Consultant/Specialist Dr-Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Bmth & Xchurch

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a full-time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join their multidisciplinary team in Bournemouth. The role involves providing community-based services for young people and offers a competitive salary package along with relocation support. The ideal candidate must have a general medical qualification, MRCPsych or equivalent, and prior experience in a similar role.

Benefits

Recruitment and retention payment of £20,000

Relocation package of up to £10,000

Qualifications

• Must maintain Section 12(2) approval and be an Approved Clinician.
• Minimum twelve years of clinical experience post MBBS with four years in postgraduate training.
• Teaching Experience and experience in Community CAMHS at specialist doctor level is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive community-based services to young people up to age 18.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary mental health team.
• Participate in the On-call rota.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent clinical skills

Effective multidisciplinary team involvement

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Evidence-based decision making

Education

General medical Qualification (e.g., MBBS)

MRCPsych or equivalent

Qualification in medical education, clinical research or management

CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register

Job description

Overview

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust presents an exciting opportunity for a full-time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist or Specialist Dr to work in the Bournemouth and Christchurch area. The closing date is 28 September 2025.

The post is based in the coastal university town in the southeast of Dorset. The post holder will work 10 PA within the Bournemouth and Christchurch core CAMHS team alongside a substantive Consultant and a well-resourced multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive community-based services to young people up to age 18 registered with general practitioners within the area.

It is essential that you will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.

As a senior professional, your role will include activities supporting both direct clinical contacts and service delivery. You may be asked to take part in the On-call rota unless an exemption is made following discussion with the Medical Director / Deputy Medical Director.

Consultant only: We offer a recruitment and retention payment of £20,000 to be paid in monthly instalments for the first year of employment. We can provide a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are interested in moving to Dorset.

Main duties of the job

There would be scope to take up posts within the Medical Leadership Team including Medical Education for 1 or 2 PA if a non-clinical role is of interest to the applicant.

You will be expected to work as part of an outreach-focused multidisciplinary mental health team and work jointly and flexibly with colleagues from Social Services, Education, and health colleagues in other Trusts.

We welcome discussions or informal visits to meet the team and see what the role entails. We are committed to enabling flexible or part-time working and also welcome a discussion on how this could be achieved for you. If you are interested, please email Dr Anu Devanga, CAMHS Lead Consultant – [e-mail] to arrange.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it''s one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It''s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don''t know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
• On Specialist Register in enter specialism Psychiatry.
• Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post
• Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• For Specialist post: A minimum of twelve years of clinical working experience post basic medical qualification (MB BS) and four years'' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Psychiatry.
• Teaching Experience.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.
• For Specialist post: At least 2 Years of working experience in Community CAMHS at specialist doctor level is desirable.

Dorset HealthCare Values

• Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care
• Able to manage priorities.
• Evidence of management/Leadership skills training.
• Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff.

Leadership Skills

• Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
• Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to prioritise work to meet competing clinical demands.

Clinical Governance

• An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and importance in patient care.
• Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation
• Demonstrate a good understanding of continuing professional development needs and revalidation.
• To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning
• To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.

Consultant only -Supervision of Junior medical Staff

• Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
• Approved educational supervisor training.

Consultant only - Research and Audit

• Experience of carrying out an audit project.
• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Ability to supervisor junior medical staff undertaking research projects.
• Published audit project
• Ability to critically appraise published research.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

£100,870 to £145,478 a year pa pro rata for part time