Consultant Psychiatrist: Liaison CAMHS

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

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in England seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. This role involves leading a newly established clinical team to enhance mental health services for youth in the BSW area. Responsibilities include managing complex cases, conducting emergency assessments, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should possess a medical degree, GMC registration, and experience in child psychiatry, with a commitment to patient advocacy and effective service delivery. The position offers competitive benefits, including a relocation allowance.

Benefits

33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount at various retailers

Access to mental health support services

Employee Assistance Programme

Competitive pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical work in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at consultant level within the last 3 years.
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council.
• Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the BSW CAMHS liaison service.
• Manage and treat children, adolescents, and families on caseload.
• Respond to emergency presentations including Mental Health Act assessments.

Skills

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Leadership skills

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Clinical governance

Education

Medical degree

Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Job description

Are you a forward-thinking Consultant Psychiatrist within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry looking to join a newly established clinical leadership group within BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW)?

As an innovative and collaborative leader, you will be passionate about enhancing and transforming the BSW CAMHS liaison service ultimately looking to reduce avoidable admissions and facilitate the least restrictive interventions for young people!

This service will look to offer a more comprehensive liaison offer, considering medically unexplained symptoms, functional pain, safeguarding contexts and advocating for them to receive the right interventions and services.

You will require level 3 specialist safeguarding training to include an awareness and understanding of child maltreatment, appropriate referral mechanisms and information sharing. You will respond to emergency presentations including Mental Health Act assessments and to consult and support colleagues in managing cases of perceived high-risk and complex presentations working as part of the MDT.

You will be flexible in the ability to cover the three bases District General Hospitals (DGHs), the Royal United Hospital in Bath, Great Western Hospital in Swindon and Salisbury District Hospital.

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

This job description has been sent to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval.

Main duties of the job

You will be integral in the leadership team to develop this service to offer a more comprehensive liaison offer across BSW which will need to consider medically unexplained symptoms, functional pain and symptoms, safeguarding contexts, liaising with networks around young people and advocating for them so they receive the right interventions and services for them. This will also include developing close links and working alongside BSW Crisis and Home treatment Service (CaHTs) which accepts referrals for young people in crisis and requiring intensive home treatment and Marlborough House Adolescent Inpatient Unit in Swindon to reduce avoidable admissions and facilitate least restrictive interventions for young people.

You will be medically responsible for the management and treatment of children, adolescents and families on their caseload and other medical staff under his/her supervision. Following the guidance around New Ways of Working the post holder will offer leadership and advice to MDT members but is not medically responsible for all the patients seen by the team. The post holder will be required to be available to respond to emergency presentations including Mental Health Act assessments and to consult to and support team members and wider colleagues in managing cases of perceived high-risk presentations. Consultation to other teams and services is also required to support with formulation and care planning for young people that fall within a CAMHS Liaison remit.

About us

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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

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 35 days after seven years seniority
• 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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job description

Job responsibilities

At OHFT we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to those advertised then please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.

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

Essential

• Medical degree
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview).
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
• Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act)/ Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post.

Desirable

• A higher degree such as MD or PhD
• Additional clinical qualifications
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings and conditions on practice.
• In good standing with RCPsych with respect to CPD.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of clinical work in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at SpR, SAS/Specialist grade or consultant level within the last 3 years
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
• Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
• Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry

Desirable

• Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
• Experience of working at consultant level in a CAMHS Community or Inpatient setting

Organisational skills and abilities

Essential

• Leadership skills
• Commitment to fostering a culture in the team that is respectful, fair, supportive and compassionate and role modelling these behaviours.
• Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
• Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals
• Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
• Commitment to working with service users on service development

Desirable

• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team /service leadership
• Experience of organisational development work
• Project management ability

Other Requirements

Essential

• Full registration
• Meet specifications set out in the GMC
• Independently mobile to travel between base and clinic sites

Clinical Skills and Supervision

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills in relevant psychiatric specialty
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical leadership to the team
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Expertise in risk assessment
• Confident in therapeutic risk taking
• Commitment to clinical governance

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to post
• Experience in supervising resident doctors and SAS doctors

Teaching

Essential

• Experience in teaching resident doctors
• Good teaching and communication skills
• Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Experience of teaching non‑medical mental health professionals

Desirable

• Medical education qualification

Research and Audit

Essential

• Experience of research work and/or ability to interpret research findings and apply them to clinical practice
• Audit or other quality improvement experience

Desirable

• Experience of grant‑funded project work
• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals in relevant academic fields

Other requirements

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• UK driving licence or evidence of proposed alternative.

Desirable

• Access to a vehicle for work purposes (adjustments can be made in line with the equality act)

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 267-CAMHSLIAS-2B