Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can make a real difference in the lives of children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing? Do you want to use your skills and expertise to support children and young people living with eating disorders? Are you passionate about helping children and young people live happier and healthier lives?
A host of new opportunities are now available at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as part of an exciting transformation of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and our Eating Disorder services.
Now is a fantastic time to join our Trust as we move forward with our vision to create a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce to deliver happier and healthier lives for our communities across the Black Country.
About Us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is the lead provider of mental health, learning disability and autism services in the Black Country boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
We currently employ over 3,500 people, who are as diverse as the communities we serve. Every day our staff make a positive difference to someone’s life in demanding but extremely rewarding roles.
Join our CAMHS team to transform lives
Our CAMHS service is undergoing a transformation so we can provide the best possible service for young people in our communities. Our core and crisis services have recently aligned across all four of our boroughs to bring together our pathways, policies and processes to further improve our service. Meanwhile our age range has been lifted in Dudley and Walsall to 18 so we can support more young people. We have been able to implement these changes thanks to transformation funding and as a result, we are now excited to be in the position of inviting new consultants to join our CAMHS service.
CAMHS Consultant – Crisis Team
This post covers community assessment, treatment and psychiatric care for children and young people presenting in mental health crisis. You will be clinically responsible for patients within the Crisis team across two localities and will work with a multi-disciplinary team that includes nurses, Allied Health Professionals and support staff.
For this post, you will cover community assessment, treatment and psychiatric care for children and young people in the Walsall borough. The successful applicant will be clinically responsible for patients in their catchment area.
The consultant will be required to provide medical expertise and support existing staff in the assessment, diagnosis and management of children and adolescents presenting with mental health problems. The role is within Dudley CAMHS and will be primarily based in Halesowen.
This consultant role will be clinically responsible for patients within the Walsall catchment area and covers community assessment, treatment and psychiatric care for children and young people with a mental illness. You will assess patients in an out-patient setting, supported by a multi-disciplinary team.
Work with us to transform Eating Disorder services
Our Eating Disorder service, which sits within our CAMHS division, is undergoing an important transformation to move to an all-age service model across all four of our Black Country localities. We are also in the process of implementing an Eating Disorder outreach model to provide services in the community. A number of vital consultant and specialty doctor posts are now open to help us move forward with our transformation.
Consultant Psychiatrist in Eating Disorders
This role covers community assessment, treatment and psychiatric care for eating disorder presentations. The post holder will be clinically responsible for patients aged over 14 within the Eating Disorder service in Dudley and Walsall.
CAMHS Specialty Doctor Eating Disorder
This role supports the all-age eating disorder service across Dudley and Walsall or Wolverhampton and Sandwell. You will be supported by an experienced eating disorders multi-disciplinary team to cover community assessment, treatment and psychiatric care for eating disorder presentations aged over 14.