Consultant Psychiatrist, CYPS in Aldershot

Job Overview

We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Community Children and Young People's (CYPS) Mental Health Team in North East Hampshire, based at the Aldershot Centre for Health.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established, welcoming, and multi-skilled team that supports the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 5 to 18.

Our service provides specialist assessments, evidence-based treatments and ongoing support for young people with a range of emotional, behavioural, and complex mental health needs.

You'll provide clinical leadership and direct psychiatric input as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes psychologists, nurses, therapists, and support workers.

You'll work with schools, GPs, local authorities and other partners to ensure coordinated and person-centred care.

The team also has strong links to our Eating Disorder Service, Crisis Intervention and Early Intervention in Psychosis teams.

You'll be joining a Trust committed to early intervention, prevention, and supporting young people to thrive.

If you're passionate about improving outcomes for children and families, we'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for providing a diagnostic, assessment and treatment service for children and adolescents with mental health problems within a multi-disciplinary approach to care, promoting high-quality multidisciplinary working and relationships.

On average, a full‑time consultant would complete 2–3 monthly assessments.

Patients have a consultant review after 6 weeks of treatment in the team and then every 2–3 months.

You will participate in an emergency out‑of‑hours rota, providing back‑up for junior doctors and professionals in assessing young people seen in A&E.

You will have opportunities to support, supervise and train our Junior Medical Staff within the team.

Qualifications

MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification.

• Full medical registration with a licence to practice.
• Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act (or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent.
• Relevant higher degree, e. g. MD, Ph D, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications.
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
• Approved clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice.
• Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice.
• Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High‑Quality Care for All).
• Excellent clinical skills using a bio‑psycho‑social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Ability to meet duties under the MHA and MCA.
• Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care settings, including community, inpatient, and specialist teams.
• Knowledge of psychiatric provision, wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Experience in management.
• Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.
• Peer review or research publications.
• Published audit or research projects.
• Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high‑quality care.
• A high‑level ability to effectively communicate complex and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers, and a wide range of lay and professional people within and outside the NHS at both written and oral levels.
• Skills and sensitivity in negotiating with patients, relatives, and other professionals where opinions differ.
• Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
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