Psychiatrist - ICYMHS Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team
Core
Specialist psychiatric outreach role providing crisis assessment and treatment to children and young people in the community, emergency department, and post-discharge settings.
Role type
Senior IC child and youth psychiatrist (crisis liaison)
Builds
Specialist psychiatric care pathways for young people experiencing mental health crises
Domain
Child and youth mental health, crisis intervention, liaison psychiatry
Required skills
Clinical expertise in child and youth mental health, trauma-informed care, crisis assessment, clinical liaison, practice influence, multidisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Interest in access and frontline assessment settings
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide specialist psychiatric care to children and young people in community, ED, and post-discharge settings; shape care access pathways; strengthen collaboration across services; support critical points in young people's mental health journey
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC