CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist

Overview

In this role you will lead and deliver evidence-based psychiatric care for adolescents in a 12-bed inpatient CAMHS unit, shaping risk management and treatment planning within a multidisciplinary team. You will work to understand and treat acute mental health difficulties in young people aged 13–18, coordinating with families and external services to support safe, trauma-informed care. The role combines clinical leadership, governance, and teaching to drive continuous improvement in patient outcomes. This is a mission-driven opportunity to influence care pathways and ensure high-quality services across inpatient and community interfaces.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive annual salary
• 5000 car allowance
• 30 days annual leave
• Group Pension Plan
• Career development and training
• Medical indemnity cover

Responsibilities

• Provide senior psychiatric oversight and direct clinical care for children and adolescents under CAMHS.
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments, diagnostic formulation, and treatment planning.
• Act as Responsible Clinician with Mental Health Act duties, CPAs, safeguarding, and Mental Health Tribunals.
• Lead MDT meetings and coordinate integrated multi-agency care across community and inpatient pathways.
• Contribute to CAMHS strategy, pathway development, and alignment with NICE guidance.
• Participate in clinical governance, audits, incident reviews, risk management, and safety culture initiatives.
• Deliver supervision, teaching, and appraisal for trainees and MDT colleagues; contribute to CPD, research, and QI activities.
• Fulfil Approved Clinician and Section 12 duties; maintain compliant documentation and information governance; pursue professional development per RC and organisational requirements.

Key requirements

• MBBS with Full GMC registration
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (or within six months of CCT at interview)
• Approved Clinician status under the Mental Health Act 1983 (or eligibility)
• Strong knowledge of MHA, MCA, Children Act, safeguarding legislation
• Experience in CAMHS, including inpatient settings; ability to lead clinically and manage high-acuity cases
• Proven clinical risk assessment and management, including self-harm and suicide risk
• Ability to deliver evidence-based treatment plans and liaise with families and partner agencies
• Experience supervising junior doctors or multidisciplinary teams; involvement in policy, governance, or service improvement

• Excellent communication with children, families, carers and partners
• Strong leadership and teamwork within MDTs
• Ability to work with education, social care, and commissioners
• Evidence-based treatment planning
• Psychopharmacological interventions
• Clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement

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