Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Tier 3 Kingston

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Greater London is seeking a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to join their CAMHS team in Kingston. The role involves providing medical treatment as part of a community-based service and leading service development. Candidates should possess Consultant Psychiatrist qualifications with CAMHS experience. This is a full-time position with a commitment to inclusive care and professional development opportunities in a supportive multidisciplinary team environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a Consultant Psychiatrist with CAMHS experience or relevant equivalent.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary CAMHS team and community services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical treatment within CAMHS as part of a multidisciplinary, community-based service.
• Lead on service development in line with Trust principles and national standards.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team and maintain links with local authority, education, and wider borough structures.

Skills

CAMHS experience

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Strong communication skills

Education

Consultant Psychiatrist qualifications

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

Consultant Psychiatrist - 8PAs

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic consultant psychiatrist to join our CAMHS team in Kingston. The postholder will join 12 CAMHS Consultants within the Trust Service Line. This post is offered as an 8PA substantive post in the Kingston Tier 3 CAMH service and ADHD clinic. This post has become available due to a resignation.

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Directorate of Southwest London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is a well-established provider of mental health services to the boroughs of Richmond, Sutton, Kingston, Merton and Wandsworth.

The local Kingston CAMHS team is highly specialist comprising of family therapy, psychology, nursing, non-medical prescribers and administration staff. The team has access to trust wide services such as the DBT group program, eating disorder service, emergency services covering the 3 acute hospitals served by the Trust and a Learning Disability Service together with a Deaf Service and a Neurodevelopmental Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, mature service to provide both medical and psychological treatment for individuals and families with severe mental health needs and neurodevelopmental needs. There will also be opportunities for the post holder to lead on service development in line with Trust principles and governed by national standards.

The post is within a multidisciplinary team providing a community service and has close links with local authority, education, and the wider borough structure. The post holder will be joining a skilled, motivated, and innovative multidisciplinary team committed to continual learning and development and will be offered excellent CPD opportunities.

We are Proud to Belong at Southwest London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history, and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey

The post-holder will be responsible to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Clinical Director of SW London St George’s Mental Health Trust.

Please see attached JDPS for for details

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Jan 2026

Responsibilities

• Provide medical treatment within CAMHS as part of a multidisciplinary, community-based service.
• Lead on service development in line with Trust principles and national standards.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team and maintain links with local authority, education, and wider borough structures.
• Be accountable to the CAMHS Clinical Director of SW London St George’s Mental Health Trust.

Qualifications and Experience

• Consultant Psychiatrist with CAMHS experience or relevant equivalent.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary CAMHS team and community services.

Additional Information

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We are transforming the way we care for our communities. Applications close on Sunday 25 January 2026. See attached JDPS for details.