Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - South

Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - South Kent

From spring 2026, our services will extend to include children and young people's mental health services and all-age eating disorder services within the Trust.

We are looking for a dedicated consultant to join the South Kent Community CAMHS team from 1st April 2026.

The South Kent CAMHS Community team provides a service to children and young people (under the age of 18 years) living in Dover and Folkestone. Dover has a CYP population of 24 908, and Folkestone has a CYP population of 22 301.

The team is a generic Tier 3 CAMHS team who undertake assessment and treatment of a range of disorders in children and young people including ADHD, ASD, Mood disorders, Psychosis, PTSD, Anxiety disorders, emerging personality disorders and challenging behaviour.

Successful applicants will ideally have MRCPsych or equivalent and be on, or within six months of inclusion on, the Specialist Register. You will be fully registered with the GMC, and have Approved Clinician status and S12 approval under the Mental Health Act (or have eligibility for it and be able achieve this on appointment).

Main duties of the job

1. To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.

2. The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC).

3. Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in‑house training programmes.

4. To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients.

5. To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.

6. To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.

7. To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.

8. To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence‑based practice, literature, and peer review.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple:
We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

* PLEASE NOTE:

this job description is currently pending approval from the Royal College of Psychiatrists*

For detailed information regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. The job description will provide you with the main duties and responsibilities of the role. The person specifications will detail the qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.

Part time or job‑share applications are welcome.

Here are just some of our Benefits:

• This post attracts a newly enhanced recruitment bonus of £20,000*
• Financial support for relocation of up to £8,000*
• Easy access to in‑house research team and academic opportunity through Kents own Medical school
• Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme
• Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme…