Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS
- Grade
- Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 267-CAMHS-150-2A
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CAMHS Eating Disorder Team, Raglan House,
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS Oxfordshire Eating Disorders
Medical & Dental: Consultant
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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 work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
Job overview
The CAMHS eating disorders team based at Raglan House are seeking a a full time Consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry, specialising in eating disorders covering the Oxfordshire area.
You will work with the other consultant in the team (1WTE clinical sessions) and be supported by a speciality doctor who will work closely with the Consultants and 1 Consultant paediatrician who provides 2PA per week. Currently there is a further locum specialty doctor in the team. There is a full time ST5/6 in the team. The CAMHS ED team has a 0.8 team manager who is responsible to the Service Manager. There are arrangements in place for cover for annual leave, sick leave and study leave being provided within a group of consultants who cover ED, OSCA, crisis and LD.
Main duties of the job
The team currently assesses 2-3 new cases each week and the total team case load is around 150 cases. Referrals are received from GPs in Oxfordshire, school staff, social care, other CAMSH pathways and from self-referral. There are clear criteria for referral. Most of the cases are case managed by members of the multi-disciplinary team, involving the Consultant Psychiatrist as needed. The post holder would be able to take on a limited number of cases for family-based therapy and/or CBT-E, depending on their interest. The post holder would occasionally be required to provide second opinions for other teams and consultation and liaison with other teams.
Working for our organisation
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:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to study leave budget (30days & £1800 over 3 years)
• 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 may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A detailed job description and main responsibilities can be found in the job description and person specification
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Guidelines)
- Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
- CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR
- Higher specialist training in child and adolescent psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
Desirable criteria
- Sub-specialty or other specialist clinical training relevant to post
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a Consultant in this specialty
Desirable criteria
- Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
- Development of close collaboration with primary care services
- Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues and other professions
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff from other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals
- Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems and their carers
- Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
- Commitment to active clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Supervision of advanced level trainees
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching
- Relevant experience of administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Feitosa
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07967 640 446
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