Consultant Psychiatrist – Bicester Adult Mental Health Team

Overview

In this Consultant Psychiatrist post at the Julier Centre in Bicester, you provide senior clinical leadership within a North East Oxfordshire AMHT and help shape local pathways. You will work across secondary, primary, and community care to improve patient recovery outcomes and service development. The role combines direct clinical work with oversight of a sizeable caseload and MDT involvement, within a Trust focused on high-quality, person-centered care. This is a chance to influence mental health services at scale within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

Pay / Benefits

• 33 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff accommodation (subject to waiting lists)

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the team
• Take medical responsibility for patients under your care and supervise others
• Undertake MHA assessments and RC responsibility as required
• Collaborate with managers and other consultants to ensure service effectiveness and development
• Provide clinical supervision and line management to trainees and staff
• Participate in CPA processes, weekly MDT ward rounds, family and professionals meetings, and patient reviews
• Contribute to referral management and care plan reviews with care coordinators
• Attend daily FACT meetings and uphold evidence-based practice

Key requirements

• Full GMC registration
• Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of CCT)
• Eligible for Section 12 Approval/Approved Clinician or willing to apply in post
• Experience in adult psychiatry for working-age adults within last 3 years
• Experience with complex risk, MDT care planning, and multi-agency pathways

• Leadership and team collaboration
• Cultural sensitivity and understanding of ethnic minority issues
• Effective communication with patients, carers, and professionals
• Mental Health Act application knowledge
• Experience with CPA process and multidisciplinary reviews
• Clinical governance and service development

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