Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Getting More Help - Keynsham
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Keynsham, BS31 1HA
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 September 2026
16 days left
Job description
Would you like to work for a Trust which has been awarded Global Digital Exemplar Status and be part of our work on the development of mental health r...
- Attend regular MDTs and provide clinical leadership and medical input to the team.
- Responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by them.
- With other consultants in the team, have responsibility for the clinical governance of the team as clinical leads for the team.
- Work in partnership within the multidisciplinary team for the clinical management of patients. This will include risk assessment, the assessment of the needs of carers, and the development of services to meet the needs of patients and families for whom the team is responsible.
- Clinical leadership responsibility to ensure excellent systems of clinical governance so that their team provides high quality, safe care to patients. Consultants are expected to encourage a Restorative Just and Learning Culture of Learning, participate in safety huddles and investigations and participate in identifying improvements in practice where appropriate.
- Participate in the BSW Consultant on call rota (currently 1 in 11 with prospective cover, paid at category A banded at 3% on call availability supplement. There is anadditional 0.5PA per month (pro rata) paid in recognition of emergency work arising from out of hours).
Interviews for this role are due to be held on Friday 25 September via Teams.
Demographic context
Bath and North East Somerset Council, is a unitary authority and covers an area of 136 square miles (352 km2), of which two thirds is green belt. It stretches from the outskirts of Bristol, south into the Mendip Hills and east to the southern Cotswold Hills and Wiltshire border. The city contains one further education college, Bath College, and several sixth forms as part of both state, private, and public schools. Special needs education is provided by Three Ways School. Bath has two universities: the University of Bath and Bath Spa University. It is projected that the student age population will remain significant in B&NES.
Overall, comparing local indicators with England averages, the health and wellbeing of children in Bath and North East Somerset is better than England.
CAMH Services in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW)
From 1st April 2010 the Trust has been providing CAMHS services in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. This covers a large rural area, with Swindon being the largest town. This area of service delivery is organised around community team bases: Swindon, Marlborough (for East Wiltshire), Melksham (for West Wiltshire), Salisbury (for South Wiltshire) and Keynsham for Bath and North-East Somerset (BaNES). CAMHS has good links with partner agencies.
The BSW CAMH service provides a hospital liaison service to the three district general hospitals in the patch: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Great Western Hospital, Swindon and Royal United Hospitals (RUH), Bath and provides training to staff on the paediatric ward.
BSW also operates a dedicated eating disorder service (TEDS), with specialist teams in each of the CAMHS bases. Referrals of children and young people with suspected eating disorders are sent directly to this service.
There is a CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment service embedded in the CAMHS teams with an over arching clinical leadership and operational management senior leadership team.
Oxford Health hosts the Thames Valley New Care Model adolescent inpatient network with a single point of access via Marlborough House, Swindon, which covers B&NES, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Swindon and Wiltshire. The local inpatient service for young people aged 11-18 is provided from Marlborough House, Swindon, which is a general adolescent unit that also includes an eating disorders programme. Oxford Health also runs the Highfield General Adolescent Unit at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford and the Meadow Unit (PICU).
There is also an adolescent Hospital at Home service for Eating Disorders and adolescent Hospital at Home service for young people with Learning Disability and Autism.
The BSW-wide service model has been in place since October 2010 and has improved CAMHS outcomes for children and young people in Wiltshire, Swindon and B&NES. The service was re-commissioned in 2017 on a 7 + 3 year contract.
In addition, Oxford Health has been commissioned to provide Forensic CAMHS services (FCAMHS) for the South West (North) region, covering BSW, Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset. The service launched in April 2018.
There are Medical Lead roles for All Age Eating Disorders, Neuro-developmental Conditions, Learning Disability, Non-Medical Prescribing and Crisis, who work alongside the Clinical Leads in these areas.
This post provides an excellent opportunity for a consultant to be working with a successful CAMH Service, implementing an exciting and innovative service model for children and young peoples mental health.
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:
- 33 days annual leave per annum/pro-rata increasing to 35 days after seven years seniority
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 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
Qualifications and Registration
Essential
- 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).
- Eligible for Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act)/ Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post.
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
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical work in specialty 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
Desirable
- Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
- Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
Clinical, Teaching and Research
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills in relevant psychiatric specialty
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical leadership to the team
- Experience in teaching resident doctors
- Experience of research work and/or ability to interpret research findings and apply them to clinical practice.
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First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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