Consultant Psychiatrist CATAT *Generous Recruitment Package*

Company: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Location: Lowestoft

Posted: May 8th, 2026

Consultant Psychiatrist CATAT *Generous Recruitment Package*

The Trust is looking to recruit a part-time (0.6) Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our CATAT team. The outreach pathway is for children and young people under the age of 18, who have been identified as requiring or at significant risk of admission to Tier 4 levels of care and treatment only. There are no other criteria for accessing the service.

The team provides the service 7 days a week to ensure consistent support and access. The maximum current case load size is 8 young people who could receive up to a daily contact from the team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work in several different settings within the Locality, including other Trust facilities, primary care, local acute Hospital NHS Trust facilities, and patients' residences. The post holder will also be the Responsible Clinician for patients in their care. Working within CATAT, the post holder will undertake, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances and to be available for such irregular commitments outside normal duties as are essential for continuity of patient care which will on occasion involve seeing people at home and allowing time for 'hard to engage' children and families.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Experience

Attributes

Clinical Governance

Teaching

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.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

246-MCFYP7953923

Job locations

The Dragonfly Unit, Carlton Court Hospital

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year gross per annum/pro rata

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