COMMUNITY CAMHS CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (FOLKESTONE & DOVER)

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COMMUNITY CAMHS CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST (FOLKESTONE and DOVER)The closing date is 19 November 2025

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Contract

Substantive

Hours

Frequency 1:14; Category A - 3% on call supplement

Location

Cherry Tree House, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8AN

Qualifications needed:

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT or equivalent

Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Main duties of the jobTo be successful in your application, you will need:

To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT''s values,

To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care,

Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,

To be a team player

Career Development and training

Just and Compassionate Culture

Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme

Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and Wellness initiatives

11 Staff Networks including parents and carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few

Retail Discounts

Flexible working and agile working

Cycle to work scheme

About usWhy NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the South Kent CAMHS Community Team, based at Cherry Tree House, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8AN.

This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post - 10 PAs with 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.

You will join another full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and a full-time Specialty Doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

Job responsibilitiesYou will be expected to:

Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Folkestone and Dover.

Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team

Work directly with young people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals

Participate in the on-call rota frequency is currently 1:14, with a 3% of basic salary, Category A on-call supplement.

Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative

Work alongside another full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist and a full-time Specialty Doctor.

Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person SpecificationGMC

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Qualifications

CCT or equivalent

Knowledge

Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

Knowledge

Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.

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