CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist (Enhanced £45k RRP)


Location
Haywards Heath, England
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum (pro rata for part time working)
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
28 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
07 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

8 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • ELIGIBILITY

    Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.

  • ELIGIBILITY

    Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.

  • ELIGIBILITY

    Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

  • ELIGIBILITY

    Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

  • Qualifications

    MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

  • CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

    Excellent knowledge in specialty

  • CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

    Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge

  • CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

    Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Desirable

4 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • ELIGIBILITY

    In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

  • Qualifications

    Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.

  • Qualifications

    MRCPsych

  • CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

    Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Job overview

Ouse Valley Sussex CAMHS Service have an exciting opportunity for a permanent, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Consultant Psychiatrist to join their locality team. This is an exciting opportunity to play an integral part in prioritising the delivery of a safe, effective and caring service to those children and young people (0yrs-18yrs).

At Sussex Partnership we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to as advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.

This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 structured over a three-year period as follows:

  • £15,000 payable upon successful recruitment
  • £10,000 payable at 12 months’ service
  • £10,000 payable at 24 months’ service
  • £10,000 payable at 36 months’ service

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, then please do not hesitate to contact our Medical HR Team via spft.medicalhr@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The service we provide is in line with NICE Evidenced Based Treatment for those children and young people. You will provide high quality specialist clinical assessments, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation to children, young people and their families in a range of settings, and work collaboratively with other members of the team to plan and deliver appropriate individually tailored treatment plans.

You will work as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team which includes nurses, psychologists, systemic family therapists and child psychotherapists. This post will work alongside other Consultants and Specialty Doctors who work in Sussex CHYPS. You will also be part of a Trust wide SAS network where there are opportunities to liaise with colleagues in other posts throughout the Trust and develop peer networks. You will also see psychiatric peers at regular division meetings in the locality and at clinical governance meetings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will work as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team which includes nurses, systemic therapist, creative therapists and psychologists. This post will work alongside other Consultants and Specialty Doctors who work in Sussex CAMHS.

You will also be part of a Trust wide consultant network where there are opportunities to liaise with colleagues in other posts throughout the Trust and develop peer networks. You will also see consultant peers at regular division meetings in the locality and at clinical governance meetings.

There is only so much we can say to you in an advert, so would love to speak to you about this role in more detail. For more information please see our contact details below!

Please note the Job Description is still with the Royal College for approval. If there are any small changes we will ensure all applicants receive the final version before interview.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist (Enhanced £45k RRP) with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Haywards Heath, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £109,725 - £145,478 per annum (pro rata for part time working). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.

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