CAMHS Community Consultant: Flexible Leadership & Impact

Transformation Unit; Largs; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. The post sits on the leadership team within CAMHS, delivering specialist psychiatric advice to multidisciplinary teams and supporting trainees and staff.

The role offers opportunities for research, teaching, and service development with strong emphasis on clinical leadership and partnership working across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Qualifications

• Qualified CAMHS psychiatrist with GMC registration and license.
• In-depth knowledge of UK hospital systems and risk management.
• Eligibility for appropriate approvals and leadership training.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychiatric leadership within the CAMHS service.
• Support clinical teams and supervise trainees and practitioners.
• Engage in service development, research, and education activities.
• Develop personal and team development plans with the service manager.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

IT literacy

Risk management

Decision making

MHA/MCA knowledge

Clinical leadership

Education

CAMHS Psychiatry (CCT or equivalent)

Higher degree (MD/PhD/MSc)

GMC registration & licence

Section 12 & AC approval eligibility

Specialist Trainee inclusion within 6 months

Section 12/AC approval

Trainer training

Job description

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. The post sits on the leadership team within CAMHS, delivering specialist psychiatric advice to multidisciplinary teams and supporting trainees and staff.

The role offers opportunities for research, teaching, and service development with strong emphasis on clinical leadership and partnership working across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.