Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Poole

The closing date is 18 February 2026

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity within child and adolescent psychiatry? We are looking for a CAMHS Consultant to join our Poole team.

As the Consultant you will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team, alongside a clinical service manager, team leads and consultant colleagues. Medical leadership is valued within the team and there is recognition that effective leadership improves all aspects of a service. Clinical aspects of the post arise from an overall role to lead the team in the provision of effective assessment and treatment services for patients aged up to 18 years.

All referrals to community CAMHS are screened and assessed by the Gateway team before being passed on to Specialist CAMHS if appropriate. As a senior professional, your role will naturally include activities supporting both direct clinical contacts, and service delivery.

You will work within the Poole core CAMHS team alongside a specialist doctor and a well-resourced multidisciplinary team, consisting of allied health professionals, specialist and core trainees and non-medical prescribers to provide comprehensive community-based services to young people up to the age of 18 registered with general practitioners within the area

We are committed to enabling flexible working and the role can be offered as full time or part time. For any questions and the opportunity to discuss the role, please contact Dr Anu Devanga , CAMHS Lead Consultant;

This post attracts an Enhanced Recruitment and Retention payment of £20,000; 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.

We also offer a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are moving to Dorset.

As the CAMHS consultant you'll work as part of an outreach focused multi-disciplinary mental health team and work jointly and flexibly with colleagues from Social Services, Education, and health colleagues in other Trusts. You will take part in multi-disciplinary case conferences and reviews as required by the clients' clinical needs and the Trusts operational policies.

As a senior professional, your role will naturally include activities supporting both direct clinical contacts, and service delivery. Examples of these activities include policy development, quality improvement initiatives, teaching, appraising colleagues, line management or other nominated roles. A job plan will be developed by the Medical Lead for CAMHS with you and reviewed annually.

You will have secretarial support and adequate administration time available to facilitate timely circulation of written communication with clinicians, referrers and patients.

It is essential that you will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician

At Dorset Health Care 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…