Employer South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site National Deaf CAMHs Cambridge, Town Cambridgeshire, Salary £109,725 – £145,478 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/06/2026 23:59
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is “making life better together”.
When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
Locum Consultant Psychiatrist – 6PAs
Duration – 3 – 6 months
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist in our Deaf CAMHS team based in Cambridge. This part time Consultant post provides clinical input to children and young people from Cambridge and East of England, referred to the National Deaf CAMHS Service.
The successful candidate will join an established and stable multidisciplinary team of professionals skilled in mental health and deafness. The multidisciplinary team consists of a mixture of deaf and hearing staff and also sign language interpreters experienced in mental health work. The service is part of the National CAMHS Deaf service with hubs across the country and a unified quality and governance alliance.
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust hosts three community teams. This team covering Greater London and teams covering Kent/ Medway and Cambridge.
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of this role will be to provide specialist support for deaf children, many of which will present neurodevelopmental needs. This is, therefore, likely to involve managing ADHD cases that require ongoing medication monitoring and reviews, as well as contributing to the ASD pathway through participation in ADOS assessments and general consensus discussions with the wider team.
To ensure a supported workflow, all cases will have assigned care coordinators. While consultant retains medical oversight for the majority of the caseload, there are collaborative conversations to agree on oversight on a case-by-case basis where appropriate and liaison with local CAMHS for higher risk cases .
Experience of working with deaf community is desirable but not essential and deaf awareness training will be provided.
Working for our organisation
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ – we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Providing services that are linguistically and culturally accessible;
- An increase in skilled Deaf and hearing bilingual practitioners working together to provide a highly specialised service for families who access the service.
- Promoting social inclusion and reducing isolation for a minority population
- Promoting systemic changes that impact positively on mental health including safe inclusiveeducation where communication needs are met, and children and young people have access to healthy learning and peer relationships;
- Improving mental health and wellbeing in a complex group of children and young people where mental health problems and deafness co-exist
- Improving quality of life in a vulnerable group of young people;
- Promoting an equitable and accessible mental health service at highly specialist levels for deaf children and young people and their families.
- Reducing the risk of misdiagnosis and inadequate or delayed treatment.
- An aspiration to reduce rates of mental health problems in deaf adults
Please see attached JDPS for more details
Person specification
Qualifications
- Primary Medical degree.
- Full GMC registration
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT.
- Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act
- MRCPsych, or equivalent. Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry
- CCT in General Adult Psychiatry.
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
- Qualifications in change management and service development skills
- Other higher degrees or further training relevant to the post.
QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE: Critical Expertise in Specialty
- Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved Higher Psychiatric training scheme.
- A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions
- Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those who may not have a formal qualification
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT:
- Engage in continuing professional development, and join a Peer Group to gain approval for CPD done.
- Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit, quality improvement, and working with colleagues in the liaison psychiatry team, the acute trust, and managers. Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups, and local charities.
- Experience of service planning and development
- Experience of working with third sector partners
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT: RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
- Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies
- Higher degree in research Completion of a research project and evidence of its dissemination
- Publication in a peer reviewed journal
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT: RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
- Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies
- Higher degree in research Completion of a research project and evidence of its dissemination
- Publication in a peer reviewed journal
TEACHING:
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry
- Teaching Qualification Evidence of feedback good from students
At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.
As part of the Trust’s commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:
- BME (Evolve) Staff Network
- DiverseAbility
- Mental Health Staff Forum
- Women’s Staff Network
- LGBTQIA+
We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.
Please note:
- That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
- That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3 rd party e-recruitment system
- That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
- That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
- That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
- That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
- That we are a smoke-free Trust
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Dr. Nicky Adrian Job title Associate CD and Consultant Psychiatrist Email address medicalstaffing@swlstg.nhs.uk Telephone number 07783 894920 Additional information
Closing date: 14th June 2026 (midnight)
Interview date: TBC
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