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Join Emerald Place Clinic as a Consultant Child and Young People Psychiatrist and deliver, treat and empower young people to live a safe and independent life. You will join our multidisciplinary team in a 12-bed General Adolescent Inpatient Unit. The unit provides care for young people aged 13 –18 experiencing acute mental health difficulties requiring inpatient treatment. You will play a key role in clinical leadership, risk management, and therapeutic planning, ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed care. As a CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist, you will deliver an evidence-based and focused treatment plan to support the children and young people, and their families, as they progress through their care plans to understand eating behaviours and restore physical health. You will work alongside the talented and experienced multidisciplinary team to create tailored treatment programmes to support the individual needs of each young person within a warm and nurturing environment. This will allow you to understand symptoms, patterns and origins of psychological distress.
Job Responsibility:
Provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and management of young people admitted to the unit
Lead on formulation and treatment planning in collaboration with the MDT
Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medication in line with NICE guidelines
Conduct regular ward rounds, CPA reviews, and Mental Health Act assessments
Liaise with families, carers, and external agencies including Case managers, community CYPMHS, social care, and education providers
Provide clinical leadership in managing complex cases and safeguarding concerns
Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
Participate in clinical governance, audit, and peer review activities
Support junior medical staff and contribute to teaching and supervision
Attend and contribute to management meetings and strategic planning
Participate in the CYPMHS consultant on-call rota
Requirements:
Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
Inclusion on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Extensive experience in CYPMHS, including inpatient settings
Excellent communication, leadership, and team-working skills
Commitment to safeguarding and trauma-informed care
Experience in service development or research
Additional training in psychotherapy or systemic approaches
What we offer:
Competitive annual salary
£5000 car allowance
£10,000 signing on fee
30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
Career development and training
Voluntary benefits
Medical indemnity cover
Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate