Consultant Psychiatrist - Learning Disabilities Team


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oxford, OX3 7JH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	3 Jul 2026
Closing date:	13 Aug 2026

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Summary

Community Learning Disability TeamsProfessional staff working with adults with a learning disability are currently organised into two community teams throughout the County, serving North and west Oxfordshire (Banbury, Bicester and Witney), and Oxford City and South Oxfordshire (based in Oxford and Abingdon). Each team consists of psychiatry, psychology, occupational therapy, community LD nursing, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and admin. The teams provide assessment, consultation and therapeutic services to adults with a learning disability and their carers.The current post which is an established role is within the City and South Oxfordshire LDT which covers the City and South Oxfordshire areas and has an open case load of around 350 or which around 150 at any time have need for psychiatric input. This post would be to provide consultant support to the city area with support from 1 full time speciality doctor. The south area is supported by a full time consultant with 0.6 speciality doctor support. Intensive Support Team (IST)Provides services across both CLDTS A Medium secure facility, EvenlodeFor up to 10 people with a learning disability and forensic history from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. It is situated on the Littlemore Hospital site and forms part of the Adult Mental Health medium secure unit, this service and the Forensic community Learning disability team are managed via the forensic directorate. It provides a structured therapeutic and secure environment for the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of people with mild learning disabilities who have been charged with an offence.

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