Consultant Psychiatrist – Swindon Community CAMHS

Overview

In this role you will provide psychiatric leadership within a well-established CAMHS team at Marlborough House, delivering targeted mental health care for children and young people. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary group to manage risk, assess carers, and shape services for families served by the team. The position offers opportunities to develop in service development, quality improvement, and teaching within a supportive consultant community. This post supports strategic clinical governance and cross-cover arrangements to ensure continuous care. Joining Oxford Health means contributing to outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team.

Pay / Benefits

• 33 days annual leave + bank holidays
• NHS discount across shops and services
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and medical input to the team
• Oversee the patients seen by yourself and supervise those under your supervision
• Lead clinical governance with other consultants as clinical leads
• Assess emergencies referred to the team within a day; conduct Mental Health Act assessments when needed
• Collaborate within the MDT for clinical management, including risk assessment and carer needs
• Support cross-cover arrangements to ensure always available psychiatric cover

Key requirements

• Medical degree
• Full GMC registration
• Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of CCT)
• Eligible for Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act) / Approved Clinician or willing to apply

• Leadership skills
• Ability to foster a respectful, fair, supportive and compassionate team culture
• Ability to manage complex workloads and clinical uncertainty
• Leadership in clinical governance
• Mental Health Act application
• Risk assessment and management

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