Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (£30K RRP)

Job overview

CAMHS Consultant CAMHS Psychiatrist 10 PAs 

Milton Keynes Hospital Campus

(Attracts 30K RRP)

We’re seeking an energetic, innovative, and committed psychiatrist with a strong interest in child and adolescent mental health. This role is perfect for someone who values teamwork, is passionate about delivering high-quality care, and thrives in a collaborative clinical setting.

You will be joining our well-established, multidisciplinary team known for delivering evidence-based, NICE-recommended care that truly impacts children and young people. We receive regular positive feedback from service users and families, reflecting our commitment and compassion. You'll work in a supportive, collaborative environment alongside a passionate group of consultants and clinician

This post is approved by The Royal College of Psychiatrists. This post offers an attractive £30,000 Golden Hello, payable in three instalments (subject to eligibility, taxable and non-pensionable), along with a relocation package of up to £8,000 for eligible candidates.

You'll also benefit from a generous annual leave allowance, dedicated study leaves, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, and a wide range of exclusive staff discounts — including savings on the purchase and lease of new cars.

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·   To provide a service to children and young people with established or suspected psychiatric illnesses for diagnosis, treatment plan and follow up, mainly for out-patients and very occasionally advice and specialist consultation to young people admitted to inpatient services.

·    To provide a service to children and young people who have primary diagnosis of learning disabilities and mental health problems for diagnosis, management and continuing care.

· To provide clinical support for children with diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions and where needed, clinical input for additional psychopathology.

·  To contribute to multidisciplinary assessment and management of behavioural impairment 

·       To provide consultation and advice for complex clinical presentations        requiring multidisciplinary input.

·       The post-holder will be expected to carry a full and varied caseload for this post requiring varying degree of input from consultant psychiatrists.

·       To develop a special clinical interest with the agreement of the Clinical   Director.

·   To contribute to the development of the child and adolescent psychiatry team, with a focus on developing and providing clinical leadership for the team.

·      To undertake line management responsibilities and clinical supervision   of up to two Specialty Doctors.

·  To be involved in the quality governance; including critical incident reviews and management of complaints.

Working for our organisation

Milton Keynes Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) covers the whole area of Milton Keynes with all referrals received into the single point of access in the service. This is believed to be the best way to give greatest flexibility in case management and provision of service to children, young people and their families and carers. The service caters for all mental health presentations as well as children with learning disabilities who have mental health needs. There are a number of treatment pathways within the team for intervention and the service is currently adopting the I-Thrive model.

Being part of a large and diverse London based Trust enables clinicians to access alternative learning and experience opportunities. This post-holder will have the opportunity to work closely with our colleagues in the London based CAMHS teams and (if desired) can spend up to one day per week working within one of these teams.

CNWL offers excellent professional support and career development options. 

This is an exciting time to be joining Milton Keynes Mental Health as we are rapidly growing and developing our teaching programmes. Besides Core trainees and Senior trainees in Psychiatry, we have good numbers of GP trainees, Foundation trainees and undergraduate medical students.

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