Consultant Community CAMHS Psychiatrist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chelmsford, CM2 0QX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Jul 2026
Closing date:	26 Aug 2026

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Summary

Main responsibilities: • To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-to-day allocation of work. • To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff. • To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them. • To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes. • 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. Clinical Skills: • To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols. • 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 responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients. • To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes. • 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. • To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review. Training & Supervision: • To act as clinical supervisor to junior colleagues (FY/CT/GPVTS/ST), providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care. • Ensure junior colleagues are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs. • To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others. • To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops. • To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to Trust strategy. • To support new staff and their integration within the team. • To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines. Who to contact for informal inquiries: Medical Director: Dr Sarah Dracass, email Sarah.Dracass@nelft.nhs.uk Associate Medical Director: Dr Viviana Porcari,, email Vivana.Porcari@nelft.nhs.uk Medical Staffing: medicalstaffinghr@nelft.nhs.uk

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