ConsultantPsychiatryPermanent

Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - South Kent

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Folkestone

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

Unknown

Trust type

Mental Health

Posted

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About the role

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.

Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist - South Kent

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

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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).

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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.

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*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.

Our Benefits

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 inhouse research team and academic opportunity through Kent’s own Medical school Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme – Bank your annual leave to save up for that all important extended break Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help Excellent Learning and Development opportunities - We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest Free access to an independent counselling service Blue Light Card - A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts Car lease scheme A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMMH values and promote equality and diversity.

*If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment Bonus and/or Relocation Allowance, then please contact our Medical Staffing Team: [email protected]

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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.

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Person specification

Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Fully registered with the GMC with a Licence to Practise
On the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of completing CCT in psychiatry
Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Excellent knowledge in specialty
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopment disorders
Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Ability to work in and lead team
Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
Participated in continuous professional development
Participated in research or service evaluation
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Desirable

Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
MRCPsych
Additional clinical qualifications
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken

Experienced in clinical research and /or service evaluation

Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications

Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients