CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - COAST (Enhanced £45k RRP)

NHS; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Haywards Heath is seeking a permanent Consultant Psychiatrist for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health services. The role offers an exciting opportunity to design new care models for young people. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in mental health and a licence to practice in the UK. The position is full-time with a competitive salary and flexible working options. The role involves leading a multidisciplinary team and contributing to innovative service delivery.

Benefits

Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000

Relocation Allowance up to £8,000

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months.
• Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical leadership.
• Contribute to the acute care pathway development.
• Participate in the CAMHS Psychiatry on-call rota.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Clinical decision making

Knowledge of CAMHS

Team leadership

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent

CCT in Child psychiatry or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

The Sussex CAMHS Acute services have an exciting opportunity for a permanent, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Consultant Psychiatrist to join their expanding crisis and home treatment service.

This is an exciting opportunity to design and develop an innovative new care model for Young People (12yrs -18yrs). With a focus on play and prioritising the delivery of a safe, effective and caring service to those who can be safely treated in the community as an alternative to admission or supported discharge from an inpatient bed.

Recruitment and Retention payment

Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 structured over a three-year period as follows:

• £15,000 payable upon successful recruitment
• £10,000 payable at 12 months' service
• £10,000 payable at 24 months' service
• £10,000 payable at 36 months' service

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees.

For further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance of up to £8,000, please contact our Medical HR team via [e-mail].

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Main duties of the job

This is a new post, following the commissioning of the service as an alternative to admission to a CAMHS ward, by the Kent and Sussex Provider Collaborative.

The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work with the multidisciplinary team in the new crisis & intensive home treatment service and provide clinical leadership alongside senior MDT colleagues.

You will take a lead clinically and work as a proactive member of a full multidisciplinary team. You will also contribute to the leadership team and help to continually develop the acute care pathway alongside colleagues.

You will work as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team which includes Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Systemic Family Therapists and Social Workers.

This post will work alongside other Consultants and Speciality Doctors who work in Sussex (CAMHS). You will also be part of a Trust Wide Consultant network where there are opportunities to liaise with colleagues across the trust and develop peer networks.

You will be required to contribute to the CAMHS Psychiatry on call rota.

About us

At Sussex Partnership we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to as advertised, please get in touch to discuss in more detail.

If you haven't thought about living in Sussex before then you should consider the following:

• Journey from the coast to the countryside in minutes.
• Enjoy a lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park.
• Embrace taking time to discover all miles of scenic coastline.
• Easy access to airports – Gatwick and Heathrow are both within 90 minutes of the county, providing links to Europe and beyond.
• City life is never far away as Brighton and Hove or London are within easy reach via local and national bus routes and national mainline stations.

Qualifications – Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• CCT in Child and adolescent psychiatry or equivalent.

Qualifications – Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.

Eligibility – Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.

Eligibility – Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

Transport – Essential

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Knowledge – Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio‑psycho‑social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.

Knowledge – Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Experience of service development/service improvement.

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning – Essential

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Ability to work in and lead team.
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Participated in research or service evaluation.

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning – Desirable

• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
• Experienced in clinical research and or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Pay Scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

354-CS-21622-F

Job locations

Chalkhill Hospital or other SPFT site in agreement with service lead.

Lewes Road

Haywards Heath

RH16 4NQ

Date posted

15 December 2025

Employer details

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Chalkhill Hospital or other SPFT site in agreement with service lead, Lewes Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4NQ

Website: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/