Job Summary
Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Oxfordshire CAMHS Link and Horizon Teams
We are seeking an experienced clinician who is genuinely interested in working in an advisory, consultative and direct clinical way across agencies to ensure joined up, trauma-informed support to young people with complex needs, families and carers and professionals working with them.
Based in Oxford, this role combines working with two established services within CAMHS and managed by Oxford Health NHS FT. There is considerable synergy in clientele and ways of working across the services and the role has been successfully undertaken by the current postholder who is due to retire.
Main Duties of the Job
Clinical Psychiatric Input to Oxon Link and Horizon Teams
* Senior clinical advisory, advocacy and support role to Oxon Link and Horizon Teams.
* Provision of general mental health support as well as specific functions expected of a consultant CAMHS psychiatrist:
o Management of complex cases.
o Contribution to consideration of referrals.
o Advice and instigation re appropriate treatments such as medication when needed.
o Acceptance of joint responsibility/lead clinical role with other team members in particularly complex cases.
* Within Link: other functions in line with 'The Framework for Integrated Care' (FIC):
o Case formulation; working within a graded model of intervention; support and joint working with other professionals already working alongside the young person.
* Within Horizon: other functions to include:
o Advocacy within CAMHS and beyond for children/young people who have experienced sexual harm.
About Us
The FCAMHS works across a wide area (the Thames Valley) which covers catchments for which two large health trusts (Oxford Health NHS FT and Berkshire NHS FT) provide a variety of health services including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The trusts currently collaborate on a range of provision (such as Youth Justice Liaison and Diversion) and participate in the same provider collaborative for eating disorders and in-patient care for young people.
As this post and the FCAMHS team are managed and supported within Oxford Health NHS FT there follows an outline of the trust's overall geographical and clinical provision with a particular emphasis on existing CAMHS.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of mental health, community, dental and learning disability services for 690,000 people living in Oxfordshire and 480,000 in Buckinghamshire. It provides CAMHS and ED services in Wilshire and North East Somerset.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* MRCPsych.
Desirable
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Additional clinical qualifications.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Excellent knowledge in specialty.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Clear understanding of different statutory jurisdictions which relate to children and young people in addition to MHA and MCA.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
Desirable
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service. Dual qualification in Child and Adolescent and Forensic Psychiatry.
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Ability to work in and lead team.
* Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Participated in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
Desirable
* Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
* Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
* Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr