Job Summary
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Psychiatrist in Children and Young People Mental Health at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust has a full-time (10 pa) post available and will cover services across Bradford or Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven. These areas represent a diverse patient base from inner city to rural countryside.
The CAMHS service is managed within the Mental Health Care Group.
CAMHS in this area has developed significantly and is increasingly recognised for innovative practice. This includes close partnership working within the ICB to improve access to services and provide excellent care at place.
Main Duties
The consultant will have responsibility, together with their consultant colleagues, for the provision of psychiatric services to children and young people living in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven. The division of roles will be determined partly by special interest and partly by being based primarily at the Keighley site.
Application Dates
Closing Date: 23rd November 2025
Shortlisting: 24th November 2025
Interview Date: TBC December 2025
About Us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:
* We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
* We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
* We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:
* Increase mileage rates for > 3500
* A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
* A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
* Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Job Details
Posted: 31 October 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 453-25-7587335
Locations: Hillbrook, Mayfield Road, Keighley, BD20 6LD
Job Responsibilities
The Trust is a provider of award-winning mental health, learning disabilities and community health services to a growing population across a diverse district comprising urban and rural Bradford, Airedale, and Craven. The population is one of the most multicultural in Britain with over 100 languages.
The Trust has helped develop and maintain services and wellbeing, including offering time to reflect. This was showcased in the 2020 NHS Provider Report, and the Trust Way approach was a finalist for the Staff engagement award category at the HSJ awards 2020.
Key responsibilities include:
* Deliver psychiatric services to children and young people in the specified areas.
* Collaborate with service users, families/carers, and multidisciplinary teams.
* Supervise junior staff and provide clinical leadership.
* Engage in service development, quality improvement, and research application.
* Participate in teaching and professional development activities.
What You Will Get
* Supportive and friendly colleagues
* Personalised Coaching and Mentoring
* Weekly academic teaching
* Fortnightly Consultant Balint group
* Leadership and Development opportunities, including opportunity to become an appraiser and support to complete teaching certificate
* Generous study leave allowance (averaging 10 days per year and up to 30 days leave over 3 years with a budget of £1000 per annum)
* In addition to the annual leave entitlement as per the terms and conditions of Consultant contract, 8 days additional (on pro-rata basis) Time Off In Lieu
* Generous relocation allowance (if applicable)
* Advanced health and wellbeing offers
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Person Specification
Qualifications – Essential
* Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry (ST6 trainees should be within six months of attainment at the time of the interview) or CESR equivalent.
* Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligibility for inclusion.
* Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approval and Approved Clinician.
Qualifications – Desirable
* MD, Other professional qualification (e.g., MSc)
* MRCPsych
Knowledge and Skills – Essential
* Effective leadership skills.
* Ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users and their families/carers.
* Ability to supervise junior staff.
* Awareness of the funding arrangements in the NHS and recent NHS developments.
* Ability to interpret published research and to apply research findings to clinical practice.
Knowledge and Skills – Desirable
* Experience of involvement in service development and/or reconfiguration.
Experience – Essential
* Experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective.
* Experience to a level allowing recognition of trainer status by the Royal College of Psychiatrist.
* Experience in teaching undergraduates & postgraduates.
Experience – Desirable
* Teaching/presentation experience (e.g., conference presentation, EBM, research experience).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Hillbrook, Mayfield Road, Keighley, BD20 6LD
Employer's Website
https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/
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