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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Temporary Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join a developing CAMHS Crisis Liaison and Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service in Ireland.

This Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatry post offers the opportunity to provide clinical leadership within a dedicated CAMHS liaison and crisis resolution service supporting children and adolescents presenting with acute mental health difficulties in both hospital and community settings.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality Consultant-led Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services while contributing to service development, multidisciplinary collaboration, crisis intervention pathways, governance, education, and clinical leadership.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

The Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist will:

• Provide consultant-led psychiatric assessment and management for children and adolescents
• Deliver clinical leadership within the CAMHS liaison multidisciplinary team
• Lead crisis intervention and liaison psychiatry services
• Assess and manage children and adolescents presenting in mental health crisis
• Provide psychiatric input within emergency and inpatient settings
• Lead multidisciplinary ward rounds and clinical reviews
• Support development of CAMHS crisis resolution pathways
• Work collaboratively with community CAMHS services
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and care planning
• Supervise NCHDs and junior medical staff
• Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement
• Maintain high-quality clinical documentation and risk assessments
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota
• Contribute to service development and reconfiguration initiatives
• Ensure compliance with mental health legislation and clinical governance standards

Service Overview

The service includes:

• Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists
• CAMHS multidisciplinary teams
• Crisis Liaison services
• CAMHS Crisis Resolution pathways
• Emergency mental health assessment services
• Inpatient liaison psychiatry support
• Community CAMHS services
• Specialist mental health nursing support
• NCHDs and trainee doctors
• Psychological and allied health professional services

The role provides:

• Consultant-led CAMHS liaison services
• Emergency Department mental health assessments
• Crisis intervention and crisis resolution support
• Community mental health crisis management
• Risk assessment and management
• Liaison psychiatry services for young people
• Multidisciplinary inpatient and outpatient collaboration
• Integration between acute hospital and community mental health services

The service works closely with:

• Community CAMHS teams
• Emergency Department services
• Paediatric teams
• Acute hospital services
• Crisis intervention services
• Community mental health pathways
• Specialist inpatient CAMHS units
• Statutory and non-statutory agencies

Leadership, Teaching & Development

The role offers opportunities in:

• Clinical leadership within CAMHS services
• Crisis liaison service development
• Service redesign and innovation
• Multidisciplinary team leadership
• Supervision of junior doctors and trainees
• Medical education and teaching
• Clinical governance and audit
• Quality improvement initiatives
• Development of crisis resolution pathways
• Leadership of specialist CAMHS projects

The service actively supports:

• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Clinical supervision and mentoring
• Consultant leadership development
• Research and audit participation
• Service improvement initiatives
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Evidence-based mental health practice
• Recovery-focused care models

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• Full registration as a Specialist with the Irish Medical Council in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Active IMC Specialist Registration in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Minimum 1 year NHS experience
• Specialist training in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Experience managing mental health crises in children and adolescents
• Strong multidisciplinary working skills
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities
• Experience in risk assessment and crisis intervention
• Ability to lead Consultant-led CAMHS liaison services
• Access to transport
• Ability to participate in consultant on-call rotas

Desirable

• Experience in liaison psychiatry services
• Leadership or management experience
• Experience in service redesign and innovation
• Audit and quality improvement involvement
• Teaching and supervision experience
• Experience working within crisis resolution pathways
• Research and publication experience
• Interest in CAMHS service development and acute mental health pathways
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