Job summary
Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist within CAMHS interested in delivering and developing ground-breaking Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in historic Wiltshire?
You will be a Consultant within our Swindon CAMHS team. As a Consultant you will be responsible for supporting your manager in ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer 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.
We offer:
- £15,000 recruitment bonus (external applicants and terms apply)
- up to £8,000 relocation allowance (subject to terms)
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical leadership and medical input to the team.
- The postholder will take responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by them.
- With other consultants in the team, have responsibility for the clinical governance of the team as clinical leads for the team.
- The team will assess all emergencies referred to it within a day of referral. When necessary, this will include responsibility for Mental Health Act assessment of patients. The Consultant is not expected to make initial assessments, except in certain circumstances.
- The Consultant psychiatrists will work in partnership within the multidisciplinary team for the clinical management of patients. This will include risk assessment, the assessment of the needs of carers, and the development of services to meet the needs of patients and families for whom the team is responsible. Consultant Psychiatrists within the Swindon team, have a robust system to arrange cross-cover to ensure there is always a psychiatrist available to the service.o There is a weekly clinical team meeting which the Consultant is expected to join and be part of the clinical MDT
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East 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"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 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 may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
We have described the job in detail in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, but we would be delighted to answer any questions you might have and to find out more about you.
You can start getting to know by having a look at our recruitment video made by members of the team and children, young people and young adults who have accessed our services:
BSW RECRUITMENT - YouTube
Job description
Job responsibilities
We have described the job in detail in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, but we would be delighted to answer any questions you might have and to find out more about you.
You can start getting to know by having a look at our recruitment video made by members of the team and children, young people and young adults who have accessed our services:
BSW RECRUITMENT - YouTube
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- oEligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act 1983) Approval and Approved Clinician status.
- oEligible for Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Registrar in a psychiatric speciality; OR within six months of achieving registration at the time of interview.
Desirable
- oHigher degree/diploma or equivalent in relevant field of medical or psychological studies
- oHigher specialist training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years and/or previous consultant experience.
- oSub-specialty or other specialist clinical training relevant to post.
- . oMembership or Fellowship of The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Experience
Essential
- oExcellent knowledge in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- oExperience of effective multidisciplinary team working.
- oExperience of effective multiagency partnership at work.
- oExperience in management of children and young people with complex needs spanning multiple agencies, with emerging personality disorders, conduct and behavioural problems.
- oExperience and familiarity with UK health systems and CAMHS services
- oAbility to undertake full range of Consultant responsibilities.
Desirable
- oApplication of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group.
- oDevelopment of multidisciplinary teamwork, close collaboration with Primary Care services, and working with a multiagency approach, including education, health and social care.
- oHigh training placement in Adolescent Psychiatry
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions. The ability to assume a medical leadership role within the team and to work closely with senior managers to implement trust objectives
- oAbility to understand how organisations work most effectively.
- oCommitment to multiagency partnership
- oAbility to promote effective team working
- oThe ability to prioritise workload and respond in a timely, flexible manner to requests for consultation from colleagues
- oThe ability to use electronic records and diaries
- oClinical audit
- oMust have excellent skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
- oExperience of Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- oMust be skilled in professional collaboration.
- oExperience in supervising basic level psychiatric trainees
- oMust have an interest in and commitment to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- oHonesty and integrity
- oHigh energy levels
- oFlexibility to cope with service change and demanding clinical challenges
Desirable
- oRelevant experience of administrative and management role or senior medical staff.
- oTeaching qualification
Other requirements
Essential
- oFull registration
- oMeet specifications set out in the GMC
- oIndependently mobile to travel between base and clinic sites
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- oEligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act 1983) Approval and Approved Clinician status.
- oEligible for Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Registrar in a psychiatric speciality; OR within six months of achieving registration at the time of interview.
Desirable
- oHigher degree/diploma or equivalent in relevant field of medical or psychological studies
- oHigher specialist training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years and/or previous consultant experience.
- oSub-specialty or other specialist clinical training relevant to post.
- . oMembership or Fellowship of The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Experience
Essential
- oExcellent knowledge in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- oExperience of effective multidisciplinary team working.
- oExperience of effective multiagency partnership at work.
- oExperience in management of children and young people with complex needs spanning multiple agencies, with emerging personality disorders, conduct and behavioural problems.
- oExperience and familiarity with UK health systems and CAMHS services
- oAbility to undertake full range of Consultant responsibilities.
Desirable
- oApplication of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group.
- oDevelopment of multidisciplinary teamwork, close collaboration with Primary Care services, and working with a multiagency approach, including education, health and social care.
- oHigh training placement in Adolescent Psychiatry
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions. The ability to assume a medical leadership role within the team and to work closely with senior managers to implement trust objectives
- oAbility to understand how organisations work most effectively.
- oCommitment to multiagency partnership
- oAbility to promote effective team working
- oThe ability to prioritise workload and respond in a timely, flexible manner to requests for consultation from colleagues
- oThe ability to use electronic records and diaries
- oClinical audit
- oMust have excellent skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
- oExperience of Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- oMust be skilled in professional collaboration.
- oExperience in supervising basic level psychiatric trainees
- oMust have an interest in and commitment to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- oHonesty and integrity
- oHigh energy levels
- oFlexibility to cope with service change and demanding clinical challenges
Desirable
- oRelevant experience of administrative and management role or senior medical staff.
- oTeaching qualification
Other requirements
Essential
- oFull registration
- oMeet specifications set out in the GMC
- oIndependently mobile to travel between base and clinic sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
