Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Complex & Vulnerable Pathway

We are recruiting for a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Buckinghamshire CAMHS Complex and Vulnerable Pathway based at the Sue Nichols Centre in Aylesbury and Saffron House in High Wycombe. With your expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, you'll be joining a well-established multi-disciplinary team that looks after the Complex & Vulnerable Pathway which includes: OSCA (including Crisis), Link, ACE (adopted and care experienced team) and DSFT (Dynamic Support Facilitation Team). This role offers 8 programmed activities over at least 4 days where you'll be providing senior clinical input and leadership for the team, managing cases, contributing to new assessments, provide clinical support for complex cases in the team including support with risk management, and actively contribute to team discussions. 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). Could this be the next step in your career? Come and join one of the UK's leading mental health Trusts and be part of a successful service implementing an exciting and innovative service model for children and young people's mental health.Main duties of the job You'll provide psychiatric input into the following two areas of the pathway: The Link programme Established to provide extra support to children and young people who are often described as having 'complex needs'. These young people's needs are often multiple, persistent, and severe. The interventions from this team can include advice, consultation, specialist assessment, and some direct intervention. The CAMHS Outreach Service for Children and Adolescents (OSCA) The team evolved from the recognition that some young people needed improved access to mental health services, where a more flexible approach to engaging the young person and family can be taken. Such families often require a more intensive package of treatment & care than can be routinely offered by other teams within CAMHS. The OSCA team currently has four functions:

• Crisis and Home Treatment: typically used as an adjunct to existing care packages. Crisis offers a service to young people between the ages of 0 to 18, seven days a week, 24 hours a day within the Buckinghamshire area
• Assertive Outreach: focus on maintaining engagement with services and psychosocial support & interventions
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): a specific treatment for young people who may be experiencing heightened suicidal urges and self-harming behaviours and/or exhibiting signs of an emerging emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD); borderline type
• In-reach to and supported discharge from inpatient units
  
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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"

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team