Locum Consultant Psychiatrist (N&S FCAMHS)

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in a specialist forensic service for children and young people. Alongside other team members, the post holder will contribute to the provision of a highly specialist advice, consultation, assessment and intervention service for young people presenting with risk to others and complex needs by: providing brief advice and multiagency consultation; facilitating consultation surgeries within local multiagency services; supporting case management and individual care planning; developing and delivering training to multi-agency services; and offering assessment and interventions. We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and the positive impact this has on our staff and our service users. We welcome and actively encourage applications from those with lived experiences of mental health and care services and from Black and minority groups. We would also welcome applications from candidates who would like part-time or flexible working hours.  This post is to provide consultant leadership for the regionally commissioned community Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (FCAMHS) covering the 12 boroughs within the South London Partnership (SLP). The FCAMHS team and, therefore, this post will be managed by SLAM and the postholder will be accountable to the Lead Clinician for National and Specialist CAMHS (ultimately to the SLAM Medical Director).

Main duties of the job

The Consultant Psychiatrist will provide joint clinical service leadership alongside the consultant clinical psychologist/service lead. They will lead on team consultations and assessments. Interventions are multidisciplinary with consultant psychiatry involvement when indicated. The postholder will work with borough CAMHS services across South London (12 boroughs) and a number of agencies including children’s services, youth offending teams (YOTs), secure settings/YOI, courts, schools/education. The Consultant Psychiatrist will be involved with development of the FCAMHS service and liaison with FCAMHS development at a national level, including via an established psychiatry network.   Other aspects of this role include linking with inpatient services, teaching and training and informing policy development. Operationally the team sits within National and Specialist CAMHS outpatient services in SLAM.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will be responsible for providing specialist child and adolescent forensic mental health expertise in advising, providing formal consultation, assessment and intervention. They will be actively involved with many agencies, families and carers. This is an exciting opportunity to further develop leadership skills.