Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Learning Disabilities

Job Overview

LocumConsultant Psychiatrist – Learning Disabilities

Hillingdon CAMHS

Minet Clinic

Fixed-Term 12 Months

Part-Time 5PAs

We are advertising for a part time Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to work within the Hillingdon CAMHS Learning Disabilities

This is an exciting 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, children's services and allied health professionals.

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.

There is also an option for additional 2PAs joining the Hillingdon Early Intervention in Psychosis team for patients under 18yrs, based at Mill House.

Further Information & Arrangements to visit

• Dr Chloe Maunsell: Interim Lead Consultant Psychiatrist, Tel: 01895 256 521
• Dr Azer Mohammed: Clinical Director, Tel: 020 3317 5999
• Main duties of the job

This post has been expanded to reflect the development of LD services in Hillingdon. The focus of this post will be to provide psychiatric consultation, assessment and treatment in the Hillingdon LD team. The post holder will be expected to contribute clinical leadership in the development and management of the Learning Disability and neuro developmental disorder pathway within the Service Line.

There are senior psychologists and behaviour analysts within the team, contributing to the expertise available for the local population. Close working relationships exist with the Educational and Children with Disability Teams and with the Child Development/Paediatric Services.

In Hillingdon, the team work closely with the Child Development Centre (CDC) and the local pathway agreement is that CDC carry out ASD assessments and prescribe for young people with LD who also have ADHD.

The postholder will contribute to the CAMHS OOH consultant rota for CNWL NHS FT.

Working for our organisation

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: Hillingdon CAMHS has a Lead Psychiatrist, Therapies lead and team manager who work closely with the outer 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 Hillingdon CAMHS team is well established and staffed by a strong 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. Hillingdon 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 business meeting, a weekly local consultants meeting and a monthly senior management meeting which the postholder will be part of.

www.cnwl.nhs.uk

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• 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.

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration
• Section 12 MHA Approved
• Approved Clinician status or willing to apply for approval.
• GMC Licence to Practice
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Psychiatry (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)

Desirable criteria

• MRCPsych (or equivalent)
• An additional post graduate qualification of relevance to working with children and Adolescents
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
• Experience/special interest in Learning disability

Experience, Skills And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Competence in psycho- pharmacology and also non- medication therapeutic approaches.
• Experience and training in the assessment and management of neurodevelopmental disorders
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance/Care Quality
• Able to participate in Medical Audit and Quality Improvement
• Experience of teaching and supervision of junior staff and other disciplines

Desirable criteria

• Management Training
• Experience of Research
• Publication in peer-reviewed journal
• Experience in Paediatrics

Personal Skills & Qualities

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication and empathic skills with a range of different people
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Experience of team working
• Sound organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Cultural Sensitivity and ability to work in multi ethnic environment

Other

Desirable criteria

• Computer Literate
• Full UK car driving licence