Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Closing date: 30 April 2026
The post-holder will undertake 10 programmed activities in office hours, 8 CAMHS PAs and 2 PAs for the medical student teaching team, according to an agreed job‑plan, and will participate in on‑call and cross‑cover arrangements with CAMHS medical colleagues in Southampton CAMHS (for the locality); with CAMHS consultant colleagues at Southampton General Hospital (for office hours duty covering liaison and self‑harm presentations to Southampton General Hospital); and with CAMHS consultant colleagues in Portsmouth and Southampton cities (for out of hours cover).
To provide mental health assessment, treatment and case management both directly and through colleague consultation to referred children and young people aged 0–18 years and to their families, according to criteria agreed with local commissioners.
The post-holder might start with a pre‑arranged caseload of approximately 20 cases with a view to developing the overall number and variation in complexity over time. The post holder will up‑to 15–20 new cases in a year. There may also be cases transferred onto caseload by mutual agreement based on clinical need and complexity. The total caseload is likely to be between 60–70 cases at any given time and may vary based on type of cases – lower numbers if caseload predominantly of complex and/urgent and/ high‑risk cases; the preferences and agreement of the post‑holder.
We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive. If you have concerns that a person specification may prevent or restrict your application due to unintentional barriers on the grounds of sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability, please contact the Trust’s Recruitment team.
Qualifications
* Recognised basic Medical Degree
* MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
* Full GMC Registration
* Eligible for inclusion on the Specialist register or CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview
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.
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