Consultant in Child & Adolescent Mental Health

Want to use your expertise where clinical leadership can make an immediate difference to children and young people at a point of real need. Our CAMHS Liaison Team at Queen Alexandra Hospital QAH supports young people under 18 presenting with mental health crisis, co-occurring physical and mental health needs, eating disorders or complex emotional needs. The seven-day multidisciplinary service works across paediatric wards, A&E and adult wards caring for 16- and 17-year-olds. Working Monday to Friday, you will provide clinical leadership and medical oversight, connecting acute paediatrics and emergency care with community CAMHS, Crisis and Home Treatment, social care and safeguarding. You will also hold Responsible Clinician responsibility for young people detained at QAH under the Mental Health Act and oversee those who are medically optimised but awaiting a mental health bed. You will join a collaborative service with strong links across Hampshire CAMHS and consultant colleagues who value thoughtful decision-making, shared learning and high-quality care. Join Us and Receive a 30,000 Golden Hello As part of our commitment to attracting outstanding talent, we are delighted to offer a 30,000 Golden Hello to successful eligible candidates appointed to this Consultant post. This is a unique opportunity to take the next step in your career while receiving a generous financial incentive as a welcome to our Trust.,

• Provide timely, specialist mental health assessment and intervention in acute hospitals.
• Work holistically, addressing biological, psychological, and social factors.
• Deliver biopsychosocial formulations, therapeutic support, and co-produced safety plans.
• Ensure safeguarding is considered at every stage.
• Ensure a 72-hour and/or 7-day follow-up for all crisis presentations is arranged.
• Support staff across acute settings with advice, education, and joint working.
• Interface with community CAMHS and Tier 4 for continuity of care.
• Support for families and carers.
Escalate all safeguarding concerns in line with trust policy.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence