Job summary
Applications are invited for this full-time replacement post in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Liaison Psychiatry) at the Children's Hospital Oxford (CHOX). The post holder will join an integrated Children's Psychological Medicine (CPM) team currently comprising one full-time consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, a part-time consultant family therapist and an established team of 15wte clinical psychologists, of which 3 are consultant clinical psychologists.
CPM is part of the flagship OUH Psychological Medicine Centre which comprises an additional 10 Consultant Psychiatrists and more than 40 Psychologists. The centre provides a fully-integrated approach to meeting psychological and psychiatric needs within medical and surgical specialties and across the lifespan.
Main duties of the job
Oxford University Hospital Trust (OUH) Children's Hospital provides general and specialist medical care to its local population and surrounding counties. A broad range of medical specialties are provided including with specialist Haematology and Oncology, Infectious disease, Respiratory medicine, Cardiology, Neurology, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology Neonatal, Paediatric Intensive Care and surgical specialties alongside general paediatrics and also surgical specialties including Neonatal surgery, Neurosurgical surgery and Paediatric General and Urological surgery, Oxford is also a designated Trauma Centre.
This post represents an exciting opportunity to work alongside colleagues within the department of psychological medicine and the broader range of medical specialities to help shape the Trust's innovative approach to meeting mental healthcare needs within a large acute hospital setting. A particular focus for this role will be in supporting pathways for the management of complex patients, particularly those with complex presentations or those who present to the children's hospital with significant co-existing social care and mental health needs, including non-accidental injury, children exposed to maltreatment, those who have needed general hospital admission as a result of self-harm.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
The overall aim of the service is to provide state-of-the-art integration of psychiatry into paediatric psychological and medical services in order to improve patient care and outcomes. The Childrens Psychological Medicine service as a whole has on average 1000 inpatient and 1500 outpatient referrals per year. The Childrens hospital comprises six different wards, there is also a paediatric ward at the Horton General Hospital and a day-unit service as part of the Oxford Centre for Children and Young People in Pain at Douglas House. The Childrens Hospital also has a neonatal unit and a paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and a High Dependency Unit (PHDU).
The specific aims are to:
- Improve the recognition and management of any co-morbid psychiatric conditions in inpatients
- Enhance the skills and confidence of nursing and medical staff in recognising and managing psychiatric problems themselves
- Advise wards and paediatric team on managing complex emotional and behavioural presentations in patients and their caregivers
- Improve patient outcomes and help to ensure appropriate discharge arrangements
- Offer specialist and integrated outpatient care subject to the interests of the candidate and the needs of the service
As a key component of the role the post holder will work collaboratively with consultants in paediatrics, and across CPM in the management of complex cases including those with medically unexplained symptoms and complex somatic symptom and related disorders and will be a resource to the medical team in considering the management and treatment of these patients.
The post-holder will be encouraged to build and maintain close links with agencies outside of OUH including the local and regional CAMHS services in order to facilitate best outcomes for those patients with long-term mental health needs. The post-holder will be encouraged to get involved in the strategic service development.
On call
There is currently no out-of-hours on-call associated with this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Recognised Medical Degree
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview. Trained safeguarding Level 3 Child Protection
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
Desirable
- CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview. Trained safeguarding Level 3 Child Protection
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at Consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable
- Experience of working within Paediatric services and/or with complex somatic symptom disorders.
- Previous experience of working at consultant level.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills.
- Effective administrative and time management skills.
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Good written English.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training to those with and without specific mental health experience/training.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and QI activities
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and QI activities
Desirable
- Management qualification.
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS
- Evidence of additional relevant skills
- Education qualification
- Experience as a clinical or educational supervisor
- Peer reviewed publications
Other Requirements
Desirable
- Transport: Driving licence
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
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way, Headington
Oxford
OX3 9DU