Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Intellectual Disability Service
Location: Ashfield Health VillageEmployer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustContract: Part-time, Permanent
An Exciting Opportunity to Make a Difference
Are you passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people? We are seeking a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to join ourCAMHS IDTeam within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a part-time post in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, offering the chance to work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team across CAMHS. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to children and young people across Nottinghamshire County.
What We Offer
- A supportive and collaborative environment within one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands.
- Opportunities for professional development, including participation in our academic programme and CPD activities.
- Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and inclusive staff networks.
What We're Looking For
- MRCPsych and CCT or CESR in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (or within 6 months of eligibility).
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register (or anticipated within six months).
- Approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
- Ability to travel between clinical bases and home addresses.
Apply now and make a real difference in the lives of children and young people.
About the Role
Provide psychiatric assessments, formulation, diagnosis, developing a holistic plan of management including medical management, as well as assessment of risk to self and others.
Liaison with other community teams, family and agencies supporting children and young people with Intellectual Disability.
Provision of clinical leadership to the CAMHS Intellectual Disability team.
Ensure the Mental Health Act is used appropriately, providing medical recommendations for assessments taking place in the community and 136 Suites. Involvement in MHA assessments of emergency cases as part of on call duties.
To maintain good record keeping, ensure the high quality of clinical information including discharge summaries and specialist reports, and contribute to audit and outcome monitoring.
To supervise medical undergraduate students and post-graduate trainees when placed with them.
To maintain own continued professional development for revalidation and to support clinical needs of the team.
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment