Speciality Doctor in CAMHS

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Nottingham is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The role involves providing psychiatric support and expertise to young patients and their families while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have a medical degree, GMC registration, and clinical experience in mental health. If you’re looking to enhance your career in a dynamic and challenging environment, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference.

Benefits

Tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes

Career development opportunities

Making a difference in patients' lives

Qualifications

• 3 years' clinical experience in the mental health field.
• Ability to work with families and communicate with children and young people.
• Experience in teaching resident doctors and medical students.

Responsibilities

• Support and consult the multidisciplinary team to offer psychiatric expertise.
• Provide psychiatric assessments for admitted young people.
• Maintain good and timely record keeping and contribute to audits.

Skills

Ability to deal with complex clinical situations

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Good team working

Ability to self-direct

Willingness to participate in clinical audit/teaching

Recognition of limitations

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Full GMC registration

Knowledge of Children's Act and Mental Health Act

Job description

Go back Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Speciality Doctor in CAMHS

Closing date: 28 December 2025

This is a 6 PA post based at the purpose built Hopewood site which opened in 2018. The Specialty Doctor will be employed by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and will join the fifteen other NHS Consultants, two Academic Consultants and a Specialty Doctor in the CAMHS service.

This is an excellent and career-enhancing opportunity to work within a high-quality Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. This post will provide medical and psychiatric support to the ward.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to support and consult to the multidisciplinary team to offer psychiatric expertise and direct involvement in the areas of: assessment and diagnosis, pharmacological treatments, use of the Mental Health Act (if Section 12 approved) and other relevant legislation in the management of children and young people, and the management of complex and/or risky presentations and severe symptomatology.

In addition, the post holder with support from the consultant is expected to provide psychiatric advice and expertise directly to young people admitted to the ward, and to their parents/carers to support their decision-making and involvement in their young person's recovery.

The post holder will contribute to chairing ward review (on an MDT rotational basis), provide verbal and written medical feedback at ward reviews, and regularly review patients admitted to the ward.

Involvement in other clinical tasks for the team (such as therapy provision) may be possible but would be negotiated through job planning and would take second priority to the key psychiatric and leadership tasks.

About us

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands. We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

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Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place to start, maintain or further your career.

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Job responsibilities

1. To provide the child and adolescent psychiatry clinical contribution to the multi-disciplinary team including consultation and support to the team, and the provision of safe and effective, evidence-based care.
2. Attend and Chair Clinical Meetings including CPAs.
3. Where appropriate attend and contribute to business meetings including CAMHS Medical Staff Meetings.
4. Become an active member of an appropriate Peer Group.
5. Provide psychiatric assessments, including assessment of risk to self and others, for admitted young people.
6. Be actively involved in the management of physical healthcare for young people admitted to the ward, liaising with pediatric services as necessary.
7. Support the consultant in discharging his or her Responsible Clinician responsibilities including coordination of SOAD reviews, provision of reports and verbal evidence for Tribunals and Managers Panel Reviews.
8. With support from the consultant provide consultation to other members of the team regarding cases being managed by the team, and consultation to professional networks as required.
9. To maintain good and timely record keeping (mainly through electronic notes), ensure the high quality of clinical information including discharge summaries and specialist reports, and contribute to audit and outcome monitoring.
10. Alongside another team member complete pre-admission appointments.
11. To be an active member of the leadership group within the team and undertake management duties as agreed with the supervising consultant.
12. With support from the supervising consultant to provide informal supervision to resident medical colleagues and medical students.
13. To maintain own continued professional development for annual appraisal and revalidation and to support clinical needs of the team.
14. There is opportunity to take part in research and audit work as appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Ability to deal with complex clinical situations and good general medical skills
• Knowledge and understanding of child development
• Full GMC registration
• Position also open to medical candidates with Paediatric qualifications
• 3 year's clinical experience in the mental health field
• Completed Audits
• Knowledge of Children's Act and of Mental Health Act
• Section 12 (2) approval

Experience

• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Experience with partnership working
• Confidence in case presentation
• Experience of teaching resident doctors and medical students

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to self direct
• Ability to work with families and communicate with children and young people
• Willingness to participate in clinical audit/teaching
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Good team working
• Open and flexible work attitude
• Ability to work in stressful situations

Personal Attributes

• Recognition of limitations
• Punctual / reliable / good time management
• Ability to undertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties of the post

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust