Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - North Somerset CAMHS

Consultant Psychiatrist – North Somerset CAMHS (2 x 6 PA posts )

We are seeking enthusiastic & dynamic Consultant Psychiatrists to join North Somerset CAMHS. These posts offer an exciting opportunity to help shape & develop a well-established service within AWP CAMHS.

Based in the Core Community CAMHS Team, you will provide psychiatric assessment, consultation & treatment for children & young people with mental health needs. Working alongside experienced consultants & multidisciplinary colleagues, you will support therapeutic pathways including CBT, DBT, trauma-focused therapy/EMDR & family therapy.

The role combines direct clinical work with opportunities for service development & leadership. You will undertake psychiatric assessments and interventions, provide specialist consultation & formulation, and support multidisciplinary decision-making.

North Somerset CAMHS has approved Core and Higher Psychiatry Training placements, with opportunities for teaching and supervision.

As part of AWP CAMHS, the service is implementing the i-THRIVE model, offering opportunities to influence service transformation, develop specialist interests & contribute to innovative care.

You will join experienced consultants and a wider CAMHS network across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, including Learning Disability CAMHS, the Intensive Support and Hospital Assessment Team, and specialist services including Thinking Allowed, Be Safe and the Young People's Substance Misuse Team.

Clinical Responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary CAMHS team, providing specialist assessment, diagnosis, management & treatment for children, young people & families experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties.

Clinical Activity

You will undertake psychiatric assessments, provide clinical reviews and contribute to effective treatment planning. The role includes offering specialist consultation and advice to colleagues and partner agencies, working closely with education, social care, primary care & other services to support positive outcomes for young people.

You will provide expert psychiatric input across a varied caseload, including medication management, mental state monitoring, formulation and joint working with care coordinators & multidisciplinary colleagues. There will also be involvement in urgent clinical work where required.

Leadership and Service Development

As a senior clinician, you will provide clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team, supporting high standards of care and contributing to service development and quality improvement. Working alongside senior clinical and operational colleagues, you will help shape responsive, evidence-based services for the local population.

Special Interests

The post offers opportunities to develop specialist clinical interests aligned with service priorities and local needs, supporting both professional development and the ongoing enhancement of CAMHS provision.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Please note that Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is not currently a sponsor under the GMC Sponsorship Scheme. As a result, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require GMC sponsorship.

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.