About this role
Job summary
Consultant in CAMHS Liaison Queen Alexandra Hospital
Want to use your expertise where clinical leadership can make an immediate difference to children and young people at a point of real need.
Our CAMHS Liaison Team at Queen Alexandra Hospital QAH supports young people under 18 presenting with mental health crisis, co-occurring physical and mental health needs, eating disorders or complex emotional needs. The seven-day multidisciplinary service works across paediatric wards, A&E and adult wards caring for 16- and 17-year-olds.
Working Monday to Friday, you will provide clinical leadership and medical oversight, connecting acute paediatrics and emergency care with community CAMHS, Crisis and Home Treatment, social care and safeguarding. You will also hold Responsible Clinician responsibility for young people detained at QAH under the Mental Health Act and oversee those who are medically optimised but awaiting a mental health bed.
You will join a collaborative service with strong links across Hampshire CAMHS and consultant colleagues who value thoughtful decision-making, shared learning and high-quality care.
Join Us and Receive a 30,000 Golden Hello
As part of our commitment to attracting outstanding talent, we are delighted to offer a 30,000 Golden Hello to successful eligible candidates appointed to this Consultant post. This is a unique opportunity to take the next step in your career while receiving a generous financial incentive as a welcome to our Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Provide timely, specialist mental health assessment and intervention in acute hospitals.
- Work holistically, addressing biological, psychological, and social factors.
- Deliver biopsychosocial formulations, therapeutic support, and co-produced safety plans.
- Ensure safeguarding is considered at every stage.
- Ensure a 72-hour and/or 7-day follow-up for all crisis presentations is arranged.
- Support staff across acute settings with advice, education, and joint working.
- Interface with community CAMHS and Tier 4 for continuity of care.
- Support for families and carers.
Escalate all safeguarding concerns in line with trust policy.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see attached person specification.
Desirable
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Experience
Desirable
Additional Criteria
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
South Block, Southwick Hill
Cosham
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)