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Job overviewAre you a Consultant Psychiatrist within CAMHS interested in delivering and developing ground-breaking Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in historic Wiltshire?You will be a Consultant within our Swindon CAMHS team. As a Consultant you will be responsible for supporting your manager in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being. You will have clinical leadership opportunities to develop services across the patch and medical education/ supervision.Main duties of the jobProvide clinical leadership and medical input to the team.The postholder will take 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 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. 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. Consultant Psychiatrists within the Swindon team, have a robust system to arrange cross-cover to ensure there is always a psychiatrist available to the service. There is a weekly clinical team meeting which the Consultant is expected to join and be part of the clinical MDTWorking for our organisationOxford 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 possibleOur 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:Excellent opportunities for career progressionAccess to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous serviceNHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailersCompetitive pension schemeLease car schemeCycle to work schemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeMental Health First AidersStaff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion teamDetailed job description and main responsibilitiesWe 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 - YouTubePerson specificationQualifications/TrainingEssential criteriaEligibility 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 criteriaHigher degree/diploma or equivalent in relevant field of medical or psychological studiesHigher 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 PsychiatristsExperienceEssential criteriaExcellent 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 servicesAbility to undertake full range of Consultant responsibilities.Desirable criteriaApplication 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 PsychiatrySkills and KnowledgeEssential criteriaAbility 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 objectivesAbility to understand how organisations work most effectively.Commitment to multiagency partnershipAbility to promote effective team workingThe ability to prioritise workload and respond in a timely, flexible manner to requests for consultation from colleaguesThe ability to use electronic records and diariesClinical auditMust 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 traineesMust have an interest in and commitment to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Honesty and integrityFlexibility to cope with service change and demanding clinical challengesDesirable criteriaRelevant experience of administrative and management role or senior medical staff.Teaching qualificationOther requirementsEssential criteriaFull registrationMeet specifications set out in the GMCIndependently mobile to travel between base and clinic sitesDocuments to DownloadConsultant Psychiatrist Swindon CAMHS JD (PDF, 462.6KB)Recruiter Contact DetailsName: Dr Chandini AbrahamTitle: Associate Medical DirectorEmail: #J-18808-Ljbffr