CAMHS Portfolio Pathway Consultant Psychiatrist

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The closing date is 15 February 2026

Are you an ambitious, forward-thinking Psychiatrist with a passion for child and adolescent mental health? Are you seeking an opportunity to progress along the portfolio pathway towards specialist registration in CAMHS? If so, we invite you to join our specialist CAMHS team at the Milton Keynes Hospital Campus.

We are seeking a Specialty Doctor, Associate Specialist, Specialist, or Locum Consultant psychiatrist who is:

• Pursuing or wants to pursue the portfolio pathway route to specialist registration in CAMHS.
• Energetic, innovative, and committed to delivering high-quality care for children and young people.
• A strong advocate for teamwork and collaborative practice.
• Keen to contribute to teaching, training, and the continued development of our service.

This is a fixed-term locum consultant post for 18 months, designed to support enthusiastic psychiatrists who are committed to developing their skills and fulfilling the requirements for specialist registration in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) via the portfolio pathway route. The role is structured with 3 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) sessions per week, providing substantial time for your portfolio pathway, and 7 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions.

If you are a dedicated Psychiatrist eager to advance your career in CAMHS and wish to achieve your CCT via the portfolio pathway, we would love to hear from you. Join us at a time of exciting growth and make a real impact in the lives of children, young people, and their families.

Milton Keynes Mental Health:
Building a brighter future for children and young people together.

In Milton Keynes, CNWL are responsible for the provision of mental health services for children and young people, adults and older adults. We jointly run the learning disability services with the local authority.

Milton Keynes Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) covers the whole area of Milton Keynes with all referrals received into the single point of access in the service. This is believed to be the best way to give greatest flexibility in case management and provision of service to children, young people and their families and carers. The service caters for all mental health presentations as well as children with learning disabilities who have mental health needs.

There are a number of treatment pathways within the team for intervention and the service is currently adopting the I-Thrive model.

• Fixed-termum consultant contract for 18 months.
• 7 DCC and 3 SPA sessions per week, supporting both clinical and portfolio activities.
• A stimulating and progressive work environment with access to diverse clinical experiences.
• Comprehensive support in achieving specialist registration through the portfolio pathway.
• Opportunities to participate in research, service development, and quality improvement projects.

To provide a service to children and young people with established or suspected psychiatric illnesses for diagnosis, treatment plan and follow up, mainly for out‑patients and very occasionally advice and specialist consultation to young people admitted to inpatient services. To provide a service to children and young people who have primary diagnosis of learning disabilities and mental health problems for diagnosis, management and continuing care.

To provide clinical support for children with diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions and where needed, clinical input for additional psychopathology. To contribute to multidisciplinary assessment and management of behavioural impairment in context of learning disabilities and / or neurodevelopmental disorders. To provide consultation and advice for complex clinical presentations requiring multidisciplinary input. The post-holder will be expected to carry a full and varied caseload for this post requiring varying degree of input from consultant psychiatrists.

To develop a special clinical interest with the agreement of the Clinical Director. To…