Job summary

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply

Consultant in Acute Liaison and Crisis Consultant (Tier 3.5)

Based at Swanswell Point, Coventry

2 x Post(s) (10 PAs)

(£88,364 - £119,113 per annum)

Job overview

These are replacement posts as full time Consultants Psychiatrist in our CAMHS 3.5 Service. The appointee(s) will have the clinical responsibility for the care of (both crisis and home part of the team) with approximately 880 total assessments a year. 70 Crisis assessments a month. Home treatment is expected to have 108 referrals for young people a year which is 2 people a week and 8 a month new case. Which is a case load of 12 home treatments shared across both posts.

We believe that high quality Consultant appointments are key to providing quality services and ensuring senior clinical leadership. We are looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic, forward-thinking individuals who can work within the Trust and with partners to develop a dynamic, responsive, and patient centred service.

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

The Post-holder will provide assessment, diagnosis, and supervision of management for acute community patients from Coventry and Warwickshire Area. This will include reviewing patients with the multidisciplinary team, providing advice on complex cases and holding an individual caseload.

The post is based upon 10 programmed activities (PA's) a week, 7.5 for direct clinical care and 2.5 for supporting professional activity.

This post will include participation in the CAMHS Consultant on call rota at an approximate frequency of one in eight with responsibility of work within this: Supporting and advising junior doctors when they request this; Urgent out of hours domiciliary assessments in the context of a Mental Health Act assessment & Assessments at local police stations

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.