Clinical Lead - CAMHS

Leaders in Care; Ivy Chimneys; Remote; GBP 145,000 - 160,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Job summary

Leaders in Care is helping to appoint a Consultant Psychiatrist / Clinical Lead for a private children’s mental health service. The role is remote and around 15-20 hours per week, with flexibility to blend leadership with clinical work.

The post is designed for senior clinicians to shape governance and the future pathway of care. GMC Specialist Registration and consultant-level experience in child and adolescent mental health are required.

Qualifications

• GMC Specialist Registration is required.
• Consultant-level experience in children and adolescent mental health.
• Strong leadership experience and ability to guide governance and service development.
• Proven track record in senior clinical leadership and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical oversight for the children’s pathway.
• Lead governance, standards, and service development within the private service.
• Support strategic direction and transition to the next stage of the pathway.
• Balance leadership duties with clinical responsibilities in a remote, part-time role.

Skills

GMC Specialist Registration

Consultant-level experience

Children and Young People’s MH

Senior clinical leadership

Governance and quality improvement

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist / Clinical Lead.

Children’s Mental Health Service.

Remote.

Part-time.

Some part-time senior roles are only part-time on paper.

This one has been designed properly.

I'm supporting an established private mental health provider with the appointment of a Consultant Psychiatrist / Clinical Lead for their children’s service.

The current lead is retiring, so this is a planned replacement rather than a rushed gap fill.

The service is looking for someone who can bring senior clinical judgement, maintain high standards, support governance, and help guide the next stage of the children’s pathway.

The role is remote and expected to sit around 15-20 hours per week, with availability spread across the week rather than fixed into one full day.

There is also flexibility to combine the leadership element with clinical associate work, if that suits.

What makes it interesting:

• Established private mental health service.
• Children’s pathway with wider adult and family provision around it.
• Remote working.
• Part‑time structure.
• Strong operational support.
• Scope to influence standards, governance and service development.
• Flexibility around the final structure for the right person.

This would suit a Consultant Psychiatrist who enjoys clinical leadership but does not want a full‑time executive post or a role buried in operational noise.

You will need:

• GMC Specialist Registration.
• Consultant-level experience.
• Strong children and young people’s mental health experience.
• A long‑term, quality‑led approach.
• The ability to provide senior oversight, not just clinical delivery.

Salary/rate is flexible, but expected to be competitive and broadly aligned to a £145,000-£160,000 FTE equivalent, depending on experience and final structure.