CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist

Chesterfield Royal

Chesterfield

On-site

GBP 114,000 - 151,000

Full time

15 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Local discounts

On-site Café

Cycle-to-work

EV charging points

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist for CAMHS, based across Chesterfield and Buxton, or primarily Buxton, with substantive appointment.

The post offers a competitive salary (£113,565–£150,569 per annum), with £10,000 added on commencement and a further £10,000 after two years, plus SPA support; flexible terms may apply and benefits include staff discounts and parking.

Qualifications

MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
MRCPsych or equivalent qualification.
CCT in child and adolescent psychiatry.
S12 Approval and GMC registration to practise.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership for the CAMHS team across Chesterfield and Buxton.
Deliver high-quality psychiatric care for children and adolescents within CAMHS.

Skills

Experience with youth and families

CAMHS knowledge

Psychotherapy CBT/IPT training

Clinical leadership

Education

MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent qualification

CCT in child and adolescent psychiatry

S12 Approval

Full GMC registration or eligibility to practise

Specialist interest or additional qualifications

Job description

CRH offers a wide range of exciting and rewarding opportunities for people who are passionate about providing exceptional patient care.With more than 350 different careers on offer there is a job for you no matter what your interests, skills, or qualifications.

Main area Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: £10,000 in addition to basic salary on commencement, with a further £10,000 after 2 years in post. Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 166-FC-8336809

Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital / Buxton Health Centre Town Chesterfield / Buxton Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist on a substantive basis as part of our comprehensive CAMHS Service in North Derbyshire, based across our two sites at Chesterfield and Buxton or solely in Buxton (depending on successful candidate’s preference).

The successful Candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills and have a flexible approach. You will be a team player who enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary setting with highly experienced and skilled staff while being capable of providing clinical leadership for the team .

We offer £10,000 in addition to basic salary on commencement, with a further £10,000 after 2 years in post. An additional SPA beyond the usual allocation of 1.5 PAs will also be allocated to enable our appointee to undertake defined Care Unit support. Benefits will be pro rata for part time.

The CAMHS service is part of the Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust which also benefits from co-location of comprehensive paediatric services, (paediatricians, paediatric ward, community therapists and nurses) and the disabled children’s social care team. The CAMHS team enjoy highly positive relationships with paediatrics.

Working for our organisation

Our staff enjoy a range of benefits including on-site parking, local discounts, on-site Café and Amazon lockers. There is a cycle-to-work scheme along with electric vehicle charging points. A hub, dedicated to the health and wellbeing of our staff, includes rooms for mindfulness, gym and shower facilities and different programmes to keep you active.

Chesterfield is a thriving market town surrounded by attractive countryside, contemporary leisure facilities and extensive retail outlets. The town has excellent road and rail links, and easy access to airports.

Derbyshire is home to the Peak District National Park and is an area of outstanding beauty. Numerous stately homes are within easy travelling distance. The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, a number of coastal resorts and many historic cities are also close enough for day trips.

Housing in the Chesterfield area is competitively priced and offers a wide range of choice, including urban and rural locations. There are several high-performing state schools in the town, as well as a number of excellent private schools across the wider region.

In addition to local shops and complexes, the Meadowhall Shopping Centre is within easy travelling distance and is one of the largest and most up to date in Europe, attracting some 30 million visitors each year.

The city of Sheffield is only 9 miles away and hosts two universities, one with a medical and dental school

Person specification

Qualifications

MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
MRCPych or equivalent qualification
CCT in child and adolescent psychiatry
S12 Approval
Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise or within 6 months of date of interview
Specialist interest or additional qualifications in other areas of specialty.

Experience

Experience of working with young people and their families/carers
Good knowledge of child and adolescent psychiatry and wide medical knowledge
Psychotherapy – CBT/IPT/brief intervention training.
Other special interest/expertise relevant to the post

Skills

Clinical supervision experience/skills
Basic IT skills
Ability to undertake training/mentoring of clinical staff and enthusiasm for education

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Bronwen Morris Job title Clinical Director for CAMHS Telephone number 01246 514412 Additional information

Ms Catherine Stocking

Divisional Operational Director