Job summary
Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS - Bromley Adolescent Team
Part-time - 6 PAs
We wish to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Adolescent Team who provide a highly specialist service for young people in Bromley. You will work with adolescents up to 18 years and their families/carers, with significant and acute mental health difficulties who are at risk of requiring Tier 4 inpatient care.
Bromley CAMHS maintains close links with CAMHS services across all three boroughs (Bexley, Greenwich) and there will be an opportunity to contribute to ongoing work in developing services for young people with crisis and acute presentations. We are a friendly, busy and thriving service, regarded as an accessible and effective service.
Applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly will be welcomed.
Main duties of the job
You will manage a complex caseload providing assessment and intervention within the multi-disciplinary team, including: psychiatrists, clinical psychologist, child psychotherapist, nurses, family therapist, and support staff, in close partnership with partner agencies working with young people in Bromley. You will also provide specialist advice and support to professional colleagues both internal and external to the Trust.
The community intensive outreach service has been developed as an extension to the original adolescent team. The service offers assertive and intensive multi-disciplinary interventions as a community alternative to inpatient care for young people with significant and acute mental health needs. The team uses a Mentalization based approach.
Bromley CAMHS provides specialist mental health consultation, assessment and treatment to children and young people aged 0-18 years with severe and enduring emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties (and their families/carers). The service provides evidence-based interventions informed by national and local policy via multi-disciplinary teams and treatment pathways, and is aligned to the core principles of the Children & Young People's IAPT framework (CYP-IAPT).
About us
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.
"We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives."
Ify Okocha
Chief Executive
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is currently engaged in a number of developments related to improving services for young people with crisis and acute presentations.Building on existing close partnerships, in 2017, the South London Partnership was formed with Oxleas NHSFT, South London and Maudsley FT and South West London and St Georges Trust, to deliver New Models of Care for adult forensic patients and for children and young people. The partnership was successful in bidding to become Wave 1 (Adult forensic) and Wave 2 (Tier 4 CAMHS) New Model of Care sites in conjunction with NHSE which went live in April and October 2017 respectively. Since its inception, SLP have focused on adding value and driving improvements in patient experience and outcomes across the south London population. Improvements have included a 93% decrease in out of area placements for young people and enhanced community based interventions (for eg DBT services and crisis services) which have reduced the need for hospital admissions.SLP are a provider collaborative from 1st Oct 2020, responsible for managing budgets and the patient pathways for inpatient and crisis care in CAMHS across two Integrated Care systems and 12 CCGs.
Full details of the role are available in the job description.
You will have excellent therapeutic skills and be able to be responsive and flexible in working with young people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is currently engaged in a number of developments related to improving services for young people with crisis and acute presentations.Building on existing close partnerships, in 2017, the South London Partnership was formed with Oxleas NHSFT, South London and Maudsley FT and South West London and St Georges Trust, to deliver New Models of Care for adult forensic patients and for children and young people. The partnership was successful in bidding to become Wave 1 (Adult forensic) and Wave 2 (Tier 4 CAMHS) New Model of Care sites in conjunction with NHSE which went live in April and October 2017 respectively. Since its inception, SLP have focused on adding value and driving improvements in patient experience and outcomes across the south London population. Improvements have included a 93% decrease in out of area placements for young people and enhanced community based interventions (for eg DBT services and crisis services) which have reduced the need for hospital admissions.SLP are a provider collaborative from 1st Oct 2020, responsible for managing budgets and the patient pathways for inpatient and crisis care in CAMHS across two Integrated Care systems and 12 CCGs.
Full details of the role are available in the job description.
You will have excellent therapeutic skills and be able to be responsive and flexible in working with young people.
Person Specification
Inclusion/eligibility for entry on GMC's Specialist Register
Essential
- CCT or equivalent, CESR - either due within 6 months
Experience to undertake role
Essential
- Appropriate training/experience in CAMHS to undertake role
Person Specification
Inclusion/eligibility for entry on GMC's Specialist Register
Essential
- CCT or equivalent, CESR - either due within 6 months
Experience to undertake role
Essential
- Appropriate training/experience in CAMHS to undertake role
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).
