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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

Contact

Address: 350 Euston Road; Regent's Place; London; London; NW1 3AX
Contact Number: 02032145700

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Ref: 333-G-CA-C-0007-I Vacancy ID: 7066956

Consultant Psychiatrist, CAMHS Harrow (attracts £20K RRP)

Closed for applications on: 14-Apr-2025 00:04

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 14-Apr-2025 00:04

Location

Site: Ash Tree Clinic (Harrow CAMHS)
Address: 322-326 Northolt Road
Town: South Harrow
Postcode: HA2 8EQ
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week

Salary

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 plus London weighting of £2162 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (YC72)

Specialty

Main area: CAMHS Psychiatrist

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NDT

To assess and manage children presenting with neurodevelopmental disorders +/- psychiatric comorbidity
To provide leadership and senior psychiatric input to the neurodevelopmental team
To participate in the development of specialist clinical services for children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental difficulties plus associated psychiatric comorbidity and often high risk across Harrow CAMHS
To take Consultant responsibility for assessment and treatment, development of care plans and the management of pharmacological treatments
To prioritize cases requiring urgent psychiatric input
To work collaboratively with clinical colleagues
To be available to clinicians within CAMHS to discuss and support the management of cases
To be available for consultation to partners in Education, Social care and Paediatrics.
To be involved with the transition of cases to Adult Services.
To offer expert advice on risk assessment and management, including direct assessment where indicated

Liaison with NHS England, Commissioners and Tier 4 services when referral to Tier 4 is indicated.
Liaison with Tier 4 services and contribution to CRAFT and CPA meetings.

To work collaboratively with other CAMHS services, schools, paediatricians, Childrens Services and 3^rd sector organisations
To provide clinical supervision to the two clinical nurse specialists in the team and the specialty doctor

To provide psychiatric assessments and reviews and oversee pharmacological treatment within the LD team.
To join the LD referrals meeting and to participate in the assessment of cases where a psychiatric assessment is required due to the complexity of mental health presentation or risk or where there is a request to consider medication as part of a management plan or in order to provide ongoing medication monitoring.
Support case managers in assessing and managing risk.
Liaison with paediatric colleagues when further physical assessment is required or to devise joint treatment plans where appropriate.
Participation in the ongoing development of New Models of Service to improve delivery and outcome, considering the views of commissioners and evidence of best practice e.g. Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (CETRs), Dynamic Support Register (DSR).
Assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders will be in accordance with NICE guidelines and the research evidence base for treatment of psychiatric disorders in young people with intellectual disability. While the majority of referrals for challenging behaviour within the LD team do not require medication, there will be a number of cases where there is aggressive or self-injurious behaviour requiring short term use of medication as part of a wider Positive Behaviour Support strategy.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Primary Medical Degree
Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
Section 12 MHA Approved
Approved Clinician status or willing to apply for approval.
On GMC Specialist Register or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date

Desirable criteria

MRCPsych (or equivalent)
An additional post graduate qualification of relevance to working with children and Adolescents
Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)

Experience, Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Competence in psycho- pharmacology and also non- medication therapeutic approaches.
Experience and training in the assessment and management of neurodevelopmental disorders including cases with psychiatric comorbidity, complex presentations and associated high risk
Knowledge of Clinical Governance/Care Quality
Able to participate in Medical Audit and Quality Improvement
Experience of teaching and supervision of junior staff and other disciplines