Specialty Doctor - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Overview

Women & Child and Families Clinical Care Group.

Specialty Doctor in CAMHS Outpatients

Permanent 10 session 8 DCC 2 SPA (no out of hours or weekend working)

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and management of the whole range of mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties presenting in children aged 6-18 years enrolled in school education, with duties tailored to experience and training.
• Prescribe and adjust medications where required and supervise nurses in monitoring ADHD medication.
• Work within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team to provide a patient-centred service for children and young people with mental health difficulties or neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Contribute to the development of the service; the precise job plan can be influenced by wider service developments and further training can be offered in assessment and treatment of mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Part-time hours will be considered.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council.
• At least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent part-time/flexible basis), at least two years in a specialty training programme in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry or paediatrics, or as a fixed-term specialty trainee in CAMHS/paediatrics, or equivalent experience and competencies.

Additional Information

Please see the attached Jobpack for further information about the post and working in NHS Tayside.

To apply for this post please complete the application via .

Closing Date: 10 April 2026

Anticipated interview date is tbc.

Contact and further discussion

For further discussion about the post or to arrange a visit please contact the Clinical Director, Clinical Care Group Manager or CAMHS consultants via email in the 1st instance.

• Clinical Director - Dr Andrew Kinnon,
• Clinical Care Group Manager - Diane Caldwell,
• Consultants in CAMHS - Dr Gemma Watt, ; Dr Abdulkareem Carlyle,

Equal Opportunities

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.