Consultant in CAMHS - Winchester and Test Valley

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 May 2025

Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry to join the Winchester and Test Valley CAMHS team. Based across Advertiser House in Andover and Avalon House in Winchester, this role provides vital support to young people facing complex mental health challenges. Working within a skilled multi-disciplinary team, you will offer clinical leadership, assessments, and targeted treatments, focusing on high-risk and complex cases. This post includes 7 Programmed Activities (PAs) weekly, balancing direct clinical care with opportunities for professional development and service enhancement. If you are a passionate psychiatrist committed to making a real difference in young lives, join us in this impactful role to provide compassionate, high-quality mental health care to Hampshire's diverse communities.

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry with the Winchester and Test Valley CAMHS team, you will play a central role in the assessment and treatment of young people with significant mental health issues. Key responsibilities include:

Conducting in-depth psychiatric evaluations, developing personalised treatment plans, and overseeing complex cases within a collaborative multi-disciplinary team.
Acting as the Responsible Clinician, managing Mental Health Act responsibilities and maintaining clinical oversight for a select caseload.
Providing guidance to team members, ensuring best practices in risk management and care delivery.
Participating in service planning, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives.
Engaging in training and mentoring junior doctors, contributing to a culture of continuous professional growth and innovation.
This role is ideal for consultants with strong clinical and leadership skills, dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in a dynamic CAMHS environment.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-SS-MED-6375

Job locations

Advertiser House

24-32 London Street

Andover

Hampshire

SP10 2PE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full Registration with the General Medical Council
MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 12 months of CCT at time of interview. CCT in general Child and Adolescent psychiatry.
Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full Registration with the General Medical Council
MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 12 months of CCT at time of interview. CCT in general Child and Adolescent psychiatry.
Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).