This full-time consultant psychiatrist post sits within the Buckinghamshire CAMHS Recovery and Support Pathway, based at the Sue Nichols Centre in Aylesbury and Saffron House in High Wycombe. The role centres on senior psychiatric input to Recovery Teams, which support young people with moderate to severe conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD and bipolar disorder. Work is organised as ten programmed activities, with time for service development, quality improvement and teaching. Fit turns on recent child and adolescent psychiatry experience and Section 12 approval or willingness to apply.
What the job involves
- Provide senior psychiatric clinical input to the Buckinghamshire CAMHS Recovery Teams, holding a consultant-level caseload
- Contribute to new psychiatric assessments and internal case allocations
- Give specialist advice and clinical leadership on complex and high-risk cases, including risk assessment and risk management
- Take part in multidisciplinary team meetings, post-assessment discussions and service planning forums
- Work with consultant colleagues and the wider MDT, providing cross-cover to support a fair allocation of work
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and evaluation initiatives
- Teach medical students and medical trainees
- Undertake supporting professional activities in line with Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendations and service priorities
What’s required
Qualifications
- Medical degree
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
- Eligibility for the GMC Specialist Register, or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of CCT at interview
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- Section 12 approval (Approved Clinician) or willingness to apply once in post
Experience
- Clinical work in child and adolescent psychiatry at SpR, SAS/specialist or consultant level within the last 3 years
- Working knowledge and application of the Mental Health Act
- Expertise in risk assessment, managing clinical complexity and therapeutic risk taking
- Audit or quality improvement experience
- Research experience and/or ability to interpret research and apply it to practice
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent clinical skills in the relevant psychiatric specialty and commitment to clinical governance
- Working in a multidisciplinary team and providing clinical leadership
- Teaching resident doctors, medical undergraduates and postgraduates, and non-medical mental health professionals
- Understanding of ethnic minority issues, social factors in psychiatry and culturally sensitive practice
Checks & eligibility
- UK driving licence or evidence of a proposed alternative
Other
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Nice to have
- Higher degree such as MD or PhD
- Medical education qualification
- Experience of service development and introducing new mental health services
- Experience at consultant level in a community CAMHS team
- Experience supervising resident doctors, SAS doctors and non-medical colleagues
- Experience of grant-funded project work
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- In good standing with the GMC regarding warnings and conditions on practice
What’s offered
- 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous service
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- NHS discount across a range of retailers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Protected SPA time and leadership courses
- Relocation allowance of up to £8,000 for external applicants (subject to eligibility criteria)
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
