CAMHS Psychiatrist Part Time

This is a part-time opportunity as a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist at the Brighton and Hove Clinic, a specialist Inpatient Eating Disorder service for children and young people aged 12 up to 18 years. You will be providing evidence-based and focused treatment programmes designed for the individual needs of each young person.

Main duties of the job

As a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be responsible for managing a caseload as the Responsible Clinician of the ward, participating in the assessment and management of children and young people referred to the Service, assessing physical health, ensuring completion of professional reports, and acting as the Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act. You will also be required to participate in the on-call rota for a small group of CAMHS & ED services.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a case load as RC of the ward
• Participate in the assessment and management of children and young people referred to the Service
• Assess physical health and document finding within Care notes and weekly ICR meetings
• Ensure completion of professional reports as per timeline such as ICRs/CPA/Tribunals
• Act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act
• Attend CETRs when needed
• Provide leadership, supervision, reflection, and risk management to the key workers on the team
• Participation in the CAMHS Consultant on-call rota
• Participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Uphold the principles of Clinical Governance and adhere to the organisation’s clinical governance requirements
• Take part in an Annual Appraisal Programme, with the development of Personal Development Plans, focused on Continuing Professional Development
• Adhere to all the organisations policies and procedures

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice
• Experience of CAMHS eating disorders desirable
• Medically qualified with MRCPsych or equivalent
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions
• Leadership ability
• The ability to affect change professionally and organisationally

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• £8,400 car allowance
• £10,000 retention bonus
• 30 days annual leave pro rata plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice, experience of CAMHS eating disorders, and medically qualified with MRCPsych or equivalent.

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.