Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Specialist

4 weeks ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) Full time
Job Summary

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the Children and Young People's Gender Service (South West)

This is a substantive, full-time post, with part-time and secondment opportunities available. Please contact Dr Julie Alderson to discuss less than full-time working arrangements.

The successful applicant will join a multi-disciplinary team delivering a new Children and Young People's Gender Service (South West). This role is suited to a psychiatrist with expertise in child development, neurodiversity, and adolescent mental health, a strong ethic of reflective practice, and a passion for multi-disciplinary team working.

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 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 judgment 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
  • Conduct holistic consultations tailored to age and presentation with children and young people, including but not limited to social history, education, development, learning needs, sexual health, physical health, self-harm, and suicide
  • Be a key member of the MDT, planning and guiding individualized care for each CYP, championing and leading on mental health and related needs
  • Communicate complex information in a skilled and sensitive manner with a specialist caseload of young people and their parents/carers, and where needed, with children's social care
About Us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall, and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston, and beyond.

As a forward-thinking multi-award-winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, offering the best of both worlds: city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we're meeting our pledge.



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