CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist – Coastal
Consultant | Permanent
Full Time – 10 PAs | 0.5 FTE Chichester & 0.5 FTE Worthing
Worthing Hospital / Chichester
£113,565 – £150,569 per annum
Enhanced £45,000 Recruitment & Retention Package
Closing date: 15 September 2026
Join our Coastal Sussex CAMHS service and take a leading role in delivering specialist mental health care to children, young people and families across Chichester and Worthing.
Why this role stands out
• £45,000 Recruitment & Retention Package over three years
• Relocation expenses of up to £8,000, subject to policy requirements
• Split role across Chichester and Worthing CAMHS, providing variety across the Coastal locality
• Work with children and young people and their families
• Join an established multidisciplinary team including nursing, psychology, systemic family therapy and child psychotherapy
• Opportunity to influence service development and improvement across CAMHS
• Bespoke and flexible job planning
• Strong Trust-wide Consultant and peer networks
• Excellent teaching opportunities through links with Brighton and Sussex Medical School
• 30 days’ study leave over three years with annual study leave allowance
• Excellent NHS pension contributions
Enhanced £45,000 Recruitment & Retention Package
This post attracts an additional £45,000 Recruitment & Retention payment, structured over three years:
• £15,000 on successful recruitment
• £10,000 after 12 months
• £10,000 after 24 months
• £10,000 after 36 months
The role
As Consultant Psychiatrist within Coastal Sussex CAMHS, you’ll provide specialist psychiatric assessment and intervention to children and young people across the Chichester and Worthing services.
You’ll:
• Provide high-quality specialist psychiatric and physical assessments for children and young people
• Deliver psychiatric interventions, including pharmacological treatment and Mental Health Act assessments
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to develop individually tailored treatment plans
• Provide specialist CAMHS clinical advice, assessment and intervention across a range of settings
• Engage children, young people, families and carers in planning and delivering care
• Provide timely specialist advice and consultation to GPs, social services and other referrers
• Support appropriate access to CAMHS and effective care pathways
• Work alongside Consultant and Specialty Doctor colleagues across Sussex CAMHS
• Contribute to clinical leadership, service development and continuous improvement
• Support evidence-based care in line with NICE guidance
Who can apply
You’ll need:
• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, or eligibility within six months
• Approved Clinician status, or ability to achieve this within three months
• Good standing with the GMC
• Excellent specialist clinical knowledge
• Strong clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social approach and broad medical knowledge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to work within and lead multidisciplinary teams
• A valid UK driving licence and willingness to use it for work, or evidence of a suitable alternative
We’d particularly welcome
Experience or expertise in:
• A broad range of specialist or sub-specialist CAMHS settings
• Teaching and training undergraduate or postgraduate learners
• Clinical research or service evaluation
• Clinical audit and quality improvement
• Shared leadership and collaborative service improvement
• Using and critically appraising clinical evidence
• Working collaboratively with children, young people and families through shared decision-making
Develop, influence and lead
Psychiatrists play an important role in shaping how our services develop. This post gives you the opportunity to combine direct specialist clinical care with leadership and improvement across two Coastal Sussex CAMHS bases.
You’ll work alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team and become part of a wider Trust Consultant network, giving you opportunities to build peer relationships and collaborate with colleagues across Sussex.
As a teaching Trust, we also have strong links with Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Our services support foundation doctors, GP trainees, core and higher trainees, medical students and Physician Associate students, providing excellent opportunities to contribute to education and supervision.
What Sussex Partnership can offer you
As a Consultant at Sussex Partnership, you’ll have access to:
• £45,000 Recruitment & Retention Package
• Relocation expenses of up to £8,000, subject to eligibility and policy
• Excellent NHS pension contributions
• Flexible working opportunities
• Bespoke, flexible job plans
• 30 days’ study leave over three years, supported by an annual allowance
• Opportunities to become a medical appraiser
• Opportunities to become a clinical or educational supervisor
• Monthly Medical Advisory Committees offering additional peer support
• Responsibility allowances for specific roles and responsibilities
• Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and financial wellbeing support
• Eight staff networks and a strong commitment to inclusion
With the role split equally between Chichester and Worthing, you’ll also be working in one of the most attractive parts of the South East, with the Sussex coast and South Downs on your doorstep and excellent connections to Brighton, London and the region’s airports.
If you’re a CAMHS Psychiatrist looking for a Consultant role combining specialist clinical practice, multidisciplinary working, teaching and the opportunity to influence how services develop, we’d love to hear from you.