Come and work in Jersey the sunniest place in the British Isles! Only fourteen miles from France, we are a popular holiday destination famous for our unique culture, beautiful beaches, good schools (public and private) and low crime rates.

CAMHS we are looking to recruit two Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists to join the multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicants will join the existing medical team of 2 Consultants and 2 Associate Specialists.

The post holders will be expected to take on the full range of duties including the routine and emergency diagnosis and management of children and young people with significant mental health problems (up to the age of 18), the support of other team members and providing consultation and advice to other agencies. Successful applicants will be encouraged to develop a special interest and take a clinical lead in one of the following areas

•    Eating Disorders
•    Crisis Intervention
•    Transition

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an experienced clinician, who can demonstrate a commitment to multidisciplinary clinical work and provide clinical leadership, support and advice to the team. You will also:

• Work with children and young people with acute mental health presentations including self-harm, suicidal ideation, low mood and psychotic symptoms and providing support to other members of the team in managing this group during periods of crisis.
• Diagnose and manage common psychiatric disorders using both psychological and pharmacological therapies.
• •Work with young people with mental health problems who have a history of alcohol and substance misuse.
• Work with children and young people who have an Intellectual Disability.
• Provide consultation and liaison to other medical specialities, Education, Social Services and other agencies.
• Develop and deliver training programmes for a variety of disciplines aimed at improving the level of expertise and the standard of care within the mental health services.
• Participate and contribute to the psychiatry teaching programme.
• Provide supervision for Mental Health and other professionals, and receive clinical supervision
• Liaise and work effectively with others who provide services to children and young people as appropriate.
• Comply with Health and Community Services agreed policies and procedures.
• Work with managers and professional colleagues to ensure the efficient running of the services and to share with consultant colleagues the medical contribution to the management of the service.
• Participate in clinical governance activities and Quality Improvement including audit
• The postholder will be required to attend training to become an Approved Practitioner under the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016.

The commitments of the post require a level of flexibility. The 3 Consultant Psychiatrists will provide cross cover with 2 Associate Specialists in CAMHS so that there will always be at least one psychiatrist available over the working week.

We would be particularly interested in applicants who could demonstrate skills in working with older adolescents, crisis management, eating disorders and the development of transition services. The postholders will be supported in developing a special interest one or more of these areas.

Contact: Dr Catherine Keep, Clinical Lead 01534 445 030 c.keep@health.gov.je or Dr Darren Bowring, Associate Director 01534 445 030 d.bowring@health.gov.je

To apply please click the apply button, we look forward to hearing from you.