Consultant Psychiatrist, CAMHS Swindon

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Swindon is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to deliver exceptional Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The role includes clinical leadership, participation in multidisciplinary teams, and delivering high-quality patient care. The successful candidate will have significant experience in child and adolescent psychiatry and ability to work collaboratively. Competitive benefits including relocation allowance are offered.

Benefits

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discount across various retailers

Access to learning and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act 1983) Approval.
• Eligible for GMC Specialist Registrar in a psychiatric speciality.
• Experience with UK health systems and CAMHS services.
• Ability to undertake full range of Consultant responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and medical input to the team.
• Take responsibility for patients seen by self and supervised staff.
• Participate in clinical governance and team meetings.
• Assess all emergencies referred to the team.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Effective multidisciplinary team working

Good communication skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Interest in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Education

Higher degree/diploma in medical or psychological studies

Membership or Fellowship of The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Higher specialist training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Tools

Electronic records and diaries usage

Job description

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 up to £8,000 relocation allowance for external eligible applicants.

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. 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
• 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 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

• Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act 1983) Approval and Approved Clinician status.
• Eligible for Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Registrar in a psychiatric speciality; OR within six months of achieving registration at the time of interview.
• Higher degree/diploma or equivalent in relevant field of medical or psychological studies
• Higher specialist training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years and/or previous consultant experience.
• Sub-specialty or other specialist clinical training relevant to post.
• Membership or Fellowship of The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Experience

• Excellent knowledge in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working.
• Experience of effective multiagency partnership at work.
• Experience in management of children and young people with complex needs spanning multiple agencies, with emerging personality disorders, conduct and behavioural problems.
• Experience and familiarity with UK health systems and CAMHS services
• Ability to undertake full range of Consultant responsibilities.
• Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group.
• Development of multidisciplinary teamwork, close collaboration with Primary Care services, and working with a multiagency approach, including education, health and social care.
• High training placement in Adolescent Psychiatry

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability 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
• Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively.
• Commitment to multiagency partnership
• Ability to promote effective team working
• The ability to prioritise workload and respond in a timely, flexible manner to requests for consultation from colleagues
• The ability to use electronic records and diaries
• Clinical audit
• Must have excellent skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
• Experience of Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
• Must be skilled in professional collaboration.
• Experience in supervising basic level psychiatric trainees
• Must have an interest in and commitment to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Honesty and integrity
• High energy levels
• Flexibility to cope with service change and demanding clinical challenges
• Relevant experience of administrative and management role or senior medical staff.
• Teaching qualification

Other requirements

• Full registration
• Meet specifications set out in the GMC
• Independently 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.

Marlborough House, Okus Road, Swindon, SN1 4JS

Marlborough House, Okus Road, Swindon, SN1 4JS