Are you an innovative and ambitious Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist looking for the opportunity to shape a new service from the ground up?
We are recruiting a full‑time or part‑time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our newly developing BSW CAMHS Liaison Service across Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire for a 12 month fixed‑term contract to expand and transform our liaison offer for children and young people presenting in mental health crisis within acute hospital settings.
You’ll provide clinical leadership across three District General Hospitals – the Royal United Hospital (Bath), Great Western Hospital (Swindon) and Salisbury District Hospital – working alongside a newly established leadership team and expanded multidisciplinary workforce.
This is far more than a traditional liaison post. You will help design and develop a future model of care, strengthen pathways with crisis and inpatient services, influence system‑wide practice, and play a key role in demonstrating the impact of the service to secure permanent funding.
We are looking for a clinician who thrives on innovation, service development and collaborative working. You’ll have the opportunity to improve outcomes for young people in crisis, reduce avoidable admissions and ensure children and families receive timely, compassionate and effective care.
Join us and help create the next generation of CAMHS liaison services.
Main duties of the job
Lead the development of a new CAMHS Liaison model across BSW as part of a newly established clinical leadership team, shape and enhance the CAMHS Liaison Service, helping to develop a comprehensive urgent mental health offer and supporting the case for permanent funding.
Provide senior clinical leadership across three District General Hospitals offering psychiatric expertise and clinical oversight to multidisciplinary liaison teams working within the Royal United Hospital (Bath), Great Western Hospital (Swindon) and Salisbury District Hospital.
Assess and manage young people presenting with high‑risk mental health crises supporting complex assessments, providing specialist consultation, undertaking Mental Health Act work when required, and advising colleagues managing high‑risk presentations.
Work collaboratively across urgent care pathways through developing strong links with the Crisis and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS), inpatient services, acute hospitals and wider networks to improve care, reduce avoidable admissions and promote least restrictive interventions.
Lead and support multidisciplinary teams through clinical leadership, governance, supervision and consultation to liaison clinicians and medical trainees, fostering a culture of quality improvement, learning and compassionate care.
Qualifications
Fully registered with the General Medical Council
Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview).
Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines
Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act)/ Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post.
A higher degree such as MD or PhD
Additional clinical qualifications
In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings and conditions on practice.
In good standing with RCPsych with respect to CPD.
Knowledge and Experience
Experience of clinical work in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at SpR, SAS/Specialist grade or consultant level within the last 3 years
Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
Experience of working at consultant level in a CAMHS Community or Inpatient setting
organisational skills and abililties
Commitment to fostering a culture in the team that is respectful, fair, supportive and compassionate and role modelling these behaviours.
Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals
Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
Commitment to working with service users on service development
Formal leadership and management training
Experience of team /service leadership
Experience of organisational development work
Project management ability
Other Requirements
Full registration
Meet specifications set out in the GMC
Independently mobile to travel between base and clinic sites
Clinical Skills and Supervision
Excellent clinical skills in relevant psychiatric specialty
Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical leadership to the team
Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
Expertise in risk assessment
Confident in therapeutic risk taking
Commitment to clinical governance
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post
Experience in supervising resident doctors and SAS doctors
Teaching
Experience in teaching resident doctors
Good teaching and communication skills
Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals
Research and Audit
Experience of research work and/or ability to interpret research findings and apply them to clinical practice
Audit or other quality improvement experience
Experience of grant-funded project work
Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
Other requirements
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
UK driving licence or evidence of proposed alternative.
Access to a vehicle for work purposes (adjustments can be made in line with the equality act)
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.
Benefits
Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 35 days after seven years seniority
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Salary £113,565 to £150,569 a year (pro‑rated)
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