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Salary for this role£113,565 – £150,569 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

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Role description

Job summary

Are you a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist interested in delivering and developing ground-breaking and growing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in cultural and picturesque Oxfordshire?

We have a full-time Consultant opportunity in our Getting More Help North CAMHS team based within a well-resourced multidisciplinary team. You'll be responsible for ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care, offering 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. You will also be part of a Trust wide Consultant network where there are opportunities to liaise with colleagues in other posts throughout the Trust and develop peer networks. You'll also see Consultant peers at regular division meetings in the locality and at clinical governance meetings.

We're looking for candidates who have experience of working in CAMHS and have great interpersonal skills working collaboratively with colleagues and our team managers, providing leadership and clinical expertise to our highly skilled and committed multidisciplinary teams. Applicants must be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and on the Specialist Register or be within six months attaining their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or an equivalent approved indicator of training.

Main duties of the job

Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the Getting More Help North team. You will be responsible for patients you assess directly, as well as for those seen by medical staff working under your direct supervision.
Assess new cases and manage their case load working with other clinicians in the team
Support and develop evidence-based practice and evaluation within the team
Liaise effectively with other services and agencies (education and social care)
Manage mental health crises including use of the mental health act where appropriate
Support and enable appropriate admission and discharge of patients from inpatient unit
Assess new routine, urgent and emergency referrals from other agencies alongside other clinicians, provide consultation to non-medical clinicians and offer ongoing management for patients requiring longer term care
Contribute to the Post Assessment clinic consultation slot
Contribute to Locality Peer Supervision
Support the induction of the Clinical Team and Medical Team
Take part in the locality Duty Medic Rota
Attend the locality Medical Team Meeting and Clinically Team Meeting
Lead on staff training, regularly offer teaching slots in the Breakfast Teaching Slot
Contribute to the Supervision Tree and Lead on supervising Medical Trainees
Complete Routine, Urgent, Emergency and MHA Assessments.
Attend routine and urgent Multi-Agency patient planning meetings with other agencies

About us

Oxford Health provides 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 vision is that 'our teams support every person to achieve their best quality of life through compassionate and evidence-based care informed by research'.

Our values are to be caring, safe and excellent.

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Find out more about us here: https://oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/about-us/overview/

Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Date posted

02 November 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum | pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-OXFCONS-128-B

Job locations

The Orchard Health Centre

Cope Road

Banbury

OX16 2EZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

CAMHS servicesare provided across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North-East Somerset. CAMHS are managed in a coordinated way across the counties, but with separate services in each of the counties, relating to the local authorities and clinical commissioning groups. CAMHS has established good quality working links with local authority partner agencies in all counties, paediatric departments and mental health services for adults, all of which have been reflected in CAMHS strategy agreements within each county.

Services for children with learning disabilities are integrated into CAMHS. Oxfordshire CAMH Services sit within the Oxfordshire and BSW Mental Health Directorate, which is committed to always work in a way that respects, upholds and promotes childrens rights, including the right to be protected from significant harm. These principles are embedded within strategy, operational and staff appointment procedures, as well as clinical governance arrangements.

The Trust is committed to high quality teaching and training for medical students, post graduate trainees in psychiatry, specialty doctors, students and other professionals and we work closely with the Psychiatric Department of the University of Oxford. The Consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management with opportunities to develop your skills in these areas.

Please see current Team Leaflet for more information. There are undergoing quality improvement projects to align Teams with the Neighbourhood Model from the NHS 10y Plan.

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 support flexible working practices.

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).

Person Specification

Qualification and Registration

Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR due to be on register within six months
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

GuidanceScore Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
MRCPsych

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Excellent knowledge in specialty
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Desirable

Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills

Essential

Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Participated in research or service evaluation
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.