Main area Old Age Psychiatry Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
10 sessions per week (Applications welcome for less than full time) Job ref 267-BUCKSCONS-131-G
Employer Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Saffron House Town High Wycombe Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2025 23:59
Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Buckinghamshire
Consultant
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you a consultant psychiatrist looking to provide clinical leadership within Older Adults in Buckinghamshire?
The South Bucks Community Mental Health Team based at Saffron House, High Wycombe are welcoming applications for full-time and part time.
What we offer:
* £15,000 recruitment bonus (Terms apply)
* Relocation allowance up to £8,000 for eligible applicants
* Excellent MDT and highly skilled colleagues
For more information or an informal visit please reach out to Dr Chris Ramsey - Chris.Ramsay@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Proposed Interview date: 18th November 2025 and 17th December 2025
Main duties of the job
You will be working within the Community Mental Health Team which serves a total population of approximately 57 000 adults over the age of 65 with both functional and organic mental illness and you will be expected to see patients in the community, out-patients (including memory clinic) and occasional liaison patients.
You will undertake one outpatient clinic per week (maximum two new patients or up to five follow-up patients) and one Memory Assessment Service clinic per week (with the same maximum patient numbers).
You will be expected to provide clinical leadership to the wider CMHT and Oxford Health supports new ways of working for Consultant Psychiatrists.
Working for our organisation
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:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmen
* 33 days annual leave per annum/pro-rata increasing to 35 days after seven years seniority
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please visit the job description and person specification for a detailed overview of the detailed responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
* Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist’s Guidelines)
* Approved clinician Status and Section 12( MHA) approval are essential. Candidates who are in the process of obtaining AC approval will be considered
* Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Training and Clinical Experience
* Higher specialist training in old age psychiatry (or dual training) in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
* CCT in Psychiatry; OR inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR
* Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty
* Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
* Experience of working in a Memory Assessment Service
* Sub specialty or other specialist clinical training relevant to post
* Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
* Development of close collaboration with primary care services
Skills and Knowledge
* Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
* Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
* Commitment to active clinical governance
* Ability to promote effective team working
* Capacity to prioritise workload
* Active participation in clinical audit
* Commitment to interagency partnership working
* Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
* Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
* Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers
* Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff Inter-agency partnership working and development
* Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching
* Supervision of advanced level trainees
* Research experience and skills
* All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
* Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
* We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
* Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
* We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
* We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
* Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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