Consultant Community CAMHS

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is searching for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Community CAMHS Team. This role involves providing psychiatric expertise, participating in a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care for children and young people. Candidates should have an MRCPsych, be GMC registered, and possess excellent communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary alongside a 20% Golden Hello for eligible candidates and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Access to staff wellbeing initiatives

20% Golden Hello

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or within six months.
• Approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric expertise in assessment and diagnosis.
• Offer clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in the CAMHS Consultant on-call rota.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Excellent clinical skills

Ability to manage clinical complexity

Knowledge in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Education

MRCPsych

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Approved clinician status

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Community CAMHS + 20% Golden Hello

The closing date is 29 May 2026

Consultant Psychiatrist – CAMHS Community North Team

Location: North Nottinghamshire (Newark, Sherwood & Bassetlaw) Employer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Contract: Full-time, Permanent

About the Opportunity

Are you passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people? We are seeking a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Community North CAMHS Team within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a full‑time post in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, offering the chance to work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team and 15 consultant colleagues across CAMHS. You will play a key role in delivering high‑quality, evidence‑based care to children and young people across Newark, Sherwood, and Bassetlaw.

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative environment within one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands.
• Opportunities for professional development, including participation in our academic programme and CPD activities.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and inclusive staff networks.
• A commitment to sustainability and innovation as part of our net‑zero journey.

What We're Looking For

• MRCPsych and CCT or CESR in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (or within 6 months of eligibility).
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register (or anticipated within six months).
• Approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
• Ability to travel between clinical bases.
• Commitment to delivering compassionate, patient‑centred care.
• ? Apply now and make a real difference in the lives of children and young people. For more information or a visit please contact [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

• Provide psychiatric expertise in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for complex cases.
• Offer clinical leadership and consultation to the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in the CAMHS Consultant on‑call rota (currently 1 in 10).
• Contribute to service development and business planning for CAMHS.

Additional Responsibilities

• Manage, appraise, and supervise junior medical staff.
• Ensure compliance with Working Time Directive and New Deal requirements.
• Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care.
• Accurately record and submit clinical activity data.
• Attend and contribute to the Trust's academic programme and CPD activities.
• Maintain GMC registration, Section 12(2) approval, and professional standards.
• Provide consultation to the MDT on assessment, diagnosis, pharmacological treatment, Mental Health Act application, and management of complex cases.
• Offer clinical leadership and contribute to emergency cross‑cover arrangements.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

This is a full‑time post based in Nottinghamshire. The service has been established for many years and has a comprehensive treatment programme but there are opportunities for further development of the service. The caseload will be between 60‑70, depending on current team caseload. The team receive an average of 45 new referrals per month, fluctuating between 18 and 60 in a single calendar month. The Consultant would not be involved with all cases and involvement would be following MDT discussion and agreement around the need for involvement. Young people open to the team will typically have a care coordinator and/or therapist in addition to consultant support where medical involvement is required.

There are no special responsibilities associated with this post.

The Consultant will work with the rest of the clinical team to ensure the delivery of a high‑quality evidence‑based service to children and young people open to them.

The Trust is committed to ensuring the use of The Care Programme Approach to ensure continuity of care and identification of needs for all children and young people in services as required by clinical need. The Consultant will not be expected to act as care co‑ordinator.

If the appointed doctor is trained as a clinical supervisor and eligible for trainees, then they may have trainees in post. The post holder will be encouraged to act as clinical supervisor for trainee resident doctors in post. The post is approved for CT placements.

The post‑holder is expected to provide consultation to the multidisciplinary team to offer psychiatric expertise and direct involvement in the areas of assessment and diagnosis, pharmacological treatments, use of the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation in the management of children and young people, and the management of complex and/or risky presentations and severe symptomatology.

The Consultant will provide clinical leadership to the team.

The Consultant will have management supervision with their line Manager and peer supervision from within the Consultant group as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Additional clinical qualifications
• 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 with 3 months of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Transport

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

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• 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 othersAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• 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
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflect 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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Depending on experience £105,504 - £139,882 Dependant on experience + 20% Golden Hello