Specialty Doctor Lambeth CAMHS

Job overview

Specialty Doctor in CAMHS (10 PAs – full time) – 1 vacancy

CAMHS Directorate

We are looking for a committed Specialty Doctor to join the highly motivated and dynamic team of clinicians in Lambeth CAMHS in a permanent position. The CAMHS Directorate of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is one of the most comprehensive mental health service for children and young people in the country.

Main duties of the job

The post will work across the generic CAMHS and ADHD teams to attend to children and young people up to the age of 18 years who present with a range of significant mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties. The team bases are located at William Geoffrey House, 35 Black Prince Road, Kennington and at St John's Angell Town Primary School.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work alongside 7 Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists (4.8 WTE) within the Borough, another specialty doctor, and two core and higher speciality trainee. Lambeth CAMHS is made up of several teams including the Tier 3 Child and Adolescent Community Service (River), Early Intervention CAMHS (Spring), Community Crisis Team (Rapids), Children Looked After Mental Health Service (CLAMHS), the CAMHS Youth Offending Team (CAMHS-YOS), and the Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS). The teams are multidisciplinary and include a wide range of experienced staff.