Elysium Healthcare
CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist Part-Time
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Are you passionate about transforming young lives through expert psychiatric care?
Join Rhodes Wood Hospital, a supportive and experienced team as a CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist within our Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CYPMHS), providing specialist care for young people aged 12 to 18 with eating disorders.
As a Part-time Consultant Psychiatrist (3 days/week) you will work in a service that delivers evidence-based, individualised treatment programmes designed to meet each young person’s unique needs.
You will:
- Review referrals, conduct admission assessments, and ensure effective management plans are in place.
- Lead risk assessments, oversee physical health evaluations, and provide clinical leadership, supervision, and reflective practice for key workers within the team.
- Supervise non-training grade doctors and psychiatric trainees, participate in the on-call rota (currently 1 in 6), and support cross-cover arrangements for colleagues during leave periods.
- Uphold governance standards, maintain accurate records, and ensure culturally competent practice aligned with safeguarding requirements.
- Establish strong working relationships with GPs, CYPMHS community teams, commissioners, and other stakeholders to ensure continuity of care.
- Participate in clinical governance, annual appraisal, and CPD.
- An interest in research and teaching to support service development.
As a CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be required to:
- Review referrals and determine appropriateness for admission
- Conduct Admission assessment and ensure effective management plans
- To participate in the assessment and management of children and young people referred to the Service
- To conduct risk assessment and review regularly
- To assess physical health
- To provide leadership, supervision, reflection, and risk management to the key workers on the team
- To abide by, and contribute to, the governance arrangements and processes of the service. This includes providing a culturally competent practice, appropriate record keeping, and discharging duties under the safeguarding children agenda.
- To supervise non-training grade doctors and psychiatric trainees allocated to the teams.
- To enact cross cover arrangements for annual, study and professional leave, with the other child and adolescent psychiatrists in the department.
- Participation in the CYPMHS Consultant on-call duty rota.
- To participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- An interest in research and a willingness to supervise trainees will be encouraged.
- To establish effective working relationships with GPs, CYPMHS community teams, specialists and commissioners.
- To uphold the principles of Clinical Governance and adhere to the organisation’s clinical governance requirements.
- To take part in an Annual Appraisal Programme, with the development of Personal Development Plans, focused on Continuing Professional Development.
- To adhere to all the organisations policies and procedures.
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To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Need
- Registered on the GMC Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practise.
- Experience of CYPMHS Eating Disorders
What You’ll Get
At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:
- Competitive annual salary
- £5000 car allowance (Pro rata)
- £10,000 signing on fee
- 30 days annual leave (Pro rata) plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
- A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
- Voluntary benefits
- Medical indemnity cover
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
- Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
- Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
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About Your Next Employer
Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
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