Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS - Stockton

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a child and
adolescent consultant psychiatrist to become involved in transformation and
leadership within a forward looking CAMHS service. We are keen to shape the
post to fit the needs of the right applicant and to support them in developing
their interests within our broad portfolio of services. Durham Tees Valley Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Services work with children and young people up to the age of 18 across Getting
Help, Getting More help and neurodevelopmental assessment teams. Generic teams
are closely linked with LD CAMHS, Eating Disorders and Forensic CAMHS. The out
of hours activity is supported by dedicated CAMHS crisis team, which operates
on 24/7 basis and provides extended crisis input as well as home treatment
options as an alternative to hospital admissions.

The Stockton CAMHs Getting More Help Team
is based at Viscount House, Falcon Court. Stockton on Tees. The premises are
within a business park and is easily located just off the A66 with easy access
to both the A19 and the A1.The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is home to197,348 people, of which
almost 25% are aged 0 - 19 years.

The post holder will have
responsibility for the assessment and management of mental and/or behavioural
needs of children and young people presenting with mental disorder and
requiring assessment for neurodevelopmental needs. There are opportunities to become a GMC
registered trainer e.g. clinical and / or educational supervisor.

Main duties of the jobThe post holder is expected to
offer mental health assessment, psychiatric opinions, diagnosis and holistic
care plans for patients up to the age of 18, referred to them in hours and when
on call.

Direct patient contact would
include new patients to service, new psychiatric assessments and review
appointments. Main conditions would be expected to include: ADHD, ASD, Anxiety
Disorders, Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Tic Disorders, Psychosis,
Self-harm, Conduct Disorder and Sleep disorders.

The Children and Young Peoples
Service uses the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and has a relevant all-age Trust
policy. The majority of young patients are managed on Standard Care.

Clinical work would be expected
to be carried out predominantly within the clinical base at The Ridings in
Redcar (or the new site after moving) but may occur within other settings.

The post holder will be
required to be Section 12 approved, preferably with Approved Clinician status.
The Trust would support the post holder to secure these approvals if not
already in place when appointed.

The post holder should write
reports for and attend relevant multiagency meetings for young people on their
caseload.

The post holder will be
expected to follow the Trusts person-centred pathways of care.

The post holder will be
expected to complete a minimum of 8 hours clinical supervision per year.

About us We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of 320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire.

We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public.

Psychiatrists are essential
contributors to the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expect
and are justified to expect collaborative relationships with…