Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist: Sponsorship Available

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The appointment is for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services in Gloucestershire. This post is one of 7 consultant posts serving Gloucestershire. The post will support Specialist CAMHS clinics across the county.

CAMHS in Gloucestershire has two main bases – in Gloucester and in Cheltenham. We also have satellite clinic rooms in Stroud, Forest of Dean and Cirencester.

The post holder will have cases at Evergreen House, Cheltenham and cover localities of City of Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, Stroud and Cotswold according to GP post code.

Well supported extensive Multidisciplinary Teams providing direct evidenced based interventions in Schools (Trailblazer Young Minds Matter) through to our effective Outreach Team (Intensive Home Treatment).

Our Peer Group is compassionate, supportive and practices a culture that encourages a duty of candour.

Main duties of the job

To provide Psychiatric oversight with the MDT to young people.

To support the MDT, provide clinical leadership and review the quality of the care we provide.

More details are provided in the in depth job description attached.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are full-time, 10 sessions per week.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CCT or 6 months away from CCT to specialist register
  • CAMHS specialism
  • Full GMC Registration or eligibility to be included on the register and holding a current licence to practise at the time of appointment.

Desirable

  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD, PHD, Msc or other additional clinical qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Significant CAMHS experience
  • Experience of Multidisciplinary team working

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 19 November 2026

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