Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Emergency Care Service

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' however we aim to be 'outstanding'. Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do.

Our mission is "making life better together". When you join us, you'll be part of something special - an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK. As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working. Job overview Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Emergency Care Service Part Time - 8PAs We are seeking to appoint an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to work within our Child & Adolescent Emergency Care Service.

This part time Consultant post will lead and manage the CECS Service to provide mental health services to children and young people of Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Kingston and Richmond as well as providing a range of specialist services to a set of wider, regional and national catchment area. The CAMHS Emergency Care Service (CECS) is located within South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job Providing psychosocial and risk assessments, safety planning for young people experiencing a mental health crisis and advising about further support. Providing a follow up appointment to review crisis plan and plan ongoing support to ensure a seamless transition of the young person and their family into the community service if required. Providing advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals working in other agencies and contribute to multi-agency care planning.

Working for our organisation We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'. This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together.

We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services. We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. Detailed job description and main responsibilities To provide clinical support for the team and provide psychiatric oversight to the team with current consultant. To provid emergency consultation, liaison, advice, management and appropriate support to professionals within the team and in the wider network of the child, young person or family.

To provide consultation, liaison and joint working with clinicians in other Tier 3 and Tier 2 services, referrals to and liaison with Tier 4 providers and, together with the rest of the service, education