An exciting appointment for two Consultant Psychiatrists to work within Herefordshire and Worcestershire Core CAMHS providing consistent and child-centred provision into Core CAMHS.

These posts are substantive with 10PAs per week being offered. The service operates Monday to Friday, with working hours primarily between 9am and 5pm with no on-call rota associated with these posts.

Core CAMHS is a friendly, multi-disciplinary team that includes specialist CAMHS clinicians, psychologists, and medical colleagues.

One post based at Redditch, and one based at Worcester though there is an expectation that the post-holder will travel to other bases across Herefordshire and Worcestershire from time to time, to meet service need.

Within CAMHS there are several teams including Crisis Assessment and Home Treatment Team, Community Eating Disorders Service, Wellbeing in Schools Team, Psychotherapy Team, Family Therapy, CAMHS Youth Team, ANCHOR (CAMHS Looked After Children Team), and the Youth Offending Service (YOS), for example, who work collaboratively to provide the best outcomes for children and young people across the two counties.

We can offer agreat team, with a positive approach to offering a high-quality service to our children, young people, and their families.

Flexible working options for a great work-life balance, helping fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include

• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies.
• Managing a compact case load of the most complex cases and to provide senior medical advice, support, consultancy and clinical leadership to Herefordshire and Worcestershire Core CAMHS.
• Conducting outpatient clinics consisting of routine and urgent new patient assessments and review/follow up appointments.
• Carrying out home visits and telephone/remote consultations with service users as appropriate.
• Participating in appropriate multi-disciplinary team meetings such as MDT meetings & CPA reviews.
• Maintaining electronic health records in accordance with Trust policies.
• Undertake and maintain statutory and mandatory training requirements.
• Actively participate in clinical governance activities.
• Workingwithin the duties and responsibilities of the Mental Health Act.

This post has been deemed by the Trust as eligible for relocation expenses which will be applicable for suitable successful candidate(s). Please see attached policy for more information.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• 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
• Knowledge about mental health policy with ability to think strategically and manage change.
• Ability to work independently, methodically and safely.

Additional criteria

Essential

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• 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.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych
• Additional clinical qualifications.

Experience

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Previous experience of working in a clinical leadership role with positive relationships with team members.
• Provision of high-quality mental health services, as trainee or Consultant.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Redditch Town Hall

Walter Stranz Square

Redditch

B98 8AH

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C9798-0957