Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Tier 3 Kingston

Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Tier 3 Kingston

Go back South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 25 January 2026

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic consultant psychiatrist to join our CAMHS team in Kingston. The postholder will join 12 CAMHS Consultants within the Trust Service Line. This post is offered as an 8PA substantive post in the Kingston Tier 3 CAMH service and ADHD clinic. This post has become available due to a resignation.

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Directorate of Southwest London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is a well-established provider of mental health services to the boroughs of Richmond, Sutton, Kingston, Merton and Wandsworth.

The local Kingston CAMHS team is highly specialist comprising of family therapy, psychology, nursing, non medical prescribers and administration staff. The team has access to trust wide services such as the DBT group programme, eating disorder service, emergency services covering the 3 acute hospitals served by the Trust and a Learning Disability Service together with a Deaf Service and a Neurodevelopmental Team.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, mature service to provide both medical and psychological treatment for individuals and families with severe mental health needs and neurodevelopmental needs. There will also be opportunities for the post holder to lead on service development in line with Trust principles and governed by national standards.

The post is within a multidisciplinary team providing a community service and has close links with local authority, education, and the wider borough structure. The post holder will be joining a skilled, motivated, and innovative multidisciplinary team committed to continual learning and development and will be offered excellent CPD opportunities.

About us

We are Proud to Belong at Southwest London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history, and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be responsible to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Clinical Director of SW London St Georges Mental Health Trust.

Please see attached JDPS for details.

Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS and ELIGIBILITY

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management
• Additional clinical qualifications.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Exceptional knowledge in specialty, especially the assessment and management of child ren and adolescents with a range of mental health difficulties.
• 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
• Wide range of specialist and sub specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Experience in managing ADHD.
• Training in specialist assessment tools, e.g., 3Di, ADOS etc.

ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead a 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
• 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

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.

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPer annum pro rata plus London Zone allowance