Inpatient CAMHS Consultant

Main area Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

10 sessions per week (Part time will be considered) Job
-ME31.25

Employer Dorset Health Care University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Inpatient CAMHS Town Bournemouth Salary £109,725 - £145,478 p.a Salary period Yearly Closing 02/02/2026 23:59

Are you a CAMHS Consultant looking to be part of an exciting new service? Our inpatient CAMHS is expanding to include a brand-new purpose built 8 bed High Intensity Environment/PICU opening in Bournemouth.

As a CAMHS consultant, you will be enthusiastic and dedicated to working within Psychiatry with our children and young people. You will work alongside and receive support from the current Inpatient CAMHS consultant as well as both a specialist and specialty doctor.

Your clinical duties revolve around assessment and treatment planning for patients with complex presentations. Activities include direct face to face time, meeting families and community staff, reviewing records, clinical report writing and tribunal work, daily meeting with ward staff and CPA and discharge planning meetings.

This post attracts an Enhanced Recruitment and Retention: A payment of £20,000 to be paid as two lump sums. The first £10,000 will be paid on appointment in the role and the remaining £10,000 will be made on the anniversary of the start date. Both payments will be subject to deductions at source, plus a further relocation package of up to £10,000 if relocating to Dorset.

In addition, we offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits.

For any questions or the opportunity to discuss the role, please email Dr Stephen Turberville, Medical lead for Acute CAMHS & Medical Lead for the CAMHS Provider Collaborative -

You will work closely with Community CAMHS colleagues to support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of young people across Dorset. Pebble lodge is a General Adolescent Unit (GAU) and has accreditation from RCPsych to place core and specialist trainees.

You will be encouraged and supported in developing the appropriate management and leadership skills to fully participate in service developments. You will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.

You will have consultant colleagues within community CAMHS, inpatient unit and in the community team for children and young people with intellectual disabilities and specialist Forensic CAMHS. The teams are based (with some colocation) in Bournemouth, Poole, Blandford, Weymouth, and Dorchester.

The post also attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.

At Dorset Health Care we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

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