Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Recovery and Support Pathway
We are recruiting for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our 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 are structured to support two cohorts: young people who benefit from Focussed Intervention and Recovery Support (FIRS) and Specialist Intervention and Recovery Support (SIRS). These teams are a core part of Buckinghamshire CAMHS providing support for young people who are experiencing a moderate to severe mental health condition such as depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and bipolar disorder.
You’ll work 10 programmed activities with a job plan typically comprising 75% direct clinical care and 25% supporting professional activities, in line with Royal College of Psychiatrists' guidance. Opportunities are available to develop interests in service development, quality improvement, and teaching and training within a well‑established, supportive multidisciplinary team and consultant peer group.
Join us in shaping brighter futures for children and young people at one of the UK's leading mental health Trusts; we would be delighted to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
* 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 will 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 participating 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.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.
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
The newly formed FIRS and SIRS teams are a core part of Buckinghamshire CAMHS providing support for young people who are experiencing a moderate to severe mental health condition such as depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and bipolar disorder.
FIRS offers a range of psychological interventions and psychiatric management focussed on a specific condition, such as OCD or generalised anxiety, with support workers available if needed for additional pieces of work, such as school liaison and psychoeducation. There is also a risk support group available for cases needing support with safety planning, and access to consultations with specialist pathways. It is aimed to treat children and young people who do not require broader MDT support.
SIRS offers more integrated multidisciplinary interventions and can offer systemic therapy and psychotherapy as well as a qualified keyworker to support the treatment of complex cases. This is designed to allow an MDT approach with flexibility according to need. The aim is that young people can move fluidly between SIRS and FIRS teams depending on the complexity of their needs.
As the team has recently been redesigned (from one larger Getting More Help team), there is a focus on quality improvement and feedback from families to ensure population needs are being met. The postholder will be expected to contribute to quality assurance and support the evaluation process of the new pathway design. The post holder will work 10 programmed activities. Within the teams they will have responsibility of a caseload, contribute to new assessments (allocated pro rata), provide clinical support for complex cases including support with risk management, and contribute to team leadership. They are expected to work collaboratively with team members as well as medical colleagues, providing cross‑cover and being flexible about allocations when needed as the peer group currently takes this collaborative and supportive approach towards each other and it is important to the team and us that we maintain this culture.
The overall split of the programmed activities is 75% to be devoted to direct clinical care and 25% to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable below is indicative only; a formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and associate medical director or clinical manager three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter. The postholder will work across SIRS and FIRS, but the proportions can be tailored through job planning according to postholder preference and service need.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 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.
* A higher degree such as MD or PhD
* Additional clinical qualifications
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings and conditions on practice
* In good standing with RCPsych with respect to CPD
Knowledge and experience
* Experience of clinical work in Child and adolescent Psychiatry 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 a community CAMHS team
Clinical Skills and Supervision
* Excellent clinical skills in relevant psychiatric specialty
* Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical leadership to the team
* Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
* Expertise in risk assessment
* Confident in therapeutic risk taking
* Commitment to clinical governance
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post
* Experience in supervising resident doctors and SAS doctors
* Experience in supervising non-medical colleagues e.g. NMP
Teaching
* Experience in teaching resident doctors
* Good teaching and communication skills
* Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
* Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals
Research and Audit
* 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
* Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
Other
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
* UK driving licence or evidence of proposed alternative
* Car owner
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.
Associate Medical Director, Buckinghamshire CAMHS
£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum | pro rata
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