Specialist Dr Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Specialist Dr for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Weymouth

The closing date is 18 February 2026

Are you a Specialist Doctor looking for an exciting new opportunity? We are delighted to invite applications for a Specialist Doctor to join our team, where you will work alongside a substantive Consultant and a skilled multidisciplinary team across Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland.

As the specialist doctor you will provide leadership to the multidisciplinary service, 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.

The Trust is committed to supporting your professional career development, and we pride ourselves on the learning, development, and peer support available. When you are ready, you will be supported to pursue the portfolio route to career progression.

We offer a recruitment and retention payment of £10,000 to be paid in monthly instalments for the first year of employment, along with a relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are interested in moving to Dorset.

In addition, we offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits. For any questions and the opportunity to discuss the role, please contact Dr Anu Devanga, CAMHS Lead Consultant;

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

As a specialist doctor you will provide comprehensive community-based services to young people up to the age of 18 years registered with general practitioners. You ll work with colleagues in Weymouth and Portland and West Dorset core CAMHS to cover emergency work and keep waiting lists within the Trusts agreed limits.

As a senior professional, your role will naturally include activities supporting both direct clinical contacts, 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.

The Trust supports research and development, and you will be encouraged, should you wish, to develop academic links with Bournemouth and Southampton Universities.

You ll take part in the West Dorset out of hours all age on call rota. The on-call rota is paid at 5% on call availability supplement plus 1.5 APA for full time working and pro rata for part time. This is a joint general adult, learning disability, child psychiatry and old age psychiatry senior on-call rota, which is supported by ANPs, SAS doctors and Consultants.

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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