Speciality Doctor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Interventions Team

Overview

In this Specialty Doctor role, you contribute to delivering specialist psychiatric care for under-18s within the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group in Cardiff and Vale. You will work closely with a Consultant Child Psychiatrist and the core/interventions teams to assess, plan, and manage care for young people with complex needs, supporting families and care planning. You will engage in service development and cross-disciplinary collaboration to support the regional CAMHS transformation. This 0.5 WTE post emphasizes collaboration, supervision, and contribution to a stepped-care model and Mental Health Act processes. You will have opportunities to shape services, teach, and drive

Responsibilities

• psychiatric assessment and intervention including pharmacological treatment and Mental Health Act Assessments within the Core Intervention Team
• involvement in prescription rota
• involvement in Peer Group
• support teaching to medical students and other staff
• maintain CPD
• no out of hours duties

Key requirements

• MBBS or recognised equivalent
• Eligible for full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Section 12 MHA or support to gain this
• Four years’ postgraduate training (part-time acceptable) with at least two years in a relevant specialty or equivalent experience
• effective team and multidisciplinary working
• clear communication skills in English
• up to date with current medical practices
• ability to make clinical decisions
• understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• UK training or relevant UK experience

• motivated and efficient
• excellent communication
• flexible and caring
• pharmacological treatment
• Mental Health Act assessments
• clinical governance

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