Consultant in CAMHS – Austen House(UK Visa Sponsorship)

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Uk
January 30, 2026
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Job Description

Shape the Future of Secure Adolescent Mental Health Care

We are inviting applications for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to join Austen House, a newly configured 7-bedded adolescent low secure unit within Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape and lead a specialist service supporting young people with complex mental health needs and high levels of risk, delivering trauma-informed, recovery-focused care within a secure setting.

You will work closely with an experienced multidisciplinary team (MDT), offering expert clinical leadership while contributing to the ongoing development of a service designed around safety, collaboration, and therapeutic engagement.

Why This Role Is Different

This role offers more than clinical responsibility. You’ll be trusted to lead, influence, and innovate, with access to:

  • Strong clinical governance and peer consultant support
  • Weekly academic teaching and reflective practice forums
  • NHS Leadership & Management Development programmes
  • Personalised coaching and mentoring
  • Opportunities to become a Medical Appraiser
  • Twice-yearly Medical Leadership Development Days
  • Active involvement in education, training, research, and service redesign
  • To support your transition, we are pleased to offer a £30,000 Golden Hello to successful candidates (eligibility criteria apply).

Your Key Responsibilities

As Consultant Psychiatrist at Austen House, you will:

  • Provide expert psychiatric assessment, formulation, and treatment for adolescents within the low secure unit
  • Hold Responsible Clinician (RC) duties under the Mental Health Act
  • Lead clinical decision-making and risk management for a defined caseload
  • Guide and support the MDT in evidence-based, trauma-informed practice
  • Promote collaborative care planning with young people, families, and carers
  • Contribute to quality improvement, audit, and clinical governance
  • Support staff development, supervision, and training initiatives
  • Play an active role in shaping service pathways and future development

About the Trust

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s newest integrated NHS organisations, bringing together mental health, learning disability, community, and physical health services across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 12,000 staff working across 200+ sites, we serve diverse urban, rural, and coastal communities. Our work is grounded in our core values of:

Compassion • Accountability • Respect • Excellence

We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive, and forward-thinking workplace where staff are empowered to grow and make a meaningful impact.

Flexible & Inclusive Working

We actively encourage flexible and part-time working and welcome open discussions about job planning at interview.

Our recruitment processes are designed to be inclusive. If you require reasonable adjustments or feel any part of the person specification may unintentionally limit your application, please contact the Medical Workforce team for support.

Essential Qualifications & Registration

You must have:

  • Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
  • MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
  • CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or within 6 months at interview
  • Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register
  • Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act
  • A relevant higher qualification (e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or equivalent)

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Contract & Pay Details

  • Pay Scheme: Hospital Medical & Dental
  • Grade: Consultant
  • Salary: £109,725 – £145,478 per annum
  • Working Pattern: Part-time / Flexible
  • Reference Number: 348-SS-8925

Location

Austen House
Tatchbury Mount, Calmore
Southampton, Hampshire
SO40 2TA

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