Consultant Community CAMHS Psychiatrist
Closing date: 25 March 2026.
Job title: Consultant Community CAMHS Psychiatrist - Basildon & Brentwood SET CAMHS
Substantive
Flexible working available – including job share, part‑time, remote sessions considered.
Main duties of the job
This is a well‑established post but has been vacant due to the previous consultant leaving the organisation.
The post is funded as an eight Programmed Activities (10 PAs) post with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs).
The post is currently filled by a locum doctor. It is a substantive post and we would consider requests for flexible working, job share or fixed term if preferred.
The expectation of the post holder is to support their teams, the Directorate and the organisation to follow the Trust's Values in their day‑to‑day work.
* We are kind
* We are respectful
* We work with our communities
About us
This post is for a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the SET CAMHS Basildon and Brentwood Team at Great Oaks Clinic, Great Oaks, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1EH.
A lot of transformation has taken place already and continues to take place within Essex's Community CAMHS Services. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit substantively to this post as soon as possible.
This is a replacement, substantive, full‑time post – 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs).
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be part of the Senior Psychiatrist out‑of‑hours on‑call rota. The community CAMHS Consultants participate in an on‑call rota with a current frequency of 1:7, with a 2% of basic salary, Category B on‑call supplement. This rota mainly provides telephone advice to the crisis teams, which is the first port of call for children in crises out of hours, covering Southend, Essex and Thurrock. The on‑call shifts are from 17:00 - 09:00 Monday to Friday, and all day on weekends and bank holidays. The on‑call does not include support to psychiatric inpatient units or Section 136 suites, as this is provided by a different organisation in Essex (EPUT).
The successful candidate will work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Basildon and Brentwood Essex. The service is provided by one team with one management structure, but due to the size of the area covered it is spread across two main bases.
The successful candidate will provide senior medical support to the teams, and direct input on clinical cases. The consultant will be expected to provide guidance and supervision to the team, work directly with children and young people (and their families), and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, and acute hospitals. You will work alongside another CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist in the team (Dr Coleen Lyder) and will share supervision responsibilities for any future trainees based within the team.
Person Specification
GMC
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Qualifications
* CCT or equivalent
Knowledge
* Section 12 approval or eligibility for it
* Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
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.
Employment Details
Organising and supervising the provision of services with the following activities: 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact, 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities, 10 Programmed Activities across the Basildon & Brentwood region.
Location: Great Oaks Clinic, Great Oaks, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1EH.
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