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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
About
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. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Recovery and Support Pathway
Accepting applications until: 18-Oct-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 18-Oct-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- The Sue Nicholls Centre
- Address
- Bierton Road
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Postcode
- HP20 1EG
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum | pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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 for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
We are recruiting for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Buckinghamshire CAMHS Recovery and Support Pathway and work with a well-established multi-disciplinary team in the Sue Nichols Centre, Aylesbury and Saffron House, High Wycombe.
You'll provide psychiatric clinical input and leadership within a recently redesigned service delivering targeted mental health care to children and young people with predominantly emotional disorders, including neurodivergent young people.
The Recovery Teams are structured to support two cohorts: young people who benefit from Focussed Intervention and Recovery Support (FIRS) and Specialist Intervention and Recovery Support (SIRS). These teams are a core part of Buckinghamshire CAMHS providing support for young people who are experiencing a moderate to severe mental health condition such as depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and bipolar disorder.
You'll work 10 programmed activities with a job plan typically comprising 75% direct clinical care and 25% supporting professional activities, in line with Royal College of Psychiatrists’ guidance. Opportunities are available to develop interests in service development, quality improvement, and teaching and training within a well-established, supportive multidisciplinary team and consultant peer group.
Join us in shaping brighter futures for children and young people at one of the UK’s leading mental health Trusts; we would be delighted to hear from you.
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This is a great opportunity to join a welcoming and supportive group of substantive consultants within the wider service, and work with a team who truly value working together to provide the holistic care young people and families need from one of the core teams within CAMHS. The Service as a whole has a strong focus on areas such as quality improvement and wellbeing, supporting staff with a flexible approach to help their work-life balance, and has established itself as a great place to train for resident doctors in recent years.
Buckinghamshire is also a fantastic place to live for those looking to move, with great opportunities for family life (including nationally renowned schools), access to beautiful country side in the Chilterns, as well as easy access to London and Oxford for those who value the cultural opportunities the different cities provide. It is also an easy commute for those living in neighbouring areas such as north London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire.
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).
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide 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 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”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties include:
- Provide senior psychiatric clinical input to the Buckinghamshire CAMHS Recovery Teams, holding and managing a defined consultant-level caseload and contributing to new psychiatric assessments and internal case allocations.
- Offer specialist advice and clinical leadership for complex and high-risk cases, including guidance on risk assessment and risk management, and will actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, post-assessment discussions, and service planning forums.
- Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues and the wider MDT, providing flexibility and cross-cover as required to support a fair and equitable allocation of work and to maintain the team’s established culture of peer support.
- Contributing to service development, quality improvement and evaluation initiatives, as well as participating in teaching and training activities for medical students and medical trainees. Supporting Professional Activities will be undertaken in line with Royal College of Psychiatrists’ recommendations and agreed service priorities.
Interviews for this role are due to be held on Wednesday 28 October via Teams.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical degree
- Fully registered with the General Medical Council
- Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview)
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
- Eligible for Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act)/ Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post.
Desirable criteria
- A higher degree such as MD or PhD
- Additional clinical qualifications
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings and conditions on practice
- In good standing with RCPsych with respect to CPD
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of clinical work in Child and adolescent Psychiatry 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 criteria
- Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
- Experience of working at consultant level in a community CAMHS team
Clinical Skills and Supervision
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical skills in relevant psychiatric specialty
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical leadership to the team
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Expertise in risk assessment
- Confident in therapeutic risk taking
- Commitment to clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post
- Experience in supervising resident doctors and SAS doctors
- Experience in supervising non-medical colleagues e.g. NMP
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience in teaching resident doctors
- Good teaching and communication skills
- Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
- Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals
Desirable criteria
- Medical education qualification
Research and Audit
Essential criteria
- Experience of research work and/or ability to interpret research findings and apply them to clinical practice
- Audit or other quality improvement experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of grant-funded project work
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
Other
Essential criteria
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- UK driving licence or evidence of proposed alternative
Desirable criteria
- Car owner
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Joe Clacey
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director, Buckinghamshire CAMHS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 901337
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Dr Simone Forlee, Lead Consultant, Recovery Teams, Buckinghamshire CAMHS
Dr Kakali Pal, Medical Lead, Buckinghamshire CAMHS:
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