About this role
Job summary
Are you an innovative and ambitious Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist looking for the opportunity to shape a new service from the ground up?
We are recruiting a full-time or part-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our newly developing BSW CAMHS Liaison Service across Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire for a 12 month fixed term contract to expand and transform our liaison offer for children and young people presenting in mental health crisis within acute hospital settings.
You'll provide clinical leadership across three District General Hospitals - the Royal United Hospital (Bath), Great Western Hospital (Swindon) and Salisbury District Hospital - working alongside a newly established leadership team and expanded multidisciplinary workforce.
This is far more than a traditional liaison post. You will help design and develop a future model of care, strengthen pathways with crisis and inpatient services, influence system-wide practice, and play a key role in demonstrating the impact of the service to secure permanent funding.
We are looking for a clinician who thrives on innovation, service development and collaborative working. You'll have the opportunity to improve outcomes for young people in crisis, reduce avoidable admissions and ensure children and families receive timely, compassionate and effective care.
Join us and help create the next generation of CAMHS liaison services.
Main duties of the job
Lead the development of a new CAMHS Liaison model across BSW as part of a newly established clinical leadership team, shape and enhance the CAMHS Liaison Service, helping to develop a comprehensive urgent mental health offer and supporting the case for permanent funding. Provide senior clinical leadership across three District General Hospitals offering psychiatric expertise and clinical oversight to multidisciplinary liaison teams working within the Royal United Hospital (Bath), Great Western Hospital (Swindon) and Salisbury District Hospital. Assess and manage young people presenting with high-risk mental health crises supporting complex assessments, providing specialist consultation, undertaking Mental Health Act work when required, and advising colleagues managing high-risk presentations. Work collaboratively across urgent care pathways through developing strong links with the Crisis and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS), inpatient services, acute hospitals and wider networks to improve care, reduce avoidable admissions and promote least restrictive interventions. Lead and support multidisciplinary teams through clinical leadership, governance, supervision and consultation to liaison clinicians and medical trainees, fostering a culture of quality improvement, learning and compassionate care.
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:
o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days after seven years seniorityo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description Job responsibilities
CAMHS Services in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW)From 1st April 2010 the 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.
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.
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 abililties 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)
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address Melksham Community Hospital
Spa Road
Melksham
SN12 7NZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)