Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Tameside & Glossop CAMHS

Main duties of the job (summary)

• Provide Consultant psychiatric assessment and management for children and young people up to 18 within a Tier 3 CAMHS setting
• Work across Generic CAMHS and Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry pathways, including Intellectual Disability
• Contribute to specialised complex care pathways (e.g. cared for children, eating disorders, crisis/home treatment) based on service need and interest
• Hold clinical responsibility for a defined caseload and provide consultation to the multidisciplinary team and partner agencies
• Offer clinical leadership within the team, supporting triage, care planning, and risk management
• Work collaboratively with partner services including Social Care, Paediatrics, Education, and Third Sector organisations
• Participate in the Consultant rota, peer supervision, and provide cross-cover for colleagues
• Contribute to teaching, training, service development, audit, and quality improvement

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed duties

Clinical

• Provide specialist psychiatric assessments and ongoing management for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including neurodevelopmental conditions
• Undertake direct clinical work and provide consultation, formulation, and guidance to multidisciplinary colleagues
• Hold clinical responsibility for a caseload, including new assessments and follow-up care, with cases often co-managed within the MDT
• Provide clinical leadership within agreed pathways (e.g. Generic CAMHS, Neurodevelopmental/Intellectual Disability, or other specialised areas based on interest and service need)
• Contribute to duty systems, risk assessment, and urgent care pathways as required
• Ensure high-quality clinical documentation, communication, and adherence to Trust policies and procedures

Teamworking and leadership

• Work as a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to referral management, care planning, and CPA processes
• Provide clinical leadership and support to MDT colleagues, including supervision and case consultation
• Participate in regular team meetings, case discussions, and Consultant peer supervision forums
• Work closely with the borough leadership team and wider CAMHS Directorate

Partnership working

• Liaise effectively with partner agencies including Childrens Social Care, Paediatrics, Education, Youth Justice, and voluntary sector services
• Provide consultation and joint working across organisational boundaries to support integrated care

Teaching, training and supervision

• Contribute to the teaching and supervision of junior doctors, GP trainees, and other professionals
• Opportunity to take on educational or clinical supervision roles subject to experience and job planning

Governance, audit and quality improvement

• Work within Trust clinical governance frameworks, maintaining high standards of care
• Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of NICE guidance and best practice

On-call and cover

• Participate in the Consultant on-call rota as required
• Provide cross-cover for Consultant colleagues during leave

Professional development

• Engage in continuing professional development, appraisal, and revalidation
• Opportunity to develop special interests, research, or leadership roles aligned with service priorities and job planning