Job Advert
Consultant & Senior Clinical Research Fellow
in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
CAMHS
Reference: CG2420
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in the Royal Hospital for Child and Young People, Edinburgh.
This is an innovative new post that combines consultant clinical work with dedicated academic sessions. It is ideally suited for candidates who have combined academic and clinical training and are looking to take the next step in the career of a clinical academic. The role is fully funded for 2 years, which will allow a successful candidate the time and support to be successful in obtaining an externally funded intermediate-level fellowship. The job plan will compose of 50% clinical work and 50% academic/SPA sessions.
This fantastic opportunity to build the portfolio required to achieve a fellowship means that the successful candidate will have shown a very strong track record in academic research and will have obtained either a PhD or an MD. They will have published papers in leading journals and will be able to evidence their skills in designing and analysing the complex data sets that a leading clinical academic will need to use to progress our understanding of mental disorders in children and young people.
The post holder will have an honorary contract with the University of Edinburgh and will be part of the Division of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh, led by Professor Daniel Smith. A new Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry will start in September 2022 and the postholder will be a key part of developing a new dedicated research group within the Division of Psychiatry and Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences. The Division of Psychiatry has a long track record in supporting the careers of many of the leading academic psychiatrists in the UK. The current department has a wide range of strengths but has a particularly strong focus on the use of very large data sets to combine genetic, imaging, behavioural and clinical to understand why people are vulnerable to and the impact of mental disorders. It is one of the leading centres for using UK Biobank data. It is also very well integrated into the Edinburgh University’s Usher Institute which is aiming to use Scotland’s health data to further develop our understanding. There is a thriving wider mental health research network within Edinburgh University, with a range of projects ongoing in children and young people. These include exploring the potential of digital approaches, eating disorders research and work on neurodiversity.
The clinical component of the post will be within the CAMHS Tier 4 services in NHS Lothian (full description of the services is found below). The postholder will be working with 2 established consultants to provide clinical leadership to these services. The CAMHS department in NHS Lothian supports both local and regional services and the postholder will be involved in providing both. There has been a very substantial investment in CAMHS over the last few years and this commitment will continue moving forward. This will offer the opportunity for the postholder to part of rapidly developing service that is looking to further develop a range of specialist pathways over the next few years.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Nicky Cannon, Clinical Director
07841764162 Nicky.cannon@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Professor Daniel Smith, Head of Psychiatry
d.smith@ed.ac.uk
For a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk
We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Please note that details of all current medical vacancies for NHS Lothian can be found at www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk
Closing Date: 11/06/2022
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***