# Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Edward Jenner Court
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Psychiatry
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (On Call 1:20)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-19T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24T10:41:06.704Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Gloucester/Gloucestershire_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Child_Adolescent_Psychiatry/Child_Adolescent_Psychiatry-v8274293
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8274293?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ghc.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The appointment is for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services in Gloucestershire. This post is one of 7 consultant posts serving Gloucestershire. The post will support Specialist CAMHS clinics across the county.

CAMHS in Gloucestershire has two main bases – in Gloucester and in Cheltenham. We also have satellite clinic rooms in Stroud, Forest of Dean and Cirencester.

The post holder will have cases at Evergreen House, Cheltenham and cover localities of City of Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, Stroud and Cotswold according to GP post code.

Well supported extensive Multidisciplinary Teams providing direct evidenced based interventions in Schools (Trailblazer Young Minds Matter) through to our effective Outreach Team (Intensive Home Treatment).

Our Peer Group is compassionate, supportive and practices a culture that encourages a duty of candour.

### Main duties of the job

To provide Psychiatric oversight with the MDT to young people.

To support the MDT, provide clinical leadership and review the quality of the care we provide.

More details are provided in the in depth job description attached.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are full-time, 10 sessions per week.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further details. Please be aware this vacancy may close earlier than stated depending on volumes.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant CAMHS experience
- Experience of Multidisciplinary team working

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- CCT or 6 months away from CCT to specialist register
- CAMHS specialism
- Full GMC Registration or eligibility to be included on the register and holding a current licence to practise at the time of appointment.

**Desirable**

- Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD, PHD, Msc or other additional clinical qualifications

## Documents

- [jd camhs (pdf, 400.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10591225)
- [staff benefits - ghc (pdf, 618.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2522)
- [additional information for applicants (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2656)

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