Consultant in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Psychiatry

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bracebridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS mental health provider in Bracebridge is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join their CAMHS Crisis and Enhanced Home Treatment Team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for child and adolescent psychiatry and a commitment to high-quality patient care. This role offers flexible working options, clinical leadership responsibilities, and access to an extensive benefits package, including study leave and relocation assistance. Join a trust recognized for its outstanding service and take part in impactful psychiatric work.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

£2,000 PA study budget

30 days study leave

Flexible working options

Free on-site car parking

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and adolescents with mental health issues.
• Approved Clinician status under the Mental Health Act.
• Ability to work independently while leading a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric services to children and young people.
• Participate in on-call rota and support clinical trainees.
• Lead assessments and develop therapeutic plans.

Skills

Child and adolescent psychiatry

Clinical leadership

Mental Health Act knowledge

Autonomy in clinical practice

Team collaboration

Education

Medical degree and psychiatric training

Job description

Overview

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) is rated as an outstandingly well‑led Trust by the CQC and is committed to innovation and transformation. To bolster our efforts and continue to provide high quality, patient‑focused services, we are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the CAMHS Crisis and Enhanced Home Treatment Team (CCETT), as part of our Specialist Services division. We are looking for a doctor who is passionate and committed to the development of child and adolescent psychiatry.

The role is full‑time at 10 PAs per week, with an additional PA as part of recruitment and retention. We are interested in hearing from anyone who is interested in a flexible working pattern, which would include job share and part‑time; there is also scope for hybrid working as agreed with the Clinical Director.

Responsibilities

• To provide comprehensive psychiatric services for children and young people with complex needs.
• To hold medical responsibility for the above population.
• To provide consultant psychiatric input into the various CCETT pathways.
• Post holders will be Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and be willing to undertake training and assessments when appropriate. The post holder will also be required to maintain Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act.
• To be part of the consultant CAMHS on‑call rota out of hours and to contribute to the cross‑cover arrangements as agreed with the CAMHS consultant psychiatrists. Whilst on‑call, the post holder will be expected to offer expertise and support where necessary to trainees on‑call.
• To work independently and autonomously as a specialist offering leadership in CAMHS‑based services. Supervision and mentoring opportunities are provided within this post if needed.
• To work clinically with children, young people and their families/carers and other allied professionals.
• To provide a lead role in the assessment of children and young people referred to the service.
• To be involved in the assessment and management of urgent and routine referrals.
• To participate in devising plans of action using a variety of therapeutic approaches.
• To support the implementation of plans of action in partnership with parents/carers.

About the Trust

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the principal provider of NHS mental health services, as well as providing some learning disability, autism, and social care services across the county. We were one of the first foundation trusts to be established in the country. The Trust has an annual income of approximately £120m with around 2,800 staff spread across the 40+ locations. The Trust cares for around 53,000 patients a year and has around 200 inpatient beds across the Trust.

The Trust has an active and successful research department. We deliver an impressive portfolio of National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) clinical trials across the county, covering all areas of clinical care. A team of NIHR funded delivery staff support this work. The Trust has established a strong track record for delivery of industry trials and was highly praised by CQC for our commitment to dementia research. We are a partner organisation of NIHR Clinical Research Network East Midlands (CRN EM) and the Lincoln Institute for Health, University of Lincoln.

As an employee of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, you can expect to receive an excellent benefits package, giving you access to a range of wellbeing opportunities and discounts on products and services.

What We Offer

• A generous relocation package in line with our Relocation procedure.
• 10 PA WTE – Job Share, flexi‑working and remote working will be considered.
• £2,000 PA study budget with 30 days study leave over 3 years.
• Additional recruitment and retention PA (pro rata for part time).
• The opportunity to develop the role based on your interests and background.
• Vibrant research culture with a wealth of opportunities.
• 90% of our schools are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted – Lincolnshire has an attractive Grammar school system.
• Lease car scheme/cycle to work scheme.
• Attendance at a bi‑annual Medical Development day.
• Free on‑site car parking and electric car charging points.

We believe the key to high‑quality patient care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in the Care Quality Commission rating us as "outstanding" for well‑led and "good" overall, and 75% of our staff recommend us as a place to work.

We offer options for flexible working and provide development pathways and opportunities. We have a proud partnership with the University of Lincoln and the Lincoln Medical School, which has expanded our academic offerings to nurture talent across the Trust.

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels. We are currently under‑represented particularly at senior leadership level, so we welcome applications from women, people with disabilities, people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, and those from the LGBT communities.

We support and celebrate diversity. We have active staff network groups for Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff, Lesbian Gay Bi Trans (LGBT+) staff, staff with Mental and Physical Lived Experience (MAPLE) and our dedicated staff groups for men and women. We are a Silver Standard Employer with ENEI, were in the top 100 organisations in the country within the Stonewall Index (in 2019), and have been a finalist for the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Mental Health Trust of the Year Award two years in a row.

We offer 24‑hour services within our Inpatient, Crisis and SPA teams. If you are successfully appointed to posts in these areas or others that might have specified, you will be required to work unsociable hours and shift patterns.