Job summary
Following new investment, a new permanent Speciality Doctor post has been created to work across the Liaison and Crisis (CLiC) and Brief Intervention Service /Home Treatment Team in CAMHS.
CAMHS Liaison and Crisis (CLiC) Team
The established crisis service provides integrated, high-quality assessment, support, and interventions to young people who are at risk of immediate and significant self-harm; are an immediate and significant risk to others due to their mental health; are being considered for admission to a mental health inpatient unit; are in acute psychological or emotional distress that is causing them to not be able to undertake their daily activities, such as going to school and looking after themselves. The liaison and crisis team works closely with the three Oxleas community CAMH services, to ensure a coordinated approach to care and careful transition.
CAMHS Brief Intervention Service / Home Treatment Team (HTT)
There are active plans in place to expand the pathway to include a Brief Intervention and Home Treatment Team by Autumn 2024. The post holder will be part of the exciting new development of this service.
There will be opportunities for the SAS doctor to offer training and development within the Crisis pathway.
Main duties of the job
The nature of the work of the full time SAS doctor working in the Crisis/HTT teams will be to support with assessment of complex young people who present in crisis or are at risk of admission and involve managing the interface with CAMHS and acute hospital departments. They will also be expected to work closely with the consultant psychiatrist to help develop the team and service and engage in appropriate supervisory structures.
Within the expanded service, the expectation of the SAS Doctor is to assess and lead on risk management of 6 high risk complex crisis cases a week in A&E, along with 4 follow ups/reviews of young people needing brief intervention and home treatment.
Oxleas supports Specialty Doctors to pursue their career development and offers teaching opportunities and support with MRCPsyc and CESR applications where desired. SAS doctors are actively supported by the SAS Tutor.
About us
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."
Ify Okocha
Chief Executive
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full job description and person specification please view the attachment. The job description will provide you with the full tasks and responsibilities of the roles. The person specification will provide you with the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required for the roles.
Building A Fairer Oxleas (BAFO)
- BAFO is a programme of work involving frontline staff, senior managers and Board members in making positive changes to how it feels to work at Oxleas.
- We are focusing on making recruitment and career progression fairer and improving cultural understanding.
- We are committed to making changes that have a positive impact for all staff, but in particular BAME staff, disabled staff and LGBTQ+ staff.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate training/experience gained in CAMHS to undertake role: o shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in psychiatry o shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Desirable
- MRCPsych qualification or equivalent
GMC
Essential
- shall have (or be eligible for) full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Highpoint House
135 Shooters Hill
Woolwich, London
SE18 3RG