Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - Tameside CAMHS

The post holder will provide specialist out-patient and consultation services to children and young people up to the age of 18 years in a community CAMHS service. Based in Springleigh Clinic, Tameside, you will work alongside the main CAMHS team and also interface with other agencies including Local Authority, Paediatrics, and Working Age Adult services.
The post holder will provide both a generic mental health service to children and Adolescents up to their 18 th birthday. You will manage a cohort of children and young people with a wide range of mental health needs. Working as part of multi disciplinary teams you will have responsibility for direct clinical work, supervision, helping to lead in management of referrals, effective multi-agency liaison with various relevant departments and undertaking local strategic management tasks as appropriate to the post. You will have excellent clinical leadership and communication skills. You will also have strong interest and experience in working with children and older adolescents.
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 #PennineCarePeople and 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.
To provide a psychiatric service for children and young people in Tameside.
To undertake direct clinical work and provide supervision to the MDT and work in partnership with other agencies.
To take clinical responsibility for a caseload.
To manage a needs led interface with Working Age Psychiatry
To work creatively with other agencies who are involved with children and young people (Paediatrics, Schools and colleges , YOT, Drug and Alcohol services, Connexions, Local Authority )
To provide clinical supervision as required to junior medical staff
To support the continued development of the Tameside CAMHS service.
To adhere to all relevant local and national safeguarding policies and procedures.
To work closely with the other CAMHS Consultants, Operational and multidisciplinary staff and Care hub managers.