Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAMHS)

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Psychiatrist in Children and Young People Mental Health at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust has a full time (10 pa) post available and will cover services across Bradford or Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven.

The CAMHS service is managed within the Mental Health Care Group. CAMHS in this area has developed significantly and is increasingly recognised for innovative practice, including close partnership working within the ICB to improve access to services and provide excellent care at place.

Main duties of the job

The consultant will have responsibility, together with their consultant colleagues, for the provision of psychiatric services to children and young people living in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven. The division of roles will be determined partly by special interest and partly by being based primarily at the Keighley site.

Shortlisting: week commencing 30th March 2026
Interviews: 12th May 2026

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

BDCFT is proud to pledge support to the Armed Forces and holds a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. The Trust is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability through its Green Plan, encouraging staff to participate in training and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Job responsibilities

The Trust provides award winning mental health, learning disabilities and community health services to a diverse district comprising urban and rural Bradford, Airedale and Craven, with a population that is one of the most multicultural in Britain, speaking over 100 languages.

The Care Trust Way has helped develop and maintain services and wellbeing, including offering time to reflect, showcased in the 2020 NHS Provider report. The Care Trust Way approach was a finalist in the Staff Engagement award category at the HSJ awards 2020.

What you will get

• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Personalised coaching and mentoring
• Weekly academic teaching
• Fortnightly consultant Balint group
• Leadership and development opportunities, including becoming an appraiser and support to complete a teaching certificate
• Generous study leave allowance (averaging 10 days per year and up to 30 days leave over 3 years with a budget of £1,000 per annum)
• Additional 8 days of Time Off In Lieu on a pro rata basis
• Generous relocation allowance (if applicable)
• Advanced health and wellbeing offers

For full details see Job description and specification. Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. The Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. If you do not meet the sponsorship and Home Office requirements, the Trust cannot offer the role. Prior to appointment you must provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your employment you are personally responsible to notify your manager of any changes to your right to work status.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry (ST6 trainees should be within six months of attainment at the time of interview) or CESR equivalent.
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligibility for inclusion
• Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approval and Approved Clinician
• MD, other professional qualification (e.g. MSc)

Knowledge and Skills

• Effective leadership skills
• Ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users and their families/carers
• Ability to supervise junior staff
• Awareness of NHS funding arrangements and recent developments
• Ability to interpret published research and apply findings to clinical practice
• Experience in service development and/or reconfiguration

Experience

• Experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Excellent clinical skills using a bio psycho social perspective
• Experience to a level allowing recognition of trainer status by the Royal College of Psychiatry
• Experience in teaching undergraduates & postgraduates
• Teaching/presentation experience (e.g. conference presentation, EBM, research experience)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust