Job Description

We are looking for a 0.8 WTE consultant psychiatrist to work across our Chiltern West CMHT .



The CMHTs accept routine referrals, while the Crisis and Home Treatment teams deal with all emergency and urgent referrals. Referrals are initially triaged by the Mental Health Gateway (a Single Point of Access) which operates independently from the CMHT providing comprehensive triage (including supporting information) prior to assessment. Staff within the CMHTs work around consultants and catchment areas that correspond as closely as possible to specific geographical areas and GP surgeries (PCNs), to allow maximum familiarity with these patients and better links with the corresponding GPs. Cross cover for leave/absence is arranged first within locality (east and west) and then across the Chiltern CMHT.



Chiltern CMHT covers patients registered with 35 GP practices across the south half of Buckinghamshire, forming 7 PCNs (3 in the west around High Wycombe and 4 in the east part of the county served by the Amersham satellite hub). Consultants work 9-5 Monday to Friday and provide senior leadership to the team alongside the team managers (Band 8a level) and deputy managers (Band 7



Please refer to the and Person Specification for more details



Oxford Health provides a comprehensive range of mental health services to the populations of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and a number of Child & Adolescent and specialised services (e.g. Forensic, Eating Disorders) to adjacent counties and beyond. It also provides community services to the people of Oxfordshire. Section 75 agreements are in place with both County Councils, so that social workers are managed within the Trust's multidisciplinary mental health teams. The Trust was created in April 2011 by the Merger of Community Health Oxfordshire CHO and the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.



The Trust provides community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Swindon, Wiltshire and NE Somerset, and there is an inpatient adolescent unit in Swindon.



Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:



Excellent opportunities for career progression



33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 35 days with continuous service



Study leave allowances



Free staff parking permits across OHFT sites



NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers



Staff accommodation



Competitive pension scheme



Lease car scheme



Cycle to work scheme



Employee Assistance Programme and dedicated Health and Wellbeing Team



The Trust's services are now organised and managed on the basis of three directorates: Adult, Children and Young People and Older People Services. Medical staff have contributed significantly to service developments, service redesign and efficiency programmes within the Trust, and to the related development of primary care mental health services. An active programme of organisational and service development is well under way. This supports coherent care pathways through primary care, secondary care and, when necessary, specialist clinical services and services provided by other agencies. Psychiatrists in the Trust are encouraged to contribute to this developmental work.



The Consultant will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the CMHT. The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.



The post holder will assess new routine referrals from other agencies alongside other clinicians, provide consultations to non-medical clinicians and offer ongoing management for patients requiring longer term care.



The post holder will work alongside the team manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.



The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision to any trainees and speciality doctors placed with the team who are seeing their patients, and psychiatric supervision and line management to any trainee or specialty doctor allocated specifically to them .This will include one hour per week psychiatric supervision for trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision to speciality doctors, in conjunction with other consultants. This will be in line with the trust supervision policy and will be reflected in the job planning process.



The consultant will be expected to provide direct clinical care and ensure medical involvement in the CPA process.



Providing timely written correspondence to relevant professionals documenting assessments, on-going management, progress, and eventual discharge using Trust IT and clinical records system - training will be provided where needed. Completion of CPA documentation when necessary.



Work collaboratively with other agencies. In particular liaison with staff from other teams to manage smooth and timely transfer into and out of the CMHT.



The consultant will be expected to contribute to the collection of data as required by the Trust and other relevant agencies. This includes the timely recording of clinical activity data, and participation in clinical audit with appropriate administrative support.



The consultant will be expected to attend most regular directorate managerial meetings as necessary, particularly the Medical Advisory Committee (every four months) and monthly Directorate/Managerial liaison meetings.



The consultant will be expected to participate in and attend the local training programme for junior doctors.



The consultant would be expected to participate in both a CPD peer group and a clinical peer supervision group with fellow consultants. A monthly consultant Balint group is also available.



The consultant would be expected to maintain their own programme of training and CPD accreditation with the support of their Associate Medical Director/Clinical Director and peer group.



The consultants will normally cross-cover for each other for annual leave, study leave and brief periods of sickness absence.



There is a daytime Monday-Friday cover rota (currently approximately 1 in 10) for the Whiteleaf Centre in the event of any issues with usual cross-cover arrangements.



The consultants take part the Buckinghamshire Adults of Working Age out-of-hours rota. This is a 1 in 17.6 non-resident on-call rota, with 3%, band A intensity. There is a junior doctor (StR1-3, GPVTS or FY2) on shift out of hours, and StR4-6 trainees take part in a supernumerary non-resident on-call rota (1:18 with 4-6 trainees).



Please refer to the and Person Specification for more details