About this role
Job summary
Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - 6PAs
Duration - 3 - 6 months
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist in our Deaf CAMHS team based in Cambridge. This part time Consultant post provides clinical input to children and young people from Cambridge and East of England, referred to the National Deaf CAMHS Service.
The successful candidate will join an established and stable multidisciplinary team of professionals skilled in mental health and deafness. The multidisciplinary team consists of a mixture of deaf and hearing staff and also sign language interpreters experienced in mental health work. The service is part of the National CAMHS Deaf service with hubs across the country and a unified quality and governance alliance.
South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust hosts three community teams. This team covering Greater London and teams covering Kent/ Medway and Cambridge.
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of this role will be to provide specialist support for deaf children, many of which will present neurodevelopmental needs. This is, therefore, likely to involve managing ADHD cases that require ongoing medication monitoring and reviews, as well as contributing to the ASD pathway through participation in ADOS assessments and general consensus discussions with the wider team.
To ensure a supported workflow, all cases will have assigned care coordinators. While consultant retains medical oversight for the majority of the caseload, there are collaborative conversations to agree on oversight on a case-by-case basis where appropriate and liaison with local CAMHS for higher risk cases .
Experience of working with deaf community is desirable but not essential and deaf awareness training will be provided.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Job description Job responsibilities
Providing services that are linguistically and culturally accessible; An increase in skilled Deaf and hearing bilingual practitioners working together to provide a highly specialised service for families who access the service. Promoting social inclusion and reducing isolation for a minority population Promoting systemic changes that impact positively on mental health including safe inclusiveeducation where communication needs are met, and children and young people have access to healthy learning and peer relationships; Improving mental health and wellbeing in a complex group of children and young people where mental health problems and deafness co-exist Improving quality of life in a vulnerable group of young people; Promoting an equitable and accessible mental health service at highly specialist levels for deaf children and young people and their families. Reducing the risk of misdiagnosis and inadequate or delayed treatment. An aspiration to reduce rates of mental health problems in deaf adults
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Primary Medical degree. Full GMC registration Included on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT. Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
MRCPsych, or equivalent. Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry CCT in General Adult Psychiatry. Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT Qualifications in change management and service development skills Other higher degrees or further training relevant to the post.
QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE: Critical Expertise in Specialty Essential
Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved Higher Psychiatric training scheme. A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions
Desirable
Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those who may not have a formal qualification
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT: Essential
Engage in continuing professional development, and join a Peer Group to gain approval for CPD done. Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit, quality improvement, and working with colleagues in the liaison psychiatry team, the acute trust, and managers. Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer's groups, and local charities.
Desirable
Experience of service planning and development Experience of working with third sector partners
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT: RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: Desirable
Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies Higher degree in research Completion of a research project and evidence of its dissemination Publication in a peer reviewed journal
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT: RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: Desirable
Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies Higher degree in research Completion of a research project and evidence of its dissemination Publication in a peer reviewed journal
TEACHING: Essential
Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry
Desirable
Teaching Qualification Evidence of feedback good from students
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.
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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 South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address National Deaf CAMHs Cambridge,
Tunbridge Lane, Bottisham,
Cambridgeshire,
CB25 9DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)