CAMHS Consultant | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Location: | Erith, DA8 3EE |
| Company: | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7612918/277-7612918-SW |
Summary
Itisenvisaged thatthepost holderwill work10programmed activities over 5days.
The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care (DCC) split between the Blossom Team 4.5 DCC and the DBT team 3 DCCand 2.5 tosupportingprofessionalactivities (SPA) aspertheRoyalCollege ofPsychiatristsrecommendation.The timetable is indicativeonly.
A formaljobplanwillbeagreed betweenthepost holderandclinicaldirector three monthsafter commencingthepostandatleastannuallythereafter.
Blossom Team
TheConsultantPsychiatristwill work withallthedisciplinesin the teamto provideassessment, consultation,adviceandsupport.Thepost holderwill work withinternal andexternalagencieswithinthe child’snetworktoensurethebestpossibleclinical outcomes foryoungpeople presentingin Crisisandyoungpeoplerequiring intensivesupport.
Theconsultantpsychiatristwillprovide psychiatricassessmentsand interventions.Thepost holderwillbeexpected toprovideconsultation andsome clinicalsupervision toclinicians in theteam.Theposition beingadvertised(6 PAs) isexpected to provideapproximately5 to8assessments/reviews perweek-thiswill varydependingon thecomplexityofcases.
The maximum caseload is anticipated to be around 20-25 in total.
DBT Team
For DBT, referrals are received internally from tri-borough Oxleas CAMHS teams. All have a care co-ordinator and individual therapist within the DBT team. The post holder will be responsible for medical oversight for approximately 10-15 young people, and will be offered DBT therapy training to ensure that care given complements the DBT model of delivery.
N.B. Overall combined caseload will be between 30 to 40.
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.
“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork,equity,and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”
· Provision of psychiatric care to CYP in Blossom & DBT Teamsthrough evaluation,diagnosisanduseofappropriate treatmentplans/strategiesfor childrenpresentingwith mentalhealthdifficulties
· Highqualitynote keeping and adherenceclinicalstandardsonour electronicpatientrecord,Rio
· Contributingtodecisions regardingcareplans,discharges andtreatment ofpatientsinaccordance with medicalstandards
· Consultationtotheteams aroundpsychiatricissues
· Alongsidetheclinicalleads and team managerensuring patient throughputwithin theteam
· Workingcollaborativelywithcolleaguestoensuredelivery of therighttreatmentfor eachyoungpersonreferredinkeepingwith evidence-basedpractice
· Tomanage,appraiseandgiveprofessional supervisiontojuniormedical staffasagreed between consultant colleagues andthemedicaldirectorandinaccordance withtheTrust’spersonnelpolicies and procedures. ThismayincludeassessingcompetencesundertheModernisingMedicalCareersframework
· Toensurethatjuniormedical staff working withthepost holderoperatewithintheparameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant
· Toundertake the administrativedutiesassociatedwiththecareofpatients
· Toparticipate inannual appraisalforconsultants
· Toparticipateannuallyinajobplanreview withtheclinicalmanager,which willincludeconsultationwith arelevantmanagerinordertoensurethatthepostisdevelopedto takeintoaccountchangesinserviceconfigurationanddeliveryassociatedwithmodernisation
· To work with localmanagersand professional colleaguesinensuringtheefficientrunningof services,and share withconsultantcolleagues in themedicalcontribution tomanagement
This advert closes on Monday 24 Nov 2025
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