Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS - Getting More Help (GMH) North

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.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the Getting More Help North team.
• 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.
• 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.

• Excellent opportunities for career progression.
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development.
• 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous service.
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Lease car scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Mental Health First Aiders.
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply).
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team.

Person Specification:

Qualification and Registration:

• Essential: MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR due to be on register within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• Essential: Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.

Academic Skills:

• Essential: Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.