Job overview

We are excited to offer this consultant position in our Liverpool FRESH CAMHS team. This is a part time position joining a well-established and supportive consultant group.

The consultant is primarily responsible for delivering a high-quality clinical service, as well as contributing to the leadership and strategic development of the service. The postholder will have the opportunity to take on the role of clinical supervisor for a trainee and/or trust grade doctor based within the service.

he appointee will work part time within Liverpool CAMHS and will have a case load of approximately 30 young people.  One day per week will be job planned for non-clinical activities.  The post-holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section12(2) MHA and will be expected to ensure Approval remains up to date.

Main duties of the job

·       To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.

·       To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.

·       To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

·       To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department.

·        To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.

·        To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.

·        To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

·        To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

Working for our organisation

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.