Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (K&C CAMHS ETT)NHS

Job summary

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT) at Kensington & Chelsea CAMHS (CNWL)

Permanent, Full-Time (10PAs)

We are excited to commence recruitment for a 10 PA Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to work in the Enhanced Treatment Team within Kensington & Chelsea CAMHS (CNWL). This is a great opportunity for an energetic, innovative and dedicated child and adolescent psychiatrist with creative ideas for service development, keen to work with dynamic and passionate consultant colleagues and MDT clinicians and to collaborate with paediatricians, schools, childrens services and allied health professionals.

You will be working alongside a stable, friendly and supportive consultant group in a team with one core trainee and one GP trainee. There are opportunities for teaching and training, for example as part of the higher training scheme and strong links with Imperial College London to develop research interests. .

Applicants wishing to job share are welcomed to apply.

We offer a generous annual and study leave entitlement, NHS pension scheme, support with relocation expenses for up to 8K(subject to eligibility) and a range of lifestyle benefits, such as various staff discounts, a cycle to work scheme and discount on the purchase and leasing of new cars.

Further Information & Arrangements to visit

Dr Filipa Da Silva (Lead Psychiatrist K & C CAMHS)

[email protected]

Tel: 0203 317 3599

Main duties of the job

The Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT) offers assessment to children and young people presenting with complex presentations (including trauma and attachment issues) involving multi-agency working. ETT MDT clinicians carry out assessments which are discussed in the weekly post assessment meeting where psychiatric diagnosis/(es) and a management plan (in line with the current evidence base) is agreed. A weekly MDT meeting also allows for discussion and review of open cases.

Staff in the Enhanced Treatment Team currently includes a consultant child psychiatrist (1.0),- this post , psychologist (0.6), child psychotherapist (1.2), family therapist (1.8), nursing (0.4), CBT therapist (0.5) as well as administrative support. Each case has a case manager allocated from within the MDT.

Job description

To provide Clinical Leadership within the team

Responsible for ensuring there are systems to support the other members of the MDT team in identifying the symptoms and levels of risk that requires the involvement of psychiatry

Contribute psychiatric assessment and treatment where there are identified symptoms suggestive of ASD, ADHD, Anxiety, Depressive Illness and other Psychiatric Disorders

Support the Case Manager in assessing and managing risk

Join multidisciplinary assessments of autism spectrum disorder

Liaise with peadiatric colleagues when further physical assessment is required or to devise joint treatment plans for children who have epilepsy or other long-term complex conditions

Liaising with NHS England, Commissioners and Tier 4 service when referral to Tier 4 is required

Participation in the development of new models of service to improve delivery and outcome, considering the views of commissioners and evidence of best practice

To contribute to the collection and monitoring of Clinical Outcome data across the service to assist delivery of KPIs

To maintain accurate and up to date clinical records

To complete and contribute to the completion of Serious Untoward Incident Reports as required

Participation in development of clinical protocols as required

Participation in training and supervision of other members of the multidisciplinary Team as required

Maintaining up to date Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

To work in accordance with service policies and guidelines.

About us

Central and North West London (CNWL) specialises in caring for people with a wide range of mental and physical health needs and is one of the largest mental health trusts in England. Each CAMHS service has its own local management structure: Kensington & Chelsea CAMHS has a Lead Psychiatrist, Therapies lead and team manager who work closely with the inner boroughs service manager. Each sub-team has a psychiatry and therapy lead and they, together with the team and service manager form the local senior management team which meets monthly. The postholder will be part of the SMT. The Kensington & Chelsea CAMHS team is well established and staffed by a large multi-disciplinary team of clinicians. We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children in the area using a range of therapeutic interventions including behaviour, systemic, CBT, IPT-A, DBT, psycho-dynamic and group therapies as well as psychopharmacological approaches. Kensington & Chelsea CAMHS is a Tier 3 service, accepting referrals from GPs, paediatrics, schools and Children's Services. The service has active service user groups for young people and parents. The team has a monthly CPD session and local care quality meeting, a monthly local consultants meeting and a monthly senior management meeting which the postholder will be part of