Consultant CAMHS Psychiatrist Eating Disorders

at  Active Care Group

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• MRCPsych (Required)
• CAMHS CCT or CESR (Required) or evidence of pathway for imminent completion
• Approved Clinician and Section 12 Approved (Required)
• Working within an inpatient CAMHS Eating Disorders setting
• Evidenced based practice
• Confidence in engaging internal and external stakeholders
• Patient centred, outcomes-based care

WE ARE OFFERING A £10,000* WELCOME BONUS FOR THIS ROLE!

Active Care Group are seeking to employ a Consultant CAMHS Psychiatrist with in-patient experience to join the MDT on Wedgewood Ward, our six bedded Tier 4 CAMHS ED service. The site based medical team will be made up of two employed consultants and three specialty doctors, alongside already established MDT members. This position is part time - 3 days per week.
Section 12(2) approval, Approved Clinician status and CCT accreditation in CAMHS Psychiatry or within six months of obtaining CCT, with experience of CAMHS eating disorders psychiatry are essential.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

Clinical

• Leading the multidisciplinary team that undertakes screening assessments for admissions to the service.
• Leading the multidisciplinary team in the care and treatment of our patients, including weekly ward round review, risks assessment and ongoing treatment plans
• Attend family meetings, case review meetings and discharge planning meetings as required
• Ensure clinical documentation is robust and up to date
• Practise evidence-based care through national standards and guidelines
• Provide supervision to specialty doctors
• Prepare for and participate in external reviews (CQC and Quality Network reviews)
• Participation in on-call rota (second on-call 1 in 3)

Management

• Attendance of the hospital wide Clinical Governance Group (monthly)
• Attendance, and contribution to, the group wide Mental Health Clinical Governance Group (quarterly).
• Participate in service development, through research, innovation and local audit.
• Continue strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, particularly our partners in the NHS (as Ivetsey Bank sites within the West Midlands Provider Collaborative for CAMHS)
• Supervision and support of the site based specialty doctor.
• Engagement in National Networks
• Ongoing personal development through CPD and annual appraisal (and adhering to the GMC’s Good Medical Practice
• Regular review of prescribing practices in conjunction with Ashton’s E-Prescribing reports and engagement with Ashton’s site based pharmacist.