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Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist interested in delivering and developing ground‑breaking and growing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in historic and picturesque Wiltshire?

As a Consultant within Marlborough CAMHS team you will be responsible for 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.

This is a substantive Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatry post with the multidisciplinary team in Marlborough, covering CAMHS in East Wiltshire.

We offer up to £8,000 relocation allowance for external eligible applicants.

As a Consultant in the team you will join a multidisciplinary team providing high‑quality care to young people and families in the Marlborough area as part of the CAMHS Getting More Help Team. You will also provide medical input to the Neurodevelopmental Clinic.

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:

• 33 days annual leave per annum/pro‑ratio increasing to 35 days after seven years seniority
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 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 may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

We have described the job in detail in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, but we would be delighted to answer any questions you might have and to find out more about you.

You can start getting to know by having a look at our recruitment video made by members of the team and children, young people and young adults who have accessed our services:

BSW RECRUITMENT - YouTube

• Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act 1983) Approval and Approved Clinician status.
• Eligible for Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Registrar in a psychiatric speciality; or within six months of achieving registration at the time of interview.

• Higher degree/diploma or equivalent in relevant field of medical or psychological studies.
• Higher specialist training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years and/or previous consultant experience.
• Sub‑specialty or other specialist clinical training relevant to post.
• Membership or Fellowship of The Royal College of Psychiatrists

• Excellent knowledge in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working.
• Experience of effective multiagency partnership at work.
• Experience in management of children and young people with complex needs spanning multiple agencies, with emerging personality disorders, conduct and behavioural problems.
• Experience and familiarity with UK health systems and CAMHS services
• Ability to undertake full range of Consultant responsibilities.

• Application of evidence‑based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group.
• Development of multidisciplinary teamwork, close collaboration with Primary Care services, and working with a multiagency approach, including education, health and social care.
• High training placement in Adolescent Psychiatry.

• Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions. The ability to assume a medical leadership role within the team and to work closely with senior managers to implement trust objectives.
• Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively.
• Commitment to multiagency partnership
• Ability to promote effective team working
• The ability to prioritise workload and respond in a timely, flexible manner to requests for consultation from colleagues
• The ability to use electronic records and diaries
• Clinical audit.
• Must have excellent skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
• Experience of Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
• Must be skilled in professional collaboration.
• Experience in supervising basic level psychiatric trainees
• Must have an interest in and commitment to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Honesty and integrity
• High energy levels
• Flexibility to cope with service change and demanding clinical challenges

• Relevant experience of administrative and management role or senior medical staff.
• Teaching qualification

• Full registration
• Meet specifications set out in the GMC
• Independently mobile to travel between base and clinic sites

Consultant Marlborough (PDF, 604.5KB)

Name: Dr Phil Norman

Title: Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Email: phil.norman@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Telephone: 01865 904666