Consultant – CAMHS Community Psychiatry – Southampton

Rig Locums Ltd; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist to join a vibrant community team in Southampton. This role offers flexibility with working hours, allowing you to work both on-site and remotely. You'll be responsible for assessing and treating children and adolescents facing severe mental health challenges, providing clinical supervision, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. Join a supportive environment that values your expertise and offers highly negotiable rates, along with a range of benefits including training and a referral bonus. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of young people while advancing your career.

Benefits

First class support from consultants

Highly negotiable hourly rates

£300 recommend a friend bonus scheme

Approved NHS Framework Supplier

Weekly Payroll

CPD training provided

Designated Body for the GMC

Appraisal and Revalidation support

Qualifications

• Full GMC License to practice and right to work in the UK required.
• Relevant experience in CAMHS and Section 12/RC approval essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment for children with mental health issues.
• Supervise and consult with team members and partner agencies.
• Collaborate with health, social care, and education professionals.

Skills

GMC License

Mental Health Assessment

Clinical Supervision

Psychotherapy (CBT, Family Therapy)

Multi-disciplinary Team Collaboration

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist Training in Psychiatry

Tools

Clinical Documentation Software

Job description

Cpl UK Healthcare (formally RIG Locums) are currently looking for a CAMHS Consultant, NHS based in Southampton, Hampshire. The role offers highly negotiable rates for a dedicated psychiatrist.

The CAMHS team provides community CAMHS service covering the areas around New Forest and the West of Hampshire. The patch is mixed, with some areas of high deprivation. Young people are seen individually and/or with their families/carers. The multi-disciplinary team is multi-skilled and enthusiastic and offers a wide range of experience and therapies including CBT and other psychotherapies, Family Therapy, Creative therapy, consultation etc.

This post should be for 32 hours. The role can be worked as follows:

• 32 hours over 5 days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – face to face, on-site. Monday & Friday – remote working
• 32 hours over 4 days – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – face to face, on-site. Friday – remote working

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide assessment, consultation, management and treatment for children and adolescents with severe and enduring mental health problems, including young people with learning disabilities, and to assist their families and supporting agencies.
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation to colleagues within the team and to partner agencies as appropriate on other CAMHS matters.
• To ensure that clinical practice reflects quality and effectiveness as determined by evidence-based research as far as possible.
• Take responsibility along with other consultant colleagues for aspects of the work of the multi-disciplinary teams.
• Develop close and effective working relationships with colleagues across specialisms and to work together with other members of the multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team, services and allied agencies, notably acute services, children’s services and education.
• To provide clinical advice and liaison as required to colleagues in primary care, community services and acute specialties.
• Provide health information to other agencies where appropriate.
• Support their face-to-face clinical work with high-quality recording and communication practices.
• Work in partnership with colleagues across health, social care and education, including undertaking joint assessments and clinics where appropriate.

Job Description available with timetable upon request.

Job title: Consultant – CAMHS Psychiatrist

Hours: Full time role, 4-5 days per week

Location: Southampton, Hampshire

Settings: Community

Dates: Immediate start in an ongoing position

Rates: It is negotiated to your preference

Requirements:

• Full GMC License to practice
• Right to Work in the UK
• Relevant previous experience working in this type of position
• Section 12/RC approval is essential

We cannot offer sponsorship. We require the Right to Work in the UK.

The benefits of working with Cpl UK Healthcare:

• First class support and advice from our team of dedicated and experienced consultants working solely in one Specialty
• Highly negotiable hourly rates
• £300 recommend a friend bonus scheme
• Approved NHS Framework Supplier
• Weekly Payroll
• CPD training provided including BLS
• Designated Body for the GMC
• Appraisal and Revalidation support

For more information on this role please contact Katalin Rusai on 07867459588 or email [e-mail] with your CV for immediate consideration.