Job summary
Our inpatient CAMHS is expanding to include a brand-new purpose built 8 bed High Intensity Environment/PICU opening in 2026 in Bournemouth. As a consultant, you will be enthusiastic and dedicated to working within Psychiatry with our children and Young people.
Your clinical duties on the inpatient unit 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. You will work alongside another Consultant Psychiatrist to continue working in the General Adolescent Unit or move across to work in the new CAMHS PICU when it opens.
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.
For any questions or the opportunity to discuss the role before application, please email Dr Stephen Turberville, Medical lead for Acute CAMHS and Medical Lead for the CAMHS Provider Collaborative – Stephen.Turberville@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
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 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.
You will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.
The post also attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
03 November 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year p.a
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
152-ME19.25A
Job locations
Pebble Lodge
49 Alumhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH4 8EP
Job description
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training Essential
* General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
* MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
Desirable
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Additional clinical qualification
Eligibility Essential
* Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
* Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post
* On Specialist Register in enter specialism Psychiatry.
Eligibility Desirable
* Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience Essential
* Excellent knowledge in specialty
* Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience Desirable
* Teaching Experience
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.
Dorset HealthCare Values Essential
* Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy, and positive
Management Skills Essential
* Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care
* Able to manage priorities
* Evidence of management/Leadership skills training
Management Skills Desirable
* Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff
Supervision of Junior medical Staff Essential
* Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
* Approved educational supervisor training
Self-Awareness Essential
* To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
* To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.
Clinical Governance Essential
* An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and importance in patient care.
* Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation
Leadership Skills Essential
* Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
* Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
Research and Audit Essential
* Experience of carrying out an audit project
* Experience or involvement in a research project and publication
* Ability to supervisor junior medical staff undertaking research projects
Research and Audit Desirable
* Published audit project
* Ability to critically appraise published research
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.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Pebble Lodge, 49 Alumhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH4 8EP
Employer's website: https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us
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