Specialist Doctor in Child and Adolescent psychiatry - 214816 PM

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.

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.

Entry Criteria for a Specialist DoctorA doctor appointed to this grade:

• shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council; and
• shall have completed a minimum of 10 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted;
• shall meet the criteria set out in the Specialist grade generic capabilities framework.

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:

• In collaboration with multidisciplinary team to provide a mental health service for children (0-18 age range) who are being supported by tier 4 services in NHS Lothian.
• To provide clinical supervision to higher and core trainees
• To participate in audit of the clinical services for which you work.
• To play a role in the implementation of Lothian’s Joint Strategy for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and the CAMHS development strategy.
• To provide reciprocal cover for medical colleagues during periods of annual, professional, or short-term sick leave.
• To undertake duties as an Approved Medical Practitioner under the terms of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003
• To undertake duties for the wider service in accordance with agreed job plan
• Other duties arising from time to time in consultation with the Clinical Director and Clinical Service Manager.

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