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Full time or Part Time : Max 10 PA’s per week, Min of 6 PA’s per week.
The post holder will be a member of multidisciplinary team for West Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire CAMHS who see 0-18 year old children, young people and their families/carers. Experience in Psychiatry is essential and experience in Paediatrics, General Practice or a Medical Specialty would be advantageous. This post is a 1 year fixed term post with the possibility of extention.
The Speciality Doctor will work under the direction of the Consultant Psychiatrist seeing patients suited to their level of training. This would include seeing patients who may need to start medication for psychiatric disorders, or monitoring those already on medication. You would be involved in the team duty system responding to those patients needing emergency assessment. You may also be asked to do physical health monitoring and risk assessments of children and adolescence with eating disorders or mental state assessments of children and young people open to other members of the team.
You will be given weekly supervision and encouraged to audit your work. There are many opportunities for internal and external CPD. We encourage you to contact us on 0141 277 7475 to make informal enquiries and you will be given an opportunity to visit the centre and meet the team. For further information and a job description please contact Medical staffing at HR recruitment.
The West Dunbartonshire CAMHS service is based at the Vale of Leven Hospital in Alexandria. The West Glasgow CAMHS service is based at the West Centre on Kinfauns Road. The post will provide sessions to each service. There are good transport links to and within the vibrant multicultural city of Glasgow, providing a range of cultural, sporting and outdoor activities. There is easy access to the beautiful Scottish Highlands and Islands and a major international Airport giving direct access to a variety of destinations.
All applicants must possess Full GMC Registration, a licence to practice and have at least 4 Years full time Post Graduate Training, two of which must have been in relevant specialties or you will demonstrate and evidence equivalent experience and competencies.
Applications will be welcome from anyone wishing to job share or work part-time.
For further information please contact Dr. Julie Metcalfe, Clinical Director CAMHS on 0141 277 7473, Julie.Metcalfe@ggc.scot.nhs.uk