# Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS at Pulse Healthcare

Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS at Pulse Healthcare in Essex. Remote. Posted November 21, 2025.

- Company: Pulse Healthcare
- Location: Essex
- Workplace: Remote
- Posted: 2025-11-21
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/pulse/jobs/7530598003
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/consultant-psychiatrist-camhs-pulse-healthcare-f04kb3

## Requirements

- Hold full GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register.
- Possess a CAMHS CCT or equivalent CESR qualification.
- Hold Approved Clinician status.
- Have significant experience within CAMHS inpatient or community settings.
- Demonstrate excellent clinical judgment, leadership, communication, and teamworking abilities.
- Have a thorough understanding of relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act (MHA) and Mental Capacity Act (MCA).

## Description

Are you ready to take the next step in your CAMHS career? This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape a new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) ward within a long-established independent mental healthcare facility. This is a rare chance to build a new service line with the full backing of a leading UK mental health provider.

The organisation already delivers high-quality CAMHS services at several other sites and is now expanding, seeking an experienced Consultant CAMHS Psychiatrist to help launch and lead a new inpatient ward for young people aged 13–18. Flexible working options, including remote working for one day per week, can be discussed.

The hospital provides a range of existing acute and addiction pathways and is now introducing a new CAMHS service as part of its development. As Consultant CAMHS Psychiatrist, you will play a key leadership role in shaping, developing, and delivering this new service, providing clinical oversight to a dedicated multidisciplinary team and fostering a positive, recovery-focused culture for young people and their families.

### **What you’ll be doing**

You will join a compassionate and dedicated team committed to patient wellbeing. The service takes a personalised, evidence-based approach to support young people in building confidence and moving forward toward a healthier future.

Key responsibilities include:

- Serving as Consultant and Responsible Clinician, leading patient care planning and multidisciplinary collaboration.

- Assessing and managing complex cases, chairing MDT and CPA meetings, and liaising with patients, families, and external agencies.

- Providing clinical leadership alongside the Ward Manager and ensuring compliance with organisational and regulatory standards.

- Contributing to governance, quality improvement, and service development through active participation in CAMHS and ward-level meetings.

- Engaging in academic and professional development activities such as teaching, case discussions, audit, and research.

Further details are available in the job description.

### **What you’ll bring to the role**

The work is highly rewarding yet challenging, requiring resilience, empathy, and strong clinical leadership.

The ideal candidate will:

- Hold full GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register.

- Possess a CAMHS CCT or equivalent CESR qualification.

- Hold Approved Clinician status.

- Have significant experience within CAMHS inpatient or community settings.

- Demonstrate excellent clinical judgment, leadership, communication, and teamworking abilities.

- Have a thorough understanding of relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act (MHA) and Mental Capacity Act (MCA).

Informal enquiries can be made via the recruitment team.

### **What we will give you in return**

You will be supported to succeed and develop through structured career conversations, comprehensive training, and pathways into senior clinical and leadership roles.

Benefits include:

- Free on-site parking

- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

- An additional day’s leave for your birthday

- Enhanced maternity pay

- Contributory pension scheme

- Flexible benefits, including gym membership, technology schemes, and healthcare cash plan

- Access to development and training opportunities

- Sponsorship of professional qualifications via an Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel

- Leadership and management development programmes

- Long service awards

- Refer-a-friend bonuses