Consultant Community CAMHS Psychiatrist Mid Essex

JOB TITLE: Consultant Community CAMHS Psychiatrist SET Mid Essex CAMHS (Chelmsford & Halsted) CONTRACT: 6 Programmed Activities (6 PAs) Substantive Flexible working available including job share, part-time, remote sessions considered BASE: Stapleford House, Stapleford Close, Chelmsford CM2 0QX This post was originally covered by a full time specialty doctor but has now been converted into a new part time Consultant post due to the previous doctor leaving the organisation to progress their trainings. This is funded as eight Programmed Activities (6 PAs) post with 4.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). The post is currently filled by a doctor due to retire in October 2026. 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 Trusts Values in their day-to-day work. We are kind We are respectful We work with our communities This post is for an CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the SET CAMHS Mid Essex and is split between Stapleford House, Stapleford Close, Chelmsford CM2 0QX and The Coach House, Trinity Street, Halstead, CO9 1JD.

This post was originally covered by a full time specialty doctor but has now been converted into a new part time Consultant post due to the previous doctor leaving the organisation to progress their trainings. A lot of transformation has taken place already and continues to take place in Essex's Community CAMHS Services. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit substantively to this post as soon as possible. This post is part-time - 6 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 4.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). On-call 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 Chelmsford and Maldon in Mid Essex.