Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS, Barrow-in-Furness

Job overview

Consultant Psychiatrist – CAMHS, Barrow-in-Furness (10PA)

*RRP payment Payable*

This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k (subject to tax and NI)  payable on commencement of employment.

Eligibility criteria do apply.  Please note that staff currently employed by the Trust would not be eligible to apply for this recruitment and retention premia.

We are excited to launch the recruitment of this new, substantive Consultant Psychiatrist role at The Alfred Barrow Health Centre in Barrow-in-Furness.  You will be a Consultant Psychiatrist in Children and Young People’s Mental Health and will become a leading member of the team.

In addition, we would also like to offer the successful applicant a place on our ‘Safety and Improvement Fellowship’ programme. In LSCft, we have worked in collaboration with Lancaster University and Matthew Syed Consulting to create a development programme that will build upon the skills and experience you have developed so far in the improvement and enable you to take it to a much deeper level.  The cost of this programme will be funded by the Trust.

The postholder will also be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota for which additional remuneration is payable.

Main duties of the job

Your role as Consultant Psychiatrist will have the following important clinical responsibilities:

• Assessment and management of patients referred for Psychiatry in-put from the internal MDT
• Urgent assessment and management of young people presenting to A&E / ward
• ADHD case load with supervision of Nurse Prescriber
• Supporting the MDT with risk management
• Liaising with Paediatrics / Primary care where appropriate
• Out-of-Hours Cover for the in-patient unit and 136 suite.

The role will involve assessment, diagnosis and treatment, ensuring that physical health is considered alongside psychological and social issues.

Applicants should hold full GMC registration and be included on the Specialist register of the GMC or they should be eligible for entry to the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date.

It is a requirement that applicants are Section 12 Approved at the time of commencing employment and have or are eligible to have Approved Clinician Status. Remuneration will be as set out in the terms of the New Consultant Contract according to previous experience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.

The Job Description was approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 26 January 2024.