We are recruiting for a part‑time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Learning Disability Service, based in Oxford. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key leadership role within a well‑established multidisciplinary service supporting adults with learning disabilities across Oxfordshire.
You will provide senior clinical leadership, delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care while working collaboratively with a skilled team of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists and partner agencies. The role offers a varied caseload, involving complex assessments, treatment planning and clinical supervision, alongside opportunities to contribute to service development, teaching and quality improvement.
As part of a forward‑thinking Trust with strong links to the University of Oxford, you will benefit from a culture that values innovation, continuous learning and clinical excellence. We offer rewarding career development with protected SPA time as part of your job plan, encouraging you to take leadership courses to enhance your skills. We also offer a relocation allowance of up to £8,000 for external applicants (subject to eligibility criteria).
For applicants who have not yet obtained CCT, we are able to offer the Portfolio pathway (formerly known as CESR) to support you in developing your consultant career at Oxford Health.
Join us and help shape services that make a genuine difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities.
Main duties of the job
* Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the Learning Disability Team (LDT). Medical responsibility for patients usually remains with the GP, except where a medical member of the LDT takes a patient on for continuing treatment. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by themselves, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.
* Work alongside the Team Manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the Community LDTs to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.
* Contribute to the collection of data as required by the Trust and other relevant agencies. This includes the timely recording of clinical activity data, and participation in clinical audit with appropriate administrative support.
* Attend most regular directorate managerial meeting as necessary, particularly Joint Consultant Committee, Medical Staff Committee and Directorate/Managerial liaison meeting.
* Participate in and attend the local training programme for junior doctors, aCPD peer group and a clinical supervision group with fellow consultants.
* Maintain your own programme of training and CPD accreditation with the support of their Lead consultant/Associate Medical Director/Clinical Director.
About us
Oxford Health is a Trust providing 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 values
Caring, safe and excellent
Benefits
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust‑wide learning and development
* 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous service
* NHS discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job responsibilities
Community Learning Disability Teams Professional staff working with adults with a learning disability are currently organised into two community teams throughout the County, serving North and west Oxfordshire (Banbury, Bicester and Witney), and Oxford City and South Oxfordshire (based in Oxford and Abingdon). Each team consists of psychiatry, psychology, occupational therapy, community LD nursing, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and admin. The teams provide assessment, consultation and therapeutic services to adults with a learning disability and their carers. The current post which is an established role is within the City and South Oxfordshire LDT which covers the City and South Oxfordshire areas and has an open case load of around 350 or which around 150 at any time have need for psychiatric input. This post would be to provide consultant support to the city area with support from 1 full time speciality doctor. The south area is supported by a full time consultant with 0.6 speciality doctor support.
Medium secure facility, Evenlode For up to 10 people with a learning disability and forensic history from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. It is situated on the Littlemore Hospital site and forms part of the Adult Mental Health medium secure unit, this service and the Forensic community Learning disability team are managed via the forensic directorate. It provides a structured therapeutic and secure environment for the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of people with mild learning disabilities who have been charged with an offence.
Qualifications and Registration
* 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)
* Eligible for Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act)/ Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post
* MSc or higher degree
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of clinical work in specialty 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
* Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
* Experience of working at consultant level in an inpatient environment
Teaching and Research
* Experience in teaching resident doctors
* Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
* Experience of teaching non‑medical mental health professionals
* Experience of research work and/or ability to interpret research findings and apply them to clinical practice
* Audit or other quality improvement experience
* Experience of grant‑funded project work
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.
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 per annum | pro rata
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