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Clinical duties include

• With the other consultant psychiatrist in the team (and the junior doctors) provide psychiatric assessment, including risk assessment, and treatment for adolescents admitted to the Day service and Inpatient Service
• Working with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide assessments and appropriate treatment for all patients
• Working with the MDT in developing effective treatment approaches
• Working in partnership with young people, parents and carers to develop evidence-based, effective and agreed care plans
• Coordinating multiagency packages of care, treatment and support for young people and their families with complex mental health problems
• Providing consultation, advice and appropriate support to professionals in the wider network of the young person and/or family
• Coordinate clinical liaison with clinicians in other Tier 3 services and other agencies.
• Contributing to the BEH out of hours consultant psychiatric on-call rota
• Auditing psychiatric practice and multidisciplinary work

Management duties include

• In partnership with colleagues, developing common clinical policies and guidelines for the team
• Contribute to the operational management group and work alongside peer managers in identifying areas of service development and implementing service improvement plans
• Contribute alongside the  consultant colleague,  Service Manager and Clinical Leads to liaison with NHS England Case Mangers  
• Collaborate with the consultant colleague and Service Manager in implementing the transition to the New Models of Care
• Contribute as part of the operational management to maintaining the Trust values and QNIC standards
• Active involvement in the Healthcare Governance programme for Barnet Enfield and Haringey
• With the other consultant psychiatrist, participating in the planning, distribution and allocation of clinical, administrative, professional and managerial tasks.
• Attending and chairing regular meetings as described in the job plan.
• Recording of clinical activity and prompt submission of returns in line with service requirements.
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous medical notes in line with the Trust’s record keeping policy.

Liaison duties include

• Liaison with other services, agencies and professionals as appropriate to clinical work, management tasks or service development or as agreed with other consultant colleague
• Linking with adult mental health services, learning disability services, etc. regarding the transfer of care of young people at the age of 18 years in accordance with the Trust Adolescent Transition Protocol
• Contribute within working hours to the referrals management by offering supervision to the AOT team and nursing team during the referral screening process, offering consultation and liaising with the referral consultant and NHS England commissioners regarding more complex cases

Clinical governance

• Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards
• Participation in clinical audit
• Participation in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service developments.
• Active participation in clinical governance meetings.

External duties

The Trust supports the involvement of the consultants in regional and national groups, subject to discussion with the Medical Director and, as necessary, the Chief Executive Officer.

Other duties

From time to time it may be necessary for the post holder to carry out such other duties as may be assigned, with agreement, by the Trust. It is expected that the post holder will not unreasonably withhold agreement to any reasonable proposed changes that the Trust might make.