Consultant Psychiatrist Chiltern - East Community Mental Health Team

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in High Wycombe is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Chiltern East CMHT. You will lead a clinical team, support junior doctors, and participate in a non-resident on-call rota. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package including a £15,000 recruitment bonus, generous annual leave, and a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

£15,000 recruitment bonus

33 days annual leave

Study leave allowances

Free staff parking permits

NHS Discount

Staff accommodation

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing senior leadership to mental health teams.
• Familiarity with the local healthcare systems and GP networks.
• Ability to maintain CPD accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical team providing care to patients in community settings.
• Participate in out-of-hours on-call rota.
• Support training programmes for junior doctors.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mental health expertise

Teamwork

Education

Consultant Psychiatrist qualification

Job description

Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist seeking a clinical leadership opportunity within the Chiltern East CMHT in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire?

You will be offered comprehensive support from doctor in training colleagues and dedicated admin resource. The CMHTs accept routine referrals, while the Crisis and Home Treatment teams deal with all emergency and urgent referrals. Referrals are initially triaged by the Mental Health Gateway (a Single Point of Access) which operates independently from the CMHT providing comprehensive triage (including supporting information) prior to assessment.

Staff within the CMHTs work around consultants and catchment areas that correspond as closely as possible to specific geographical areas and GP surgeries (PCNs), to allow maximum familiarity with these patients and better links with the corresponding GPs. Cross cover for leave/absence is arranged first within locality (east and west) and then across the Chiltern CMHT.

Chiltern CMHT covers patients registered with 35 GP practices across the south half of Buckinghamshire, forming 7 PCNs (3 in the west around High Wycombe and 4 in the east part of the county served by the Amersham satellite hub). Consultants work 9-5 Monday to Friday and provide senior leadership to the team alongside the team managers (Band 8a level) and deputy managers (Band 7).

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details. You will be expected to maintain their own programme of training and CPD accreditation with the support of their Associate Medical Director/Clinical Director and peer group.

The consultants will normally cross-cover for each other for annual leave, study leave and brief periods of sickness absence. There is a daytime Monday-Friday cover rota (currently approximately 1 in 10) for the Whiteleaf Centre in the event of any issues with usual cross-cover arrangements.

The consultants take part in the Buckinghamshire Adults of Working Age out-of-hours rota. This is a 1 in 17.6 non-resident on-call rota, with 3%, band A intensity. There is a junior doctor (StR1-3, GPVTS or FY2) on shift out of hours, and StR4-6 trainees take part in a supernumerary non-resident on-call rota (1:18 with 4-6 trainees).

Benefits

• £15,000 recruitment bonus
• 33 days annual leave per annum/pro-rata increasing to 35 days after seven years seniority
• Study leave allowances
• Free staff parking permits across OHFT sites
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Staff accommodation
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme and dedicated Health and Wellbeing Team

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do.