Job summary
Would you like to work for a Trust which has been awarded Global Digital Exemplar Status and be part of our work on the development of mental health related Apps for young people?
We are recruiting for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join us at our Marlborough Community CAMHS service based at Savernake Hospital in Wiltshire.
With your expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, you'll join our multi-disciplinary team (MDT) who receive referrals via the Wiltshire SPA (Single point of Access) from GPs, Paediatricians and Education and Social Services. This is a key position within our Marlborough Getting More Help Team where you will be taking an active leadership role. You'll have medical responsibility for the diagnosis, management and treatment of children, adolescents and families on your caseload and that of other medical staff under your supervision.
We offer rewarding career development with protected SPA time as part of your job plan, encouraging you to take leadership courses to enhance your skills. We also offer a relocation allowance of up to £8,000 for external applicants (subject to eligibility criteria).
Could this be the next step in your career? Come and join one of the UK's leading mental health Trusts and be part of our mission in developing innovative health technologies and diagnostics to improve patient care in community settings.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical leadership and medical input to the team.
- 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 in relation to the Trust Key working model. 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.
- There is a weekly clinical team meeting which the Consultant is expected to join and be part of the clinical MDT
- Consultants are expected to be clinical leaders in their teams and ensure excellent systems of clinical governance so that their team provides high quality, safe care to patients. Consultants are expected to encourage a Restorative Just and Learning Culture of Learning, participate in safety huddles and investigations and participate in identifying improvements in practice where appropriate.
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:
- 33 days annual leave per annum/pro-rata increasing to 35 days after seven years seniority
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 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 may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
About our CAMHS Services in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW)
Trust has been providing CAMHS services in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. This covers a large rural area, with Swindon being the largest town. This area of service delivery is organised around community team bases: Swindon, Marlborough (for East Wiltshire), Melksham (for West Wiltshire), Salisbury (for South Wiltshire) and Keynsham for Bath and North-East Somerset (BaNES). CAMHS has good links with partner agencies.The BSW CAMHS service provides a hospital liaison service to the three district general hospitals in the patch: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Great Western Hospital, Swindon and Royal United Hospitals (RUH), Bath and provides training to staff on the paediatric ward.There is a Single Point of Access (SPA) for Wiltshire where referrals are screened and can be offered access telephone calls and signposting if they are more appropriate for another service.BSW also operates a dedicated eating disorder service (TEDS), with specialist teams in each of the CAMHS bases. Referrals of children and young people with suspected eating disorders are sent directly to this service.There is a CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment service (CAHTS) embedded in the CAMHS teams with an overarching clinical leadership and operational management senior leadership team.
Watch this video made by members of the team and service users to find out more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hElDWiDQsRc
Job description
Job responsibilities
About our CAMHS Services in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW)
Trust has been providing CAMHS services in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. This covers a large rural area, with Swindon being the largest town. This area of service delivery is organised around community team bases: Swindon, Marlborough (for East Wiltshire), Melksham (for West Wiltshire), Salisbury (for South Wiltshire) and Keynsham for Bath and North-East Somerset (BaNES). CAMHS has good links with partner agencies.The BSW CAMHS service provides a hospital liaison service to the three district general hospitals in the patch: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Great Western Hospital, Swindon and Royal United Hospitals (RUH), Bath and provides training to staff on the paediatric ward.There is a Single Point of Access (SPA) for Wiltshire where referrals are screened and can be offered access telephone calls and signposting if they are more appropriate for another service.BSW also operates a dedicated eating disorder service (TEDS), with specialist teams in each of the CAMHS bases. Referrals of children and young people with suspected eating disorders are sent directly to this service.There is a CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment service (CAHTS) embedded in the CAMHS teams with an overarching clinical leadership and operational management senior leadership team.
Watch this video made by members of the team and service users to find out more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hElDWiDQsRc
Person Specification
Qualifications
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 & 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
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
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 & 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
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).
