COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (SOUTHEND) | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health provider in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their CAMHS team. The role involves providing care to children and young people, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, and engaging with families. The ideal candidate will need full GMC registration and a passion for mental health care. This substantive full-time position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career Development and training

Just & Compassionate Culture

Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

Flexible working

Health & Wellness initiatives

Qualifications

• Full registration with a licence to practice.
• Be innovative, motivated, and passionate about mental health care.
• Essential understanding of current mental health care developments.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to children and young people with mental health needs.
• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams.
• Liaise with other mental health providers and acute hospitals.

Skills

Understanding of developments in mental health care

Team player

Motivation and passion for Child and Adolescent mental health

Education

Full GMC registration

CCT or equivalent

Section 12 Approval or eligibility

Approved Clinician status or eligibility

Inclusion in the Specialist Register

Job description

Overview

COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6BB)

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

Job Details

Salary: £109,725.00 - £145,478 per annum (Pro-rata)

Contract: Substantive

Hours: Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 7.5:2.5) plus 1 PA optional

On call: Frequency 1:7; Category B - 2% on call supplement

Location: Skyline Plaza, 45 Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6BB

Qualifications

• 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

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

NELFT Benefits

• Relocation expenses
• 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, ethnic minorities, LGBT+ and Disability networks
• Retail Discounts
• Flexible working and agile working
• Cycle to work scheme

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent. We have an excellent reputation for research and development, with opportunities for training, CPD, peer support groups, supervision and appraisal.

Role Context

We are currently recruiting to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Southend-on-Sea CAMHS Team, based at Skyline Plaza, 45 Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6BB. This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post – 10 PAs with 7.5 DCC and 2.5 SPA. There is also the option for an additional PA. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit as soon as possible.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Southend-on-Sea
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
• Work directly with young people and their families and liaise with other CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals
• Participate in the on-call rota (1:7) with a 2% basic salary Category B on-call supplement
• Support peers and the team leader and be an effective team member while enabling them to work with their own initiative
• Work alongside 0.8 wte Specialty Doctor
• Commit to collaborative working and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies

Note: This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Nov 2025