Are you a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist interested in delivering and developing ground-breaking and growing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in cultural and picturesque Oxfordshire?
We have a full-time Consultant opportunity in our Getting More Help North CAMHS team based within a well-resourced multidisciplinary team. You'll be responsible for ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care, offering a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being.
You will have clinical leadership opportunities to develop services across the patch and medical education/supervision. You will also be part of a Trust wide Consultant network where there are opportunities to liaise with colleagues in other posts throughout the Trust and develop peer networks. You'll also see Consultant peers at regular division meetings in the locality and at clinical governance meetings.
We're looking for candidates who have experience of working in CAMHS and have great interpersonal skills working collaboratively with colleagues and our team managers, providing leadership and clinical expertise to our highly skilled and committed multidisciplinary teams. Applicants must be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and on the Specialist Register or be within six months attaining their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or an equivalent approved indicator of training.
- Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the Getting More Help North team. You will be responsible for patients you assess directly, as well as for those seen by medical staff working under your direct supervision.
- Assess new cases and manage their case load working with other clinicians in the team
- Support and develop evidence-based practice and evaluation within the team
- Liaise effectively with other services and agencies (education and social care)
- Manage mental health crises including use of the mental health act where appropriate
- Support and enable appropriate admission and discharge of patients from inpatient unit
- Assess new routine, urgent and emergency referrals from other agencies alongside other clinicians, provide consultation to non-medical clinicians and offer ongoing management for patients requiring longer term care
- Contribute to the Post Assessment clinic consultation slot
- Contribute to Locality Peer Supervision
- Support the induction of the Clinical Team and Medical Team
- Take part in the locality Duty Medic Rota
- Attend the locality Medical Team Meeting and Clinically Team Meeting
- Lead on staff training, regularly offer teaching slots in the Breakfast Teaching Slot
- Contribute to the Supervision Tree and Lead on supervising Medical Trainees
- Complete Routine, Urgent, Emergency and MHA Assessments.
- Attend routine and urgent Multi-Agency patient planning meetings with other agencies
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team