Consultant Psychiatrist – CAMHS Recovery and Support Pathway

Overview

In this role you lead senior psychiatric input within Buckinghamshire CAMHS Recovery Teams, guiding assessments and risk management for children and young people with emotional disorders. You’ll join a supportive MDT, contribute to service development and teaching, and align with a trust prioritizing quality improvement and staff wellbeing. The position offers leadership opportunities, protected SPA time, and relocation support for external applicants. This is a chance to shape care for young people in a leading NHS mental health service.

Pay / Benefits

• 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• relocation allowance up to 8000 for external applicants
• lease car scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• NHS Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Provide senior psychiatric input and manage a consultant-level caseload within the CAMHS Recovery Teams
• Offer clinical leadership for complex/high-risk cases and guide risk assessment/risk management
• participate in MDT meetings, post-assessment discussions, and service planning forums
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and evaluation initiatives
• Engage in teaching/training activities for medical students and trainees
• Support Professional Activities in line with RC Psych guidance and service priorities

Key requirements

• Medical degree
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT)
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
• Eligible for Section 12 Approval/Approved Clinician or willing to apply
• Experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at SpR/ SAS/Consultant level within last 3 years
• Excellent knowledge of Mental Health Act
• Understanding of social factors and ethnic minority issues
• Excellent clinical skills and ability to lead MDTs
• Teaching experience with residents/undergraduates/postgraduates

• Teaching and communication skills
• Collaborative and team-oriented
• Clinical governance mindset
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team
• Service development and quality improvement experience

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