Job summary
This is an 8 PA consultant post in the Buckinghamshire CAMHS ADHD Clinic and Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team. It is a fixed term contract until December 2026 to cover the current consultant's maternity leave.
The post is based in Saffron House in High Wycombe with some work at other Trust sites including the Sue Nicholls Centre in Aylesbury.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for a caseload of young people requiring management of their ADHD. These will typically be cases where there is a higher level of complexity involved in the management of the young person. They will also provide 2 PAs of clinical input into the neurodevelopmental assessment pathway, completing 1 to 2 assessments a week and contributing to a weekly post-assessment MDT meeting.
In addition, they will provide clinical leadership in continuing to develop the ADHD Clinic model in partnership with relevant operational managers. They will contribute to group supervision of the non-medical prescribers. They will supervise an experienced staff grade doctor. There are opportunities for teaching medical students and resident doctors.
About us
Buckinghamshire CAMHS is a welcoming and inclusive service. There is an established group of substantive consultants and senior managers who would be available to provide support to the post-holder. We would encourage interested applicants to contact us to discuss the post and the service in more detail.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Dr Mark Addison, Medical Lead, Buckinghamshire CAMHS: Mark.Addison@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk; or
Dr Joe Clacey, Associate Medical Director, Buckinghamshire CAMHS: Joe.Clacey@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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
- Flexibility to cope with service change and demanding clinical challenges
Desirable
- Relevant experience of administrative and management role or senior medical staff.
- Teaching qualification
Other requirements
Essential
- Full registration
- Meet specifications set out in the GMC
- Independently mobile to travel between base and clinic sites
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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
- Flexibility to cope with service change and demanding clinical challenges
Desirable
- Relevant experience of administrative and management role or senior medical staff.
- Teaching qualification
Other requirements
Essential
- 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.
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).
