Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Pennine Care NHS FT

Job summary

Job overview:

We are delighted to offer an exciting Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry position within Rochdale CAMHS (6 PAs), delivering high-quality clinical input to a supportive, multidisciplinary team. The post is designed with flexibility in mind and can be extended to a full-time (10 PA) role by combining with 4 PAs in either the North Eating Disorders Service or the Crisis Team.

Alternatively, a 7 PA portfolio can be created by adding a session in the Care for Children’s team. This opportunity is ideal for newly qualified (post-CCT) or experienced consultants who wish to tailor their role to their clinical interests, whether focusing on specialist expertise, leadership, medical education or building a broader portfolio career. You will join a forward-thinking service with opportunities for innovation, service development, and shaping care pathways across the wider system.

Main duties of the job

Role Summary:

The successful candidate will join a well-established and experienced Tier 3 Community CAMHS multidisciplinary team. They will join three other consultants, a GP trainee and a core trainee, providing psychiatric support to the team.

They will be based at Rochdale CAMHS, Birch Hill Hospital, Rochdale, OL12 9RD.

The post is a replacement post due to one existing consultant partially retiring and the 6 sessions becoming available.

The post holder will work as part of a comprehensive CAMHS team with special responsibility for designated clinical pathways as per further discussions and areas of interest.

The post is established and managed within the Trust’s CAMHS Care Hub, and the post holder will be joining a dynamic, supportive, and expanding Consultant group, now 20 in number and growing.

The post is suitable for an experienced Consultant, or a suitably qualified Speciality Trainee (ST6), who wishes to work with the team in the development of the Service.

Person Specification

Educational Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration

Desirable

  • Published research MRCPsych

Professional/Occupational Qualifications

Essential

  • Possession of CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving this or entered on the GMC Specialist Register
  • Section 12 Approval under Mental Health Act 183, or be eligible for approval

Desirable

  • Otherpostgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD etc
  • Experience in the use of the Mental Health Act (1983)

Job Training

Essential

  • Demonstrable competency across the PMETB approved curriculum for higher training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry

Desirable

  • Area of special interest and expertise

Job Experience

Essential

  • Registered for CPD with the RCPsych

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 17 July 2026

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