Inpatient CAMHS Consultant in Bournemouth

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.

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 HealthCare 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. Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support.

What working for us will provide: 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions), health and wellbeing services, flexible working options, including family-friendly hours, free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals, preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs, access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust, relocation costs where applicable, salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave, NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more.

Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we’re looking for, then we’d love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.