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Consultant – CAMHS Psychiatry – Colchester, Essex
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Client:
RIG Locums Ltd
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Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
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Job Views:
21
Posted:
12.08.2025
Expiry Date:
26.09.2025
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Job Description:
CPL UK Healthcare (formally RIG Locums) are currently looking for a CAMHS Consultant, NHS based in Colchester, Essex. The role offers highly negotiable rates for a dedicated psychiatrist. The trust seeks an enthusiastic and compassionate doctor who is looking for a job with a right balance of challenge and flexibility, look no further. You will be working alongside a group of experienced and highly motivated clinicians who will support you wherever you are in your career journey.
The team that provides the best care for young people aged 13 to 18 and play an instrumental part in their recovery. It has a Generic Adolescent Unit that has 15 beds, and a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit that has 10 beds. The post holder will work across both wards with a maximum of 5 patients on each ward and will be part of an extensive MDT which includes 2 other consultant colleagues, two specialty doctors and two core trainees.
Key Responsibilities:
* The post holder will be responsible for a maximum of 10 young people admitted across the PICU and GAU wards. This would also include screening referrals, conducting tabletop assessments, joining meetings with the collaborative about complex cases in the East of England and liaising with community teams. We look at referrals from across the East of England and have an MDT team who screen referrals daily. The post holder will be expected to contribute to these meetings when able to. Within Essex, the community CAMHS services are provided by NELFT trust, who we work closely with in managing transitions to and from hospital. There are regular meetings with the Provider Collaborative within the East of England that the post holder is encouraged to attend to work more closely with other inpatient units and community teams in the region.
* Main duties include the assessment and treatment of all young people admitted to the unit with acute, complex and high risk presentations, mostly admitted on a formal basis. The post holder would therefore need to be AC approved.
* Work closely with colleagues cross all disciplines to regularly review the progress of treatment. This will include medication reviews, assessments of mental states, participation in ward reviews, CPA reviews and care planning meetings as well as preparing medical reports, and attending MHRT hearings as and when required. The post holder will have trainee doctors who can also contribute to this, under the supervision of the post holder.
* Participate in team meetings, to ensure clinical governance activities are maintained which will also include quality and management meetings.
* Collaborate with colleagues to cover absences due to annual leave and study leave and short term sickness.
* They can be part of the local consultants peer group.
Job Description available with timetable upon request.
Job title:
Hours:
Full time role, 5 days per week
Location:
Colchester, Essex area
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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
We cannot offer sponsorship. We require the Right to Work in the UK.
Cpl UK Healthcare works with NHS Trusts all over the UK, alongside many private hospitals, and as a framework supplier, we have access to jobs nationwide as soon as they are needed.
We can easily assist with updating your compliance, planning travel and accommodation, providing mandatory training/CPD courses and we are also a designated body with the GMC offering services for appraisal and revalidation. Here at Cpl UK Health, we like to get doctors onboarded as early as possible prior to their available period so they can complete registration in good time – this in turn allows the doctor to accept their perfect locum offer without delay.
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
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