We are looking to appoint a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to join our comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in North Derbyshire.

We operate out of a main base in 'The Den' at Chesterfield Royal Hospital which is a purpose built children's unit, and from a base in Buxton which is out in the Derbyshire High Peak.

CAMHS provides specialist mental health services to a population of approximately 90,000 children and young adults across our region. This is delivered by two generic Tier 3 teams along with Community Advisors and teams for Urgent Care, Eating Disorders, Intensive Home Treatment, DBT, plus an LD CAMHS team.

Our current medical team of six Consultant Psychiatrists and two Specialty Doctors function as a strong supportive group, and co-location of CAMHS with Paediatrics at the Royal has resulted in highly positive relationships and partnership working across both services.

The successful Candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills and have a flexible approach.to service delivery. We are looking for a team player who enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary setting with highly experienced and skilled staff. You must also be capable of providing clinical leadership for the team as well as contributing at senior level to development of our services.

Out of hours will be required on a 1 in 7 on call rota.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description for a full description of the post and information about working for us.

About us

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated Good by the CQC.

We have a huge variety of patients, with their own unique needs. We are PROUD of the great CARE we give our patients and their families; if you are looking for an NHS Trust that is small enough to CARE and large enough to be exciting Chesterfield Royal Hospital is the place for you.

We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full description of the post and information about working for us.

Informal visits in advance of or after short listing will be welcomed.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• MBchB or equivalent
• CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with young people and their families/carers

Desirable

• Psychotherapy - CBT/IPT/brief intervention training

Skills

Essential

• Clinical supervision experience/skills

Desirable

• Ability to undertake training/mentoring of clinical staff and enthusiasm for education

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