Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS Learning Disability Team, Oxfordshire

Are you a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist interested in delivering and developing ground-breaking and growing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Oxfordshire? We have a consultant opportunity in our LD CAMHS team. As a Consultant, you will be responsible for supporting your team 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. You will also be part of a Trust wide consultant network where there are opportunities to liaise with colleagues in other posts throughout the Trust and develop peer networks. You will also see consultant peers at regular division meetings in the locality and at clinical governance meetings. The Trust works closely with the university of oxford psychiatric department is committed to high quality teaching and training for medical students, post graduate trainees in psychiatry, specialty doctors, students and other professionals. The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management with opportunities to develop your skills in these areas., The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the LD team. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder. The post holder will assess new routine, urgent and emergency referrals from other agencies alongside other clinicians, provide consultation to non-medical clinicians and offer ongoing management for patients requiring longer term care. You will provide high quality specialist clinical assessments, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation to children, young people and their families in a community setting, and work collaboratively with other members of the team to plan and deliver appropriate individually tailored treatment plans.,

• Role in assessment of referrals
• Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
• Routine medication reviews
• Complex case management
• Consultation to the wider team
• Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.
• Attendance at Team Business Meeting and Clinical Team Meetings
• Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working
• Mental Health Act assessment, Mental Capacity Act Assessments
• For community posts, numbers of referrals, team meetings, supervision of team members.
• Management of complex cases.
• Clinical leadership of team.
  
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  As a Trust we provide 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: + Excellent opportunities for career progression + Individual and Trust wide learning and development + 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous service + NHS Discount + Pension scheme + Lease car scheme + Employee Assistance Programme + Mental Health First Aiders + Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply) + Staff networking and support groups