CONSULTANT IN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

The ABUHB CAMHS Service has an opportunity to appoint a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist covering, with other psychiatrists, based at Ty Bryn Adolescent Unit on the St Cadoc's Hospital site in Caerleon (and providing clinical time at other bases including YYF & Nevill Hall).

St Cadoc's Hospital is the main administrative base for the service with secretarial and office provision for the community team. The Consultant will have his or her own office in this unit. The full time (or equivalent) level IV Secretary to the team has their office in the unit.

Main duties of the job

The main duties include:

• Provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate), a service in the specialty to the hospitals so designated, with the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
• Provide domiciliary consultations - as appropriate to Gwent residents or as agreed between the two parties.
• Provide cover for consultant colleagues' periods of leave as agreed with the Clinical Director.
• Discharge any other duties with other agencies which may be agreed by the postholder with managers of the service, including:
• Liaison work on all levels with other hospitals and community agencies dealing with children, adolescents and their families
• Working closely with all agencies involved in child abuse cases and observing the local child abuse procedures.
• Participation in weekly multidisciplinary clinical meetings

Candidates should understand the strategic context for the future delivery of CAMHS throughout Wales and should be aware of the recently published documents such as T4CYP, A Healthier Wales, Whole School Approach, the Wales Mental Health Measure and Mind over Matter (2018).

All duties of the role can be found in the job description

About us

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Gwent has been operating in Gwent since 1969, initially with an in-patient unit for younger children, to which was added an adolescent unit in 1973. Currently the service only provides community based services at 3 domains. Community Embedded CAMHS which works closely with SPACE wellbeing Panels, Core Specialist CAMHS providing clinic based services and Emergency CAMHS which includes crisis Outreach team and Emergency liaison team.

The philosophy has always been one of helping children to remain with their families and offering out patient clinics in a wide variety of settings nearer to their homes. Full use of central resources is made and the multi-disciplinary teams have developed over the years with the psychiatry and nursing and therapy services integrating with the psychology service in 2009.

Service planning takes place on a health board wide and South East Wales basis using multi agency fora. This is currently under review with proposals for an all Wales planning group. Primary care services are planned on a locality basis using the Health board planning partnerships with local authority planning mechanisms

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities include:

• exercise continuing responsibility for the care of patients in the appointees charge, in liaison with consultant colleagues, and for the proper functioning of the service and in line with operational policies and strategic plan (as amended from time to time).
• Provide professional supervision and management of junior medical staff if allocated. If appropriate, the post holder will be named in the contracts of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.
• Take full responsibility in the general development of the service and bring to it his/her own special interests and expertise. There are close links with colleagues in other areas and participation in courses, conferences and Royal College activities is encouraged

Please refer to attached job description

Job description is still in process of getting Royal College approval

This position involves Regulated Activity with adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

• Enhanced check with barred list information, including - an children's barred list check

Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.

Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP)date within 6 months of interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Clinical Experience

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Clinical Governance

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Research

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Teaching

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Management

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Other Requirements

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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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Ty Bryn, CAMHS, St Cadocs Hospital

Lodge Road

Caerleon

NP18 3XQ

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040-CON530