Consultant in Camhs Psychiatry, with The in Chelmsford, Essex

Consultant Community CAMHS Psychiatrist Basildon & Brentwood SET CAMHSCONTRACT: 10 Programmed Activities (10 PAs) Flexible working available including job share, part-time, remote sessions consideredBASE: Great Oaks Clinic, Great Oaks, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1EHMain duties of the jobThis is funded as eight Programmed Activities (10 PAs) post with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). This is a substantive full time post, we are also open to consider flexible working, job share or fixed term if preferred.We are kindWe are respectfulWe work with our communitiesThis post is for an CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the SET CAMHS Basildon and Brentwood Team at Great Oaks Clinic, Great Oaks, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1EH.A lot of transformation has taken place already and continues to take place within Essex's Community CAMHS Services.The postholder will be part of the Senior Psychiatrist out of hours on-call rota. The community CAMHS Consultants participate in an on-call rota with a current frequency of 1:7, with a 2% of basic salary, Category B on-call supplement. About usNELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.DetailsDate posted08 October 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary Full-time Reference numberBCH-3ML-002281Job locationsBrentwood Community HospitalBrentwoodEssexCM15 8DRUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesMain responsibilities:To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC).Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes.To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.Deputy Medical Director - sarah.ukAssociate Medical Director- viviana.To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC).Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes.To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.Deputy Medical Director - sarah.ukAssociate Medical Director- viviana.EssentialInclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register for Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCTApproved Clinician status, or eligibility for it.EssentialInclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register for Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCTApproved Clinician status, or eligibility for it.Understanding of change managementDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer detailsEmployer nameNELFT North East London Foundation TrustAddressBrentwood Community HospitalBrentwoodEssexCM15 8DRUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameNELFT North East London Foundation TrustAddressBrentwood Community HospitalBrentwoodEssexCM15 8DRUnited KingdomEmployer's website