COMMUNITY CAMHS CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (FOLKESTONE & DOVER)

NHS; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health trust seeks a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist in Folkestone to provide care to children and young people with mental health needs. The role requires full GMC registration, a passion for mental health care, and teamwork. Join a dedicated team focused on innovative treatment and multidisciplinary collaboration. This full-time position includes a 1:14 on-call rota. Salary and benefits include professional development and employee support programs.

Benefits

Career Development and training

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellness initiatives

Flexible working and agile working

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate alignment with NELFT values.
• Passion for Child and Adolescent mental health care.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for children with mental health needs.
• Offer senior medical support to the team.
• Collaborate with families and external mental health providers.

Skills

Team player

Innovative

Understanding of mental health care

Education

CCT or equivalent

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Job description

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

COMMUNITY CAMHS CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (FOLKESTONE & DOVER)

The closing date is 19 November 2025

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Contract

Substantive

Hours

Frequency 1:14; Category A - 3% on call supplement

Location

Cherry Tree House, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8AN

Qualifications needed:

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT or equivalent

Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Main duties of the job

To be successful in your application, you will need:

To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values,

To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care,

Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,

To be a team player

Career Development and training

Just & Compassionate Culture

Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme

Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellness initiatives

11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few

Retail Discounts

Flexible working and agile working

Cycle to work scheme

About us

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering thebest careto the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the South Kent CAMHS Community Team, based at Cherry Tree House, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8AN.

This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post - 10 PAs with 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.

You will join another full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and a full-time Specialty Doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Folkestone and Dover.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
• Work directly with young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals
• Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:14, with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement.
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
• Work alongside another full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and a full-time Specialty Doctor.
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person Specification

GMC

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Qualifications

• CCT or equivalent

Knowledge

• Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

Knowledge

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust