Speciality Doctor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Interventions Team

Applications are invited for a Specialty Doctor post to support the delivery of care within the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group for under 18s in Cardiff and Vale.

The Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group is driving forward the transformational agenda for CAMH services in Wales with the development of existing services in line with the new Mental Health strategy and stepped care model.

Our new colleague will be an enthusiastic and committed psychiatrist with an interest in service development and with a strong desire to help service users and families.

Working alongside the teams, you will provide specialist psychiatric assessment and management to contribute to formulation and diagnosis, and the delivery of care.

As a psychiatrist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user caseload, including assessing service users with complex needs, and supporting families with care planning.

Care co-ordination, consultation, supervision and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team will be key aspects of the role, as well as partnership working with health, education and social care. The post holder will be supported in this role by a Consultant Child Psychiatrist and with appropriate areas of skill that require development and further training.

This is a 0.5 WTE – 5 session permanent post within the EWMH interventions team

Our Single Point of Access (SPOA) manages queries, advice, consultation and the referral process into our services. This model has reduced the number of referrals through providing accessible signposting and advice to both families and professionals. Contacts with SPOA result in a monthly average of circa 200 young people and families being offered a Choice appointment with our core assessment team. Referrals identified as specifically relating to an eating disorder (ED) at SPOA are assessed within the multidisciplinary ED clinic.

The Post Holder will work in the Core Interventions team (previously generic CAMHS) providing Part 1 & Part 2 work under the Mental Health Measure (Wales 2010)

The Main Responsibilities Of The Post

• psychiatric assessment and intervention including pharmacological treatment and Mental Health Act Assessments within the Core Intervention Team
• Involvement in prescription rota (depending on working days)
• Involvement in Peer Group
• Support teaching to medical students and other staff
• Maintain CPD
• No out of hours duties.

The Consultant Psychiatrists in the Core Intervention Team provide consultation sessions for the wider service to provide advice, manage any necessary medical investigations and identify when and how young people require direct psychiatric input which may result in allocation to partnership work or the offer of one-off joint appointment.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Ball Job title: Consultant CAMHS Email address: Claire.L.Ball@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 02921 536730

Interested Applicants Are Encouraged To Contact

• Dr Claire Ball
• Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in Core Interventions Team
• claire.l.ball@wales.nhs.uk or 02920536730