Consultant Psychiatrist – Community CAMHS – NDC Pathway

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Job summary

We are recruiting a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our CAMHS Community Teams in Oxfordshire to support the Neurodevelopmental Conditions (NDC) Pathway.

You’ll join us at a key moment moment where we develop the functioning of the NDC Pathway in line with the NHS 10 Year Plan (Neighbourhood Model) and the new recommendations for Assessment and Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Conditions within core community CAMHS.

The NDC Pathway provides assessment and treatment for young people with Neurodevelopmental Conditions. The NDC Pathway works closely with the Getting More Help Teams and will be merged into core Community CAMHS in the next couple of years, following a Neighbourhood Model.

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.

If you’re ready for your next challenge and want to take on a key role in developing our CAMHS services at one of the UK’s leading mental health Trusts, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • 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.
  • Support team members with cases through consultation and joint working.
  • With other senior team members, lead and develop the team within a trust that is committed to compassionate leadership.
  • 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 units
  • Work with colleagues in the acute hospitals.

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

  • MSc or higher degree
  • Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience of clinical work in CAMHS 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

Desirable

  • Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
  • Experience of working at consultant level in an outpatient environment.

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience in teaching resident doctors
  • Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
  • Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals

Desirable

  • Medical education qualification

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

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