Responsible Clinician Camhs

Are you an experienced CAMHS clinician with recognised therapeutic training looking for a challenging new opportunity to work with young people aged 12 to 18 with a wide range of Mental Health disorders and complex needs?

If so join our dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team at Hillview Hospital where you will be working in a service that provides evidence based and focused treatment programmes designed for the individual needs of each young person and their families.

When you work for Elysium Healthcare, you have instant access to a large and supportive peer group of like-minded professionals to engage and network with.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Review referrals and determine appropriateness for admission in a timely manner
- Conduct admission assessment and ensure effective management plans
- To participate in the assessment and management of children and young people referred to the service
- To conduct patient risk assessments and review regularly as per local policy
- To assess physical health and document findings within Carenotes and weekly ICR meetings
- To attend regular ward rounds, CPA, professional and family meetings
- To provide leadership, supervision, reflection, and risk management to the key workers on the team
- To abide by, and contribute to, the governance arrangements and processes of the service. This includes providing a culturally competent practice, appropriate record keeping, and discharging duties under the safeguarding children agenda.
- To supervise non-training grade doctors and psychiatric trainees allocated to the teams.
- To enact cross cover arrangements for annual, study and professional leave, with the other child and adolescent psychiatrists in the department.
- Participation in the CAMHS Consultant on-call duty rota, as agreed with Hospital Director.
- To participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- An interest in research and a willingness to supervise trainees will be encouraged.
- To establish effective working relationships with GPs, CAMHS community teams, specialists, and commissioners.
- To uphold the principles of Clinical Governance and adhere to the organisation's clinical governance requirements.
- To take part in an Annual Appraisal Programme, with the development of Personal Development Plans, focused on Continuing Professional Development.
- To adhere to all the organisations policies and procedures.
- To complete professional reports as per timeline such as CPA/Tribunals.
- To act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act.

**To be successful in this role, you'll need**:

- Registered on the GMC Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice.
- Experience of CAMHS Forensic and/or Eating Disorders desirable

**What you will get**:

- Competitive annual salary
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off
- Medical Protection Society membership
- Employee Assistance Service
- Free meals and parking
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.

**About your next employer**

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities& Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.