Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – SG

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work 8 sessions in Fife CAMHS. The post will cover part of the East Fife area based in the EAST team. The base is located at Playfield House, Stratheden Hospital Cupar, with clinic rooms also in Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy. Currently there is no on call required, however in the future on call may become part of the duties of the consultant group. Contributing to emergency response during normal working hours is expected.

Responsibilities

The department (Fife CAMHS) includes a core group of experienced and well qualified clinicians from a number of disciplines, including Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Nursing and Child Psychotherapy and dietetics. The post holder will join an established team of Consultant Psychiatrists. The service has one core trainee from the south east Scotland training scheme and is approved for Higher training from the Scottish National training scheme.

As consultant psychiatrist you will be required to provide an input to all teams with a special emphasis on the Intensive Therapy Team. Tier 3 work will include presentations with anxiety and depression, trauma, eating difficulties, and ADHD with co morbid presentations, anxiety, depression and psychosis. The Tier 3 ADHD pathway currently sits within the community paediatric service. It has been established for 10 years and includes nurses (with prescribing role), and psychologists. It offers assessment and treatment for young people with ADHD, including parent education groups and transition clinics for adolescents. The medical input into the pathway is provided by a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and a speciality doctor.

The service values further development of skills, research and sharing information. The service will offer opportunities for the successful post holder to receive support for research and engage in a range of training events. In the past year the redesigned multi agency Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) has been implemented focussing on collaboration of MDT health colleagues and education and tailored support around neurodivergence rather than assessment only.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess their MRCPsych or equivalent qualification and have obtained, or be within 6 months of obtaining the appropriate CCT from interview. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a licence to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR – Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training to Non UK Applicants must demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK.

Benefits

Fife’s central location means that you are within easy travelling distance of the glorious Scottish countryside. The region has a wide range of sporting and leisure activities particularly golf and horse riding. There are excellent housing and education facilities and the main teaching centres in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee are close and easily accessible by road or public transport. Assistance with relocation and a car leasing scheme are available. Informal enquiries should be directed to Mrs Jane Sinclair, Interim Clinical Services Manager / email or Dr Claudia Grimmer, clinical lead / email .
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 17th December 2025.
We offer flexible working and family friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.