Consultant CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team
The closing date is 31 May 2026
Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service
Applications are invited from dynamic candidates who would like to avail of the exciting opportunity for the post of a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for our new Acute Care Pathway that includes the established and well regarded CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Service
This is a full time post (10PA 7.5 DCC and 2.5 SPA) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The Consultant is employed by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and will join the twelve other NHS Consultants and two Academic Consultants in the CAMHS service. We are open to discussion about less than full time working.
The vacancy came to existence due to the internal move of a Consultant . The post was developed to provide the team with consistent psychiatry input, consultation and to strengthen the multidisciplinary nature of the team. Also to reduce the impact of responding to unplanned mental health emergency and crisis support on community CAMHS consultant clinics and to support joint working across teams.
The candidate must be approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
This post will be based at Pebble Bridge at Hopewood but travel readily between clinical and managerial bases.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is expected to consult to the team to offer psychiatric expertise and direct involvement in the areas of: assessment and diagnosis, pharmacological treatments, use of the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation in the management of children and young people, and the management of complex and/or risky presentations and severe symptomatology. Psychiatrists are not expected routinely to take on the role of case coordinator and there is a team caseload ethos. Involvement in other clinical tasks for the team (routine consultations, therapy) may be possible, but would be negotiated through job planning and would take second priority to the key psychiatric tasks.
Due to the fact that the job is split between geographically disparate sites, the successful candidate must be able to travel between these sites independently.
To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures.
To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties of post holder
- Provide psychiatric assessments, including assessment of risk to self and others.
- Liaison with community teams, family and agencies supporting children and young people in crisis.
- Provision of clinical leadership to the CAMHS crisis team.
- Ensure the Mental Health Act is used appropriately, providing medical recommendations for assessments taking place in the community and 136 Suites. Involvement in MHA assessments of emergency cases as part of on call duties.
- To maintain good record keeping, ensure the high quality of clinical information including discharge summaries and specialist reports, and contribute to audit and outcome monitoring.
- To supervise medical trainees when placed with them.
- To maintain own continued professional development for re validation and to support clinical needs of the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- CCT in CAMHS OR Eligible for CCT within 6 months of interview date OR an equivalent approved indicator of training, and eligible for entry onto the Specialist Register
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Additional clinical qualifications
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience of working within a Mental Health Crisis and Home Treatment service
- Experience of working within CAMHS with young people experiencing acute distress and mental health crises
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
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.
£109,725 to £145,478 a year+ 20% Golden Hello
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