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Location

Brighton, East Sussex | United Kingdom

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Job description

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Brighton / United Kingdom / Code: EPJ02190

Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Clients CAMHS Community team in East Sussex.

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Grade                 NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Contract             Permanent

Hours                  Full time - 10 sessions per week (Consultant On Call Rota)

Salary                  £84,559 - £114,003 per annum

Location             East Sussex

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Clients CAMHS Community team in East Sussex.

The Client is committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to as advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.

Please note this post attracts a Golden Hello payment of up to £5,000 as well as a Relocation Package of up to £8000. 

The site has on-site parking, which is available to all staff and visitors on a first come, first served basis. Also, if you haven’t thought about living in East Sussex before then you should consider the following:

• Journey from the coast to the countryside in minutes
• Enjoy a lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park!
• Embrace taking time to discover all the miles of scenic coastline
• Easy access to airports - Gatwick and Heathrow are both within 90 minutes of the county, providing links to Europe and beyond
• London is also within easy reach via local and national bus routes and national mainline stations

Main duties of the job

The duties of the post include providing medical psychiatric assessment and intervention to children and young people; providing psychiatric advice and consultation to colleagues in CAMHS, health, social care, education and other staff across a range of agencies; as well as future development and service redesign.

The post holder will work as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team which includes nurses, clinical psychologists, Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, child psychotherapists, and social workers. This post will complete the 3.4 WTE establishment of Consultants and Specialty Doctor who work in Brighton and Hove.

You will also be part of a Trust wide consultant network where there are opportunities to liaise with colleagues in other posts throughout the Trust and develop peer networks. You will also see consultant peers weekly at the local academic programme, at regular division meetings in the locality and at clinical governance meetings.

Working for our organisation

Our Client is committed to people participation, meaning that they involve patients and their carers and supporters, in service decision-making and planning. You will be expected to contribute to this shared value and to support the functioning of this service in the delivery of its participation strategy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable criteria

• MRC Psych or equivalent
• Additional clinical qualifications.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.

Eligibility

Essential criteria

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• AC/s12

Desirable criteria

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable criteria

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

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Salary

£84.56k - £114k per annum