Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS NHS

1 week ago

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time
The appointment is for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services in Gloucestershire.

The post will support Specialist CAMHS clinics across the county but primarily focus on services in the East of the County.

CAMHS in Gloucestershire has two main bases - in Gloucester and in Cheltenham. We also satellite clinic rooms in Stroud, Forest of Dean and Cirencester.


Well supported extensive Multidisciplinary Teams providing direct evidenced based interventions in Schools (Trailblazer Young Minds Matter) through to our effective Outreach Team (Intensive Home Treatment).

To provide Psychiatric oversight with the MDT to young people.

To support the MDT, provide clinical leadership and review the quality of the care we provide.
We encourage a healthy work-life balance and we have regular away days.

Our medical directorate also supports Consultants through positive relationships with the LNC and Medical Staffing Committee.


At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS.

The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

The post holder will be expected to provide psychiatric input to children and young people referred to CAMHS registered with GPs in Gloucestershire.

Psychiatrists work in treatment clinics with multi-disciplinary colleagues to deliver either general CAMHS intervention or more specialist team work such as neurodevelopmental work.

Psychiatrists also deliver medication clinics. Multi-disciplinary groups meet regularly to discuss ongoing work as well as for work planning and case discussion.

The locality teams meet to discuss ongoing work and the post holder will meet the functional groups of clinicians regularly for work planning and discussion e.g.

specialist treatment clinics. Consultants only taking Care Co-ordinator roles for cases which require straight forward medical care only.

We support development of areas of clinical and professional development in keeping with service delivery, as well as your own personal development.


Please note the job description reflects the full time vacancy, however part time would be considered please discuss at interview.

Qualifications and Training
Medical Degree Full GMC Registration GMC Specialist Register in Child Psychiatry or Learning Disability or within 6 Months of qualifying

MRCPsych Recipient of prizes or special awards Registration for or completion of a higher degree in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Experience in research, training or public understanding of psychiatry Completed recent audit

Research experience of research projects including presentation of results

Prior teaching experience at under-graduate and post-graduate level Experience of delivering excellent teaching for medical under-graduates Evidence of participation

Strategic thinker with leadership skills Able to demonstrate and motivate others to contribute to improving child and adolescent mental health Understanding of the NHS context and recent policy developments

Able to talk to children and young people Flexible can do approach Able to manage own workload and work to deadlines Excellent organisational skills Attention to detail and good time management Able to work well independently and in a team Good interpersonal skills Able to communicate effectively orally and in writing to clinical and non-clinical audiences Effective leadership able to support multi- disciplinary team Supervision of junior staff

Commitment to high quality service Full driving licence valid in UK and able to make own transport arrangements

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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