Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Crisis)

Provide medical leadership to the CAMH-Crisis team and contribute to the medical leadership of The Darwin Centre for Young People. Work closely with consultant and MDT colleagues.
Work collaboratively with team, ward and service managers to ensure robust clinical governance, including CPD, supervision, audit and service evaluation.
Develop and strengthen relationships across the directorate and partner organisations to improve crisis care, develop crisis and admission-avoidance pathways, promote alternatives to admission and facilitate timely discharges.
Train Core, Specialty and GP trainees as Consultant Supervisor. The Darwin Centre is a placement for CPFT's Core Training scheme and Specialty Trainees in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry on the East of England Higher Training Scheme.
Work alongside Community Consultant colleagues and ensure Consultant cover is available for duty CAMHS practitioners and paediatric wards for urgent assessments and advice.
Participate in the Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist out-of-hours on-call rota (currently 1 in 8) paid at Band A, 5% supplement. Provide non-residential on-call advice/supervision to doctors in training and duty CAMH practitioners, covering all of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the three Tier 4 units and the three acute hospitals.
Contribute to the teaching and training of STs, CTs, medical students and MDT members; offer opportunity to serve as Clinical and Educational Supervisor.
Access admin support through the Crisis team and Darwin Centre Admin Hubs.
Provide consultation to multi-agency colleagues working with children and young people and attend to safeguarding needs in line with best practice.
Maintain high-quality clinical records and otherwise participate in the administrative duties associated with patient care and service running.
Collaborate with medical colleagues to maintain the service during absences due to leave or illness.