CAMHS Division Tutor

Job summary

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a CAMHS Division Tutor to join HIOW Healthcare NHS Trust. The postholder will provide educational leadership, support, and guidance to all resident doctors in training within CAMHS, including Foundation Doctors, Core Trainees, Higher/Specialist Trainees, and Academic Trainees.

Working closely with Divisional Directors of Medical Education and reporting to the Associate DME (Mental Health), the postholder will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality education and training across CAMHS services. They will work in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team including the Clinical Director, Associate Medical Directors, General Managing Director, and Heads of Service to maintain a positive learning environment that aligns patient safety and service quality with effective education.

The role involves close collaboration with clinical and educational supervisors within CAMHS, supporting them to provide high-quality supervision, and working with AMDs to ensure job plans reflect educational responsibilities. The postholder will help ensure that the learning needs of trainees are protected from service pressures.

The postholder will work with educational leaders across the Trust, including the Guardian of Safe Working, SAS Tutors, PGME colleagues, rota coordinators, and regional training leads in HE Wessex (Wessex Deanery).

Main duties of the job

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he postholder will ensure that all resident doctors in CAMHS have an accredited educational and named clinical supervisor, with regular supervision in line with RCPsych and RCGP standards. They will work with PGME admin colleagues to maintain an up-to-date list of accredited supervisors and will provide feedback on supervision quality to the Associate DME for Mental Health, CAMHS AMDs, and Deanery colleagues, resolving issues collaboratively.

They will ensure all trainees receive local induction to CAMHS, including specialist CAMHS out-of-hours rota induction, and support rota compliance with national T&Cs, working with the rota coordinator, residents, AMDs, and Guardian of Safe Working (GOSW). They will escalate persistent issues where necessary and support STs in coordinating on-call supervision.

The postholder will work closely with PGME, HR, and educational colleagues across HIOW, contribute to the Clinical Tutors' Working Group, and help facilitate attendance at academic programmes and Balint Groups. They will oversee processes for notifying HR of trainee sickness or referrals to PSW/RTT resources and provide local support for HEW (Deanery) visits.

They will support supervisors managing trainees requiring additional help and notify the Associate DME and CAMHS AMDs of any serious incidents, long sickness, or complaints involving trainees. The role will form part of the postholder's annual appraisal, requiring ongoing CPD and accredited trainer status.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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