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Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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