CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist

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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.

We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Support other case holders within the Team as appropriate. The post-holder as part of managing caseload of children and young people with moderate to server mental health disorders the post holder will also support children and young people with mild moderate learning disabilities and ADHD and work alongside the ADHD team. The post holder will be responsible together with consultant colleagues for regular case reviews with other professional staff, the aim of which is to ensure quality standards are maintained.

The post holder will provide medical advice and input as necessary to children and adolescents who self-harm and other urgent cases who are admitted to the paediatric ward within the Trust.

Work with the team to develop a model of work appropriate to CAMHS that takes account of the views of commissioners and evidence of best practice. Ensure a high standard of clinical excellence by working with colleagues to further develop the service. He/she will take an active role in the further development of clinical protocols as deemed necessary. Be an active member of any local CAMHS partnership groups to ensure there is Child and Adolescent Psychiatry input in the development of mental health services to children and young people and their families residing within the Blackpool footprint.

Support other case holders within the Team as appropriate.

The post-holder as part of managing caseload of children and young people with moderate to server mental health disorders the post holder will also support children and young people with mild moderate learning disabilities and ADHD and work alongside the ADHD team. The post holder will be responsible together with consultant colleagues for regular case reviews with other professional staff, the aim of which is to…