Locum Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHs

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Scotland is seeking a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist for CAMHs to provide psychiatric assessments and interventions. This role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver effective mental health care to children and young people aged 0-18. The successful candidate will need to hold full GMC registration, be on the Specialist register, and have Section 22 approval. This post offers a hybrid working model with a salary of £111,430 - £148,064 pro rata and includes responsibilities for service development and change.

Qualifications

• Hold full GMC registration and be on the Specialist register of the GMC.
• Section 22 approved at the time of employment.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessment and intervention including pharmacology.
• Engage families/carers in planning and provision of care.
• Provide timely advice and consultation to other services.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Clinical assessments

Mental health care knowledge

Education

Full GMC registration

Included on Specialist register of the GMC

Section 22 approval

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHs

Salary £111,430 - £148,064 pro rata

Hybrid working with at least 3 consecutive days present in the Western Isles per month

12 hours per week

Fixed Term post for 12 months

Known as Scotland’s Atlantic Islands, the Western Isles are steeped in history and culture, with stunning landscapes, spectacular coastlines, a strong sense of community and identity, and renowned Hebridean hospitality. For those with young families, the Western Isles also offer a safe place to live, a high quality education system, with low levels of crime.

This post provides an exciting opportunity to work as an integral part of a community multi-disciplinary team, in the prioritising and delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care to children, young people and their families aged between 0 – 18 years.

We are inviting applications for the post of Consultant Psychiatrist, CAMHS. Applicants should hold full GMC registration and be included on the Specialist register of the GMC. It is a requirement that applicants are Section 22 approved at the time of commencing employment.

You will work as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team which includes community RMN nurses, primary care / community workers, psychologists, systemic family therapist, and OT. This post provides an exciting opportunity for someone who holds excellent leadership skills and a passion for making a difference to children, young people and their families’ experiences of mental health care. Within this post there is an expectation for the post holder to lead on service development and change and to meet with the Scottish National Standards for the delivery of care.

CAMHS WI works within the GIRFEC principles and is guided by the Psychological Matrix to best meet evidence-based treatments in line with Scottish National Standards.

You will provide high quality specialist clinical assessments, including relevant psychiatric investigation to children, young people and their families in a range of settings, and work collaboratively with other members of the team alongside health, education and social services, to plan and deliver appropriate, individually tailored treatment plans.

Key duties

• You will provide psychiatric assessment and intervention, including pharmacology and mental health act assessments to CAMHS in the Western Isles ensuring best quality and most effective psychiatric care, working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• You will work as part of the multi-professional team providing high quality specialist CAMHS clinical advice, assessment and intervention to children and young people in the area in a range of settings.
• To engage families/carers in planning and provision of care.
• To provide timely advice and consultation to GP's, education services, social services and other referrers, facilitating appropriate access to services.

NHS Terms and Conditions of the New Consultant Grade (Scotland) 2004 apply. The post is for 12 PAs (10DCC +2 SPAs) per month.

For further information and an informal chat please contact Dr Sara Else, Medical Director [e-mail], Mike Hutchison Associate Director of Mental Health [e-mail] or Maggie Macleod, CAMHs Team lead [e-mail]

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk along with a job description.

CLOSING DATE: 17/12/2025

Please Note: This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.