Job Overview
We are recruiting for a full‑time Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Buckinghamshire CAMHS Recovery and Support Pathway and work with a well‑established multi‑disciplinary team in the Sue Nichols Centre, Aylesbury and Saffron House, High Wycombe. You’ll provide psychiatric clinical input and leadership within a recently redesigned service delivering targeted mental health care to children and young people with predominantly emotional disorders, including neurodivergent young people. The Recovery Teams support two cohorts: young people who benefit from Focussed Intervention and Recovery Support (FIRS) and Specialist Intervention and Recovery Support (SIRS). Opportunities are available to develop interests in service development, quality improvement, and teaching and training within a supportive multidisciplinary team and consultant peer group.
Responsibilities
* Provide senior psychiatric clinical input to the Buckinghamshire CAMHS Recovery Teams, holding and managing a defined consultant‑level caseload and contributing to new psychiatric assessments and internal case allocations.
* Offer specialist advice and clinical leadership for complex and high‑risk cases, including guidance on risk assessment and risk management, and actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, post‑assessment discussions, and service planning forums.
* Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues and the wider MDT, providing flexibility and cross‑cover as required to support a fair and equitable allocation of work and to maintain the team's established culture of peer support.
* Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and evaluation initiatives, as well as participate in teaching and training activities for medical students and medical trainees. Supporting professional activities will be undertaken in line with Royal College of Psychiatrists' recommendations and agreed service priorities.
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
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