Consultant Psychiatrist: Emergency Department Psych. Service (EDPS)
| Posting date: | 30 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 January 2026 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 9DU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9267-25-1544 |
Summary
Along with their consultant colleagues, you will provide clinical leadership and medical input to the team. You will: Take responsibility for those patients seen by yourself, together with those patients seen by medical staff supervised by them. The expectation is that advice can be provided for patients from the age or 16 years upwards, and appropriate support and training can be provided if needed. CAMHS professionals are always available for advice and are consulted for all patients seen who are under 16 years. With consultant colleagues, as clinical leads, providing oversight andpost-hoc feedback to on-call medical staff working in EDPS. Provide senior clinical advice to non-medically qualified clinical staff in the team and review patients seen by them if necessary. Take responsibility for managing complex patients particularly where there are significant risks of harm, with the expectation of appropriate risk-taking when necessary. Undertake Mental Health Act assessments on patients assessed by EDPS where necessary, which are required to be in-person, and this may mean travelling to the Horton Hospital for this purpose. Contribute to MDT meetings across the system where appropriate/necessary including risk panels, discharge planning meetings from wards and multi-professional meetings in the community.