Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Emergency Care Service

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation.

We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' however we aim to be 'outstanding'.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you'll be part of something special - an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Emergency Care Service

Part Time - 8PAs

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to work within our Child & Adolescent Emergency Care Service.

This part time Consultant post will lead and manage the CECS Service to provide mental health services to children and young people of Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Kingston and Richmond as well as providing a range of specialist services to a set of wider, regional and national catchment area.

The CAMHS Emergency Care Service (CECS) is located within South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Providing psychosocial and risk assessments, safety planning for young people experiencing a mental health crisis and advising about further support.
• Providing a follow up appointment to review crisis plan and plan ongoing support to ensure a seamless transition of the young person and their family into the community service if required.
• Providing advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals working in other agencies and contribute to multi-agency care planning.

Working for our organisation

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide clinical support for the team and provide psychiatric oversight to the team with current consultant.
• To provid emergency consultation, liaison, advice, management and appropriate support to professionals within the team and in the wider network of the child, young person or family.
• To provide consultation, liaison and joint working with clinicians in other Tier 3 and Tier 2 services, referrals to and liaison with Tier 4 providers and, together with the rest of the service, education and support for Tier 1 referrers.
• To work in partnership with young people, parents and carers to develop and implement effective and agreed care plans.
• To contribute to the development of multidisciplinary and multiagency packages of care, treatment and support for young people and their families with complex mental health, physical health and social care presentations, through effective consultation, liaison and joint-working
• To provide guidance to the paediatric team regarding the appropriate legal framework for the provision of care for young people presenting with a mental health crisis including guiding consultant paediatricians holding RC responsibility under MHA.
• To work with other members of the team providing education of managing young people presenting in mental health crisis to staff in A&E and Paediatric wards
• The post-holder will be encouraged to contribute to teaching within the team and across the acute hospitals.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Primary Medical degree and CCT Specialist Registration.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT.
• Approved Clinician status (or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment).
• Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act (or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment).

Desirable criteria

• MRCPsych, or equivalent. Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for CAMHS
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Qualifications in change management and service development skills
• Additional clinical qualifications or other higher degrees or further training relevant to the post.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved Higher Psychiatric training scheme.
• Excellent knowledge in specialty, especially the assessment and management of mental health emergencies in children and adolescents.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Experience of undertaking duties under MHA and MCA.

Desirable criteria

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT:

Essential criteria

• Engage in continuing professional development, and join a Peer Group to gain approval for CPD done.
• Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit, quality improvement, and working with colleagues in the liaison psychiatry team, the acute trust, and managers. Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer's groups, and local charities.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of service planning and development
• Experience of working with third sector partners

ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING

Essential criteria

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies
• Plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.

TEACHING:

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry.

Desirable criteria

• Teaching Qualification Evidence of feedback good from students

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• Christian Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Deaf Staff Network
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women's Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
• That we are a smoke-free Trust
• South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. The contact details published on our official website are the Trust's authorised contact channels and should be used for all recruitment communications, job applications, and verification of employment offers.