Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Recovery and Support Pathway

The newly formed FIRS and SIRS teams are a core part of Buckinghamshire CAMHS providing support for young people who are experiencing a moderate to severe mental health condition such as depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and bipolar disorder. FIRS offers a range of psychological interventions and psychiatric management focussed on a specific condition, such as OCD or generalised anxiety, with support workers available if needed for additional pieces of work, such as school liaison and psychoeducation. There is also a risk support group available for cases needing support with safety planning, and access to consultations with specialist pathways. It is aimed to treat children and young people who do not require broader MDT support. SIRS offers more integrated multidisciplinary interventions and can offer systemic therapy and psychotherapy as well as a qualified keyworker to support the treatment of complex cases. This is designed to allow an MDT approach with flexibility according to need. The aim is that young people can move fluidly between SIRS and FIRS teams depending on the complexity of their needs. As the team has recently been redesigned (from one larger Getting More Help team), there is a focus on quality improvement and feedback from families to ensure population needs are being met. The postholder will be expected to contribute to quality assurance and support the evaluation process of the new pathway design.The post holder will work 10 programmed activities. Within the teams they will have responsibility of a caseload, contribute to new assessments (allocated pro rata), provide clinical support for complex cases including support with risk management, and contribute to team leadership. They are expected to work collaboratively with team members as well as medical colleagues, providing cross cover and being flexible about allocations when needed as the peer group currently takes this collaborative and supportive approach towards each other and it is important to the team and us that we maintain this culture. The overall split of the programmed activities is 75% to be devoted to direct clinical care and 25% to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable below is indicative only; a formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and associate medical director or clinical manager three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter. The postholder will work across SIRS and FIRS, but the proportions can be tailored through job planning according to postholder preference and service need.