CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist Part-Time
Core
Specialist psychiatric care for children and adolescents (12-18) with eating disorders, including admission assessments, risk management, and physical health evaluations.
Role type
Consultant Psychiatrist (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services)
Builds
Individualized treatment programmes and risk management plans for young people with eating disorders
Domain
Mental Health / Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Eating Disorders
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
GMC Specialist Register registration (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry), clinical leadership, risk assessment, physical health assessment, supervision of trainees, clinical governance, safeguarding compliance
Preferred skills
Experience in CYPMHS eating disorders, interest in research, willingness to supervise trainees
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Review referrals and determine admission appropriateness, conduct admission assessments, lead risk assessments, oversee physical health evaluations, provide clinical leadership and supervision to key workers and trainees, participate in on-call rota, maintain accurate records, establish working relationships with GPs and community teams
Seniority
Consultant (Specialist Register), clinical leadership