessment of CYP in crisis

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Ability to supervise and train junior medical staff
• Ability to work with patients aged 13-18
• Ability to take a lead in multidisciplinary team
• A broad range of experience in Child & Adolescent or Adult psychiatry and working with the multi- disciplinary teams
• Experience of assessment, treatment and medical monitoring of patients with an eating disorder
• Experience of working in a community mental health setting
• Able to meet duties under the MHA, including patients with Eating Disorders
• Experience of carrying out clinical audit and research.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within a specialist community teams including eating disorder and urgent care teams
• Supervision and teaching of colleagues from other disciplines
• Published research in peer reviewed journals
• Evidence of ability to initiate clinical audit projects
• Ability to contribute to service development

PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel across the city for work purposes. Valid driver's license and access to a car daily for work purposes
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including verbal, written and presentation skills, together with excellent listening skills including facilitator
• Act as a clinical leader and role model across the service
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively
• High energy levels, an innovative approach and ability to inspire and enthuse others.
• The intellect and interpersonal skills to command the respect of all staff as well as external stakeholders
• Proactive, versatile and problem-solving approach. Ability to seek and exploit opportunities to advance objectives
• Able to prioritise and work under pressure

Additional employer information

Sponsorship

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Consultant Psychiatrist JD & PS (PDF, 880.3KB)