Specialist Consultant for High Risk and Complex Presentations

An opportunity has arisen in the Community CAMHS

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is offering an exciting opportunity for Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists to join our forward thinking Children and Young People & Families (CYPF) Directorate. These posts span three distinct consultant roles, offering varied and rewarding career pathways within a large, innovative, and values driven NHS Trust.

Our CYPF services cover a diverse geography across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, and surrounding areas, with bases in Cambridge, Huntingdon, and Peterborough, and strong integration with community paediatrics and therapy services. CPFT is committed to compassionate, evidence based care, strong clinical leadership, and meaningful multidisciplinary working.

The Opportunities

We are recruiting complementary consultant roles, allowing applicants to align their expertise and interests with a service that best fits their professional goals:

Regional Forensic CAMHS and Clare Lodge - Specialist Consultant for High Risk and Complex Presentations

This specialist post focuses on children and young people with complex, high risk, and forensic presentations, providing consultation across the region with a dedicated FCAMHS MDT. Alongside this providing psychiatric input to the secure welfare provision at Clare Lodge in Peterborough. The role involves close joint working with CAMHS, learning disability and autism services, and youth justice partners, contributing to Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (CETRs), safeguarding, and service development. This is an ideal role for consultants with an interest in forensic, complex systems, and multi agency work, and offers opportunities for regional influence and strategic leadership.

Why Join CPFT?

• A supportive consultant body with strong emphasis on clinical leadership, innovation, and service development
• Opportunities to shape services, contribute to system improvement, and work across integrated pathways including the new integrated Children’s Hospital
• Commitment to training, development, and flexible working, including full time and part time options
• A Trust that values inclusion, diversity, and compassionate leadership
• The chance to work across urban and rural communities within a well connected regional footprint

The role may suit newly appointed or experienced consultants seeking portfolio careers, specialist development, or leadership opportunities within children and young people’s mental health.

To apply, please click the Apply button.

For more information about the jobs, please contact:

• Dr Mike Basher, Clinical Director for CAMHS – Mike.Basher@cpft.nhs.uk
• Robyn McCarron, Associate Clinical Director for CAMHS – Robyn.McCarron@cpft.nhs.uk
• Clare White, Associate Clinical Director for CAMHS – Clare.White@cpft.nhs.uk

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