Job overview
Cornwall Partnership is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic consultant psychiatrist to join the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service in the multi-agency rapid response service (MARRS), the role will provide Clinical leadership to a service providing a crisis response for young people with acute mental health difficulties, across the community and the acute service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This includes working with other professionals such as paediatrics, police, the 136 Suite, the wider community children’s services, and the inpatient unit.
We offer a recruitment incentive package to the right candidate
Main duties of the job
This post is part of the leadership team within the service and will provide appropriate support and supervision to other team members. The post holder will be part of a clinical team providing specialist psychiatric advice to the multidisciplinary team. There is the potential to support medical trainees and advanced clinical practitioners, who will be supervised by the consultant.
The post-holder with other senior members of the CAMHS Team will be responsible for ensuring there is effective communication with referring and receiving teams throughout the Trust, and Primary care. Where appropriate the post-holder will join therapy sessions in complex cases. Whilst primarily responsible for delivering a quality clinical service the Consultant psychiatrist is also expected to be actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services, being involved with the service manager in helping to steer the development of the service in line with the strategic direction of the organisation.
The successful candidate will develop a personal development plan for lifelong learning . We also offer new appointees the chance to extend their development, If you would like to undertake a further qualification, undertake research or involve yourself in our transformation, we are happy to consider a flexible SPA offer above the standard 2.5 SPAs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
An advert, can only say so much. full details of the role are in the enclosed Job Description . Please note this Job Description is currently being reviewed through the Royal College approval process.
We would love to speak to you about this role in more detail. For more information please see our contact details.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Dr Kasu KIRAN - Clinical Director CAMHS,
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- CCT/ or equivalent in CAMHS
- substantial experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems
- Evidence of working within a community mental health setting
Desirable
- participation in user involvement in services
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Experience of assessing and treating young patients and families in acute & community psychiatric settings, and ability to offer expert opinion on a range of problems in child and adolescent psychiatry
- Excellent clinical assessment skills
- ability to manage risk
Desirable
- Awareness of community structures and social care options and processes
- Understanding of recovery principles in mental health
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This advert is for Consultant in CAMHS - (Multi Agency Rapid Response Team) with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, South West, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 PA Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent: 10 PA/Week. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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