At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead clinical development and provide high-quality care for children and adolescents.
- Company: Join a well-resourced multidisciplinary team in Oxfordshire.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and supportive work environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for teaching and research.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's mental health and lead innovative practices.
- Qualifications: MB CS or equivalent, GMC registered, and experience in clinical leadership.
The predicted salary is between 37338 - 44962 £ per year.
Job Overview Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – full time, within the Getting More Help North CAMHS team in Oxfordshire, part of a well‑resourced multidisciplinary team.
The role requires delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care and leading clinical development across the patch and in medical education.
Key Responsibilities Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the Getting More Help North team.
Be responsible for patients assessed directly and those seen by medical staff under your supervision.
Assess new cases and manage their caseload in partnership with other clinicians.
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 units.
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 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.
Key Qualifications MB CS or equivalent medical qualification.
Fully registered with the GMC and licensed to practice at appointment.
Included on the GMC Specialist Register, or to be on the register within six months.
Approved clinician status or ability to achieve within three months of appointment.
Approved under S12 or ability to achieve within three months.
Guidance Score qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management, MRCPsych.
Excellent knowledge in the specialty and clinical skills using a bio‑psycho‑social perspective.
Capacity to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
Academic skills, able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
Experience in research or service evaluation, and participation in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
Salary
Contact Details:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Recruitment Team
