# Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Intellectual Disability Regional Hub and Spoke Service > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-camhs-intellectual-disability-regional-hub-and-spoke-service/ad4f821e-4e7e-4131-8cc7-9bc900acb20b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-camhs-intellectual-disability-regional-hub-and-spoke-service/ad4f821e-4e7e-4131-8cc7-9bc900acb20b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Location:** Astley Ainslie Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Fixed-term - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T11:12:02.610Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=270177 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=270177 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 259764 - Salary: Locum Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064) - Job closing date: 30/09/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Astley Ainslie Hospital - Employment type: Fixed-term - Hours Per Week: 16 - Job posted date: 15/09/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: East Region CAMHS ID Tier 3/4 Hub and Spoke Pathway ### NHS Lothian ### Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Intellectual Disability Regional Hub and Spoke Service ### Closing : 30/09/2026 NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, part time (16 hours per week) post based in Astley Ainslie Hospital. More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. For an informal discussion please contact: Dr Angela Jones Clinical Director Tier 3 CAMHS angela.jones@nhs.scot Mike Reid CAMHS Clinical Service Manager Mike.Reid@nhs.scot. Dr Duncan Manders 0131 537 9589 duncan.manders@nhs.scot If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*** Interview Date: 20/11/2026 ## Person Specification ### Ability **Essential** - Ability to take full responsibility for independent management of patients - Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients and other team members - Ability to risk assess and risk manage - Ability to manage time effectively and efficiently - Ability to work with networks around a child - Ability to formulate complex cases **Desirable** - Ability to work collaboratively with families ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience of assessment and treatment of child and adolescent mental health presentation in CYP with ID - The diagnosis and treatment of complex mental illness - The management of complex mental health needs - Knowledge of modern treatment options - Experience of assessment and treatment of children with ASD **Desirable** - Experience working with patients presenting with complexity - Experience of working with education and social work departments - Experience of implementing service change to enhance the quality of patient care - Experience of leadership and management - Experience of providing consultation to wider teams and professional disciplines - Experience of managing patients with intellectual disability patients in hospital in patient setting ### Motivation **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: patient-focused care - continuous professional development and life-long learning - effective and efficient use of resources **Desirable** - Desire to develop service improvements for patients and their families ### Team Working **Essential** - Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines - Show respect for other disciplines - Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively - Reliability - Excellent communication skills **Desirable** - Ability to motivate colleagues - Evidence of previous managerial training and experience ### Teaching and Audit **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training - Clinical audit - Learning and continuing professional development - Experience in teaching doctors and other clinical disciplines **Desirable** - Evidence of commitment to formal and informal teaching - Experience of clinical audit and QI projects ### Academic Achievements **Essential** - Evidence of an interest in research **Desirable** - Evidence of understanding and interpreting relevant research - Published research relevant to the role ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - GMC registered medical practitioner with licence to practise - On Specialist Register in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or ID Psychiatry - Specialist Registration - Recognised equivalent overseas training, qualifications and relevant experience may be considered - Current Driving License **Desirable** - Approval under section 22 of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003 ## Documents - [259764 Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1198060&JobId=270177) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.