Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (CAMHS)

NHS Lanarkshire - Coathill Hospital

NHS Lanarkshire presents a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and collaborative large CAMHS service. We are looking to recruit a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.  The post will be based at Coathill Hospital in the Airdrie Coatbridge Cumbernauld Locality CAMHS Team. 

The post sits within a large health board in Scotland which currently has over 70 Consultant Psychiatrists and 20 Associate Specialists and Specialty Doctors in post.  The Lanarkshire service covers a total population of around 655,000.  It covers a diverse geographical area with large urban populations as well as a large rural area. 

The CAMHS service has undergone significant recent development and enhancement. This has included the development of a Neurodevelopmental Service with multi-disciplinary clinicians from across Childrens Services and which has research links with the University of Glasgow. There have also been system redesigns to enhance patient care such as the expansion of the CAMHS Unscheduled Care Teams.

The successful candidate would be joining a supportive Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry group who are dedicated to excellent patient care.  The department has a commitment to teaching and training from medical students to higher trainees and is keen to nurture Consultant Psychiatrists who are new to the team. 

The job is offered as a part-time post on a 6 PA basis (including up to 1 non-DCC).

The University of Glasgow enjoys close links with NHS Lanarkshire, and our medical students benefit greatly from the excellent educational opportunities provided by the board in both primary and secondary care. Those who are or who will be involved in teaching our students, or in any other activity which involves a contribution to teaching, research or scholarship within the University are eligible for honorary status at the University of Glasgow.

Honorary Status Role Holders are entitled to numerous benefits including a University of Glasgow ID card, use of the Library and other facilities, and a University IT account as required for their role. They have access to all courses run by the IT Services on the same basis as members of staff and are also permitted an educational discount when PC equipment is purchased through the IT Services.

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For any informal enquiries, please contact Dr Lisa Sigouin, CAMHS Clinical Director on . 

For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Senior HR Assistant on or via medical.dentalconsultant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential childrens setting/secure unit.

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agencys new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Please follow the link below should you wish any further information on NHS Lanarkshire

Recruitment | NHS Lanarkshire (scot.nhs.uk)

Interview Date: 12th June 2024.