Inpatient CAMHS Consultant | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	10 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£109,725 - £145,478 p.a
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	09 April 2026
Location:	Bournemouth, BH4 8EP
Company:	Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7862287/152-ME3125A

Summary

Are you a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist looking to help shape an exciting new inpatient service for children and young people?

Our Inpatient CAMHS service in Bournemouth is expanding with the opening of a brand-new, purpose-built 8-bed High Intensity Environment/PICU, and we are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Consultant to join us at this pivotal stage.

As a CAMHS consultant, you will be enthusiastic and dedicated to working within Psychiatry with our children and young people. You will work alongside and receive support from the current Inpatient CAMHS consultant as well as both a specialist and specialty doctor.

Your clinical duties 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 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 be encouraged and supported in developing the appropriate management and leadership skills to fully participate in service developments. You will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.

Join our team and benefit from up to £30,000 in recruitment & retention payments(£10,000 paid on appointment, £10,000 paid on the first anniversary of the appointment & £10,000 paid on the second anniversary of the appointment)

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 offered the opportunity to participate in the county-wide consultant on-call rota, which attracts a 3% on call availability supplement plus 0.75 APA per week. The on-call frequency is approximately 1 in 21.

We would love to hear from you to discuss how we might design this role around you and your specialist interests. We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion as to how this could be achieved for you.

What We Offer

• Relocation package up to £10,000 (if relocating to Dorset)
• Flexible working arrangements
• 10 days study leave per year
• Study leave budget up to £1,000 per annum
• Career development opportunities
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 34 days on completion of 7 years’ service)
• Full NHS benefits package

For any questions or the opportunity to discuss the role, please contact: Dr Stephen Turberville, Medical Lead for Acute CAMHS & CAMHS Provider Collaborative; stephen.turberville@nhs.net

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.

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.

We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contactdhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net




This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Apr 2026