Job requirements
Essential
27 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Eligibility
Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
- Eligibility
On Specialist Register in enter specialism Psychiatry.
- Eligibility
Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post
- Self Awareness
To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning
- Self Awareness
To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.
- Leadership Skills
Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
- Leadership Skills
Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
- Leadership Skills
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.
- Clinical Governance
Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation
- Clinical Governance
Demonstrate a good understanding of continuing professional development needs and re-validation.
- Qualifications/Training
General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
- Qualifications/Training
MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
- Dorset HealthCare Values
Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care
- Dorset HealthCare Values
Able to manage priorities.
- Dorset HealthCare Values
Evidence of management/Leadership skills training.
- Consultant only - Research and Audit
Experience of carrying out an audit project.
- Consultant only - Research and Audit
Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
- Consultant only - Research and Audit
Ability to supervisor junior medical staff undertaking research projects.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
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.
- Consultant only - Supervision of Junior medical Staff
Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Eligibility
Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.
- Qualifications/Training
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Qualifications/Training
Additional clinical qualification.
- Dorset HealthCare Values
Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff.
- Consultant only - Research and Audit
Published audit project
- Consultant only - Research and Audit
Ability to critically appraise published research.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Teaching Experience.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
For Specialist post: At least 2 Years of working experience in Community CAMHS at specialist doctor level is desirable.
- Consultant only - Supervision of Junior medical Staff
Approved educational supervisor training.
Job overview
Dorset Healthcare is offering an exciting opportunity for a CAMHS consultant to join our Weymouth and Portland team on a part time basis.
As the CAMHS consultant you will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team, alongside a Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Service Manager and a Team Leader. The clinical aspects of the post arise from an overall role to lead the team in the provision of effective assessment and treatment services for patients aged up to 18 years. The role includes a focus on supporting improvements in the process of transition to the adult mental health services as and when appropriate.
There is daily team huddle (handover and wellbeing online meeting), in addition to weekly MDT meetings and regular business and senior management team meetings. You will work within the Weymouth core CAMHS team and provide comprehensive community-based services to young people up to the age of 18 registered with general practitioners.
We welcome informal visits to meet the team and see what the role entails. We are committed to enabling flexible and part time working and welcome discussions on how this could be achieved for you. For any questions and the opportunity to discuss the role, please contact Dr Anu Devanga, CAMHS Lead Consultant; anu.devanga@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
We offer a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are moving to Dorset.
As a senior professional your role will naturally include activities supporting both direct clinical contact and service delivery. Examples of these activities include policy development, quality improvement initiatives, teaching, appraising colleagues, line management or other nominated roles. A job plan will be developed by the Medical Lead for CAMHS with you and reviewed annually. You will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.
As the CAMHS consultant you will work with colleagues in Weymouth & Portland and West Dorset core CAMHS to cover emergency work and to keep waiting lists within the Trust agreed limits.
The post attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.
You’ll join the weekly on-call rota which is Dorset wide and attracts at 3% on call availability supplement plus 0.75 APA per week. This is a joint general adult, learning disability, child psychiatry and older adult psychiatry on-call rota which is supported by specialist registrars and associate specialists.
Detailed job description and main 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.
We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Consultant for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Weymouth and Portland with Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 p.a pro rata for part time.. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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