CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Chesterfield, Buxton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting bonus £10k at commencement

Bonus £10k after two years in post

SPA time beyond 1.5 PAs for Care Unit

On-site parking

Cycle-to-work scheme

Mindfulness rooms and staff wellbeing

On-site café

Amazon lockers

Local discounts

Pro rata benefits for part-time

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist for the CAMHS service. The post involves clinical leadership of a multidisciplinary team and supervision of staff across sites, with optional base at Buxton and an extra SPA time for Care Unit support.

The role requires a CCT in child and adolescent psychiatry, MRCPsych or equivalent, GMC registration and a strong track record in working with young people and families.

Qualifications

• Clinical supervision experience or skills.
• Basic IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for the CAMHS team.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team alongside highly experienced staff.
• Undertake defined Care Unit support within the additional SPA time.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Basic IT skills

Education

MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent qualification

CCT in child and adolescent psychiatry

Job description

A substantive Consultant Psychiatrist post within the CAMHS service at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where the team sits alongside co-located paediatric and disabled children's social care services. The work centres on clinical leadership of a multi-disciplinary child and adolescent mental health team and clinical supervision of its staff. The candidate can base across both sites or solely at Buxton, and the post carries an extra SPA beyond the usual allocation. A CCT in child and adolescent psychiatry and S12 approval are essential.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership for the CAMHS team
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team alongside highly experienced staff
• Undertake defined Care Unit support within the additional SPA time

What’s required

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• CCT in child and adolescent psychiatry

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise, or within 6 months of interview
• S12 approval

Experience

• Experience of working with young people and their families or carers
• Good knowledge of child and adolescent psychiatry and wide medical knowledge
• Quality or audit project experience

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical supervision experience or skills
• Basic IT skills

Nice to have

• Specialist interest or additional qualifications in another area of specialty
• Psychotherapy training in CBT, IPT or brief intervention
• Other special interest or expertise relevant to the post
• Training or mentoring of clinical staff and enthusiasm for education

What’s offered

• £10,000 on commencement and a further £10,000 after two years in post
• Additional SPA beyond the usual 1.5 PAs for Care Unit support
• On-site parking and local discounts
• Cycle-to-work scheme and electric vehicle charging points
• Staff wellbeing hub with mindfulness rooms, gym, showers and activity programmes
• On-site café and Amazon lockers
• Benefits pro rata for part-time working