Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

2 weeks ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) Full time
Job Title: Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our team at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW). As a key member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality clinical services to children and young people with complex mental health needs.

About the Role:

This is a substantive, full-time post, with opportunities for part-time and secondment arrangements. The successful applicant will join a dynamic team delivering a new Children and Young People's Gender Service (South West). You will be working closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide holistic consultations, triage referrals, and develop care plans for children and young people with gender-related distress.

Main Duties:

  • Triage referrals into the service in a multi-professional setting
  • Local area consultation and advice pre-referral where relevant or indicated
  • Joint assessment with senior psychological staff and management of children and young people who are experiencing gender incongruence
  • Undertake detailed and complex assessments aligned to a pre-agreed approach, using a high degree of clinical expertise
  • Support the development of care plans, including using clinical judgement regarding priority of support, expected timelines, etc.
  • Liaise with other health professionals and social care teams as necessary to support appropriate care for patients
  • Provide consultation and support to the MDT on complex case support, risk management, diagnostic dilemmas
  • Communicate complex information in a skilled and sensitive manner with a specialist caseload of young people and their parents/carers

About Us:

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, serving a core population of over 500,000 people across South West England. We are committed to delivering excellent care to our patients and are proud to be a digital exemplar, committed to improving patient care through world-leading research and innovations.

Person Specification:

  • MRCPsych
  • CCT Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Full GMC Registration & inclusion on Specialist GMC Register
  • Sec and Approved Clinician status (or undertaking to obtain this on taking up the post)

Essential Experience:

  • Experience of working with young people in mental health community settings
  • Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working
  • Experience of effective multi-agency partnership
  • Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities
  • Evidence of leadership experience
  • Therapeutic skills relevant to the management of children and young people with complex presentations
  • Knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding procedures

Desirable Experience:

  • Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust's service strategy
  • Evidence of service development experience, such as setting up a new service and service evaluation
  • Familiarity in and/or experience of a wide range of Autism and other communication disorder assessments
  • Experience in supporting gender diverse children in a range of health settings

Clinical Knowledge and Skills:

  • Up to date knowledge of the Cass Review
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience of working in children's services, specifically with children with complex health care needs
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience in caring for children with a range of safeguarding concerns and presentations
  • Broad range of IT skills

Clinical Governance and Audit:

  • Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
  • Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation and evidence of prior audit and QIP activity
  • Positive approach to evidence-based practice
  • Participation in continuing professional development (CPD) scheme and, where relevant, evidence of
  • Understanding and participation in reflective practice and learning from errors

Research:

  • Knowledge of the principles involved in research

Teaching and Training:

  • Experience of teaching medical students

Management & Leadership:

  • Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant
  • Ability to practice independently as a consultant
  • Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership
  • Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks
  • Knowledge, understanding and compliance with Clinical Governance guidance structures and principles (, service quality improvement, gap analysis)
  • Participation in quality improvement work
  • Demonstrable ability to effectively lead a multidisciplinary team

Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills:

  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues
  • Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
  • Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions
  • Ability to be a flexible team member

Any Other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes:

  • Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances
  • Awareness of personal limitations

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