Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Crisis)

Job overview

This innovative post seeks to integrate Tier inpatient care and crisis response predominantly in the acute trusts North of the county. To provide care with the other inpatient consultant to the beds at the Darwin centre and offer support to the nurse led crisis team. There is also an existing home treatment service under another consultant and this forms part of our acute care pathway – Crisis, Home treatment, Tier and a dedicated liaison team at Addenbrookes. This role is to support the tier and crisis elements specifically. The job will be approximately a / split between the Darwin and Crisis service.

The Darwin Centre for Young People is part of the East of England provider collaborative and accepts referrals for young people needing a General Adolescent Unit admission from Trusts across the region.

 In line with the NHS -year plan. It aims to improve continuity, effectiveness, and efficiency of care and treatment for young pe...