CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist – East Sussex Community

You’ll:

• Provide high-quality specialist clinical assessments for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties
• Undertake relevant psychiatric and physical investigations
• Work collaboratively with children, young people and their families to develop individually tailored treatment plans
• Deliver evidence-based care in line with NICE guidance
• Provide senior psychiatric expertise within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team
• Work alongside Consultants and Specialty Doctors across Sussex CHYPS
• Contribute to clinical governance and locality meetings
• Support collaborative and participatory approaches to care and service development
• Involve young people, carers and supporters in decision-making and planning
• Contribute to the continued development and transformation of accessible, needs-led CAMHS services

Who can apply

You’ll need:

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, or eligibility within six months
• Approved Clinician status, or ability to achieve this within three months
• Good standing with the GMC
• Excellent specialist clinical knowledge
• Strong clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective and broad medical knowledge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to work within and lead teams
• A valid UK driving licence and willingness to use it for work, or evidence of a suitable alternative

We’d particularly welcome

Experience or expertise in:

• A broad range of specialist or sub-specialist experience relevant to CAMHS
• Teaching and training undergraduate or postgraduate learners
• Research or service evaluation
• Clinical audit and quality improvement
• Shared leadership and collaborative service improvement
• Using and critically appraising clinical evidence
• Working in a genuinely participatory way with children, young people and families

Develop, influence and lead

This is an established Consultant post within a supportive East Sussex CAMHS service, giving you the opportunity to combine specialist clinical practice with leadership, improvement and collaboration across the wider Sussex system.

You’ll work alongside nurses, psychologists, systemic family therapists, child psychotherapists, Consultants and Specialty Doctors, while also becoming part of the Trust-wide Consultant network.

You’ll have opportunities to connect with Consultant peers through regular locality divisional and clinical governance meetings, while contributing to the development of services that are increasingly dynamic, needs-led and accessible to children, young people and families.

What Sussex Partnership can offer you

At Sussex Partnership, we recognise the importance of creating roles that work for both our services and our people. If you’re interested in different hours or a different working pattern from that advertised, we welcome a conversation about what may be possible.

Working in East Sussex also gives you access to:

• The South Downs and Sussex countryside
• Miles of scenic coastline
• Renowned walking and cycling routes
• Easy access to airports
• London within easy reach
• A lifestyle combining coast, countryside and well-connected towns

As CAMHS continues to transform, there may be opportunities to work beyond traditional 9–5 patterns to support responsive and accessible services. Any such arrangements would be discussed and negotiated individually, with work-life balance remaining an important consideration.

If you’re a Consultant Psychiatrist looking for a community CAMHS role combining specialist clinical care, senior leadership, multidisciplinary working and the opportunity to help shape services for children and young people, we’d love to hear from you.