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Specialist doctor in camhsroyal edinburgh hospital/rhcyp
Reference - 214816
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.
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Entry Criteria for a Specialist DoctorA doctor appointed to this grade:
Applications are welcome from enthusiastic candidates to join a well-established community child and adolescent mental health team in Tier 4 CAMHS for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based between the Royal Edinburgh Hospital and RHCYP.
We would welcome applicants who would like to work a range of timetables and are very supportive of flexible working and less than full time (LTFT) job plans.
Tier4 CAMHS is composed of the 12-bedded in-patient unit (Melville Unit) and CAOT (CAMHS Assertive Outreach Team) and Day Programme. West Lothian has its own Tier4 services. This post would be predominantly based in CAOT. This is a multidisciplinary team which operates at the interface between the in-patient unit and Tier3 Community CAMHS. The aim of CAOT is to support discharges from the in-patient unit to community CAMHS and to work with community CAMHS Teams to prevent the need for an in-patient admission by providing enhanced support to a young person.
Post Summary:
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 CAMHSangela.jones@nhs.scot
Lisa Canale - CAMHS Clinical Service Managerlisa.canale@nhs.scot
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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***
Closing Date: 17/05/2026