Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

• The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday
• Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part-time hours.
• Base: Ward 4 National Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join the largest Scottish Health Board, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, as a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry within Specialist Children’s Services.
Applicants are invited to apply for the post of Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist providing 8 sessions in the well established National Child Psychiatry In-patient Service in the Royal Hospital for Children in the South Glasgow University Hospital campus in Glasgow.
This is a specialist post within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the post will be based in the National Child In-Patient Service with no programmed paediatric liaison component.
The post is configured entirely within the National Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit (Ward 4).
The post holder will join a highly experienced Consultant colleague and be supported by a cohesive, well-functioning multidisciplinary team. The Royal Hospital for Children provides services to the children of Glasgow and Clyde, regional services to the West of Scotland, and a national service for certain paediatric specialities. The post holder will contribute to agreed Consultant cross-cover arrangements within the Royal Hospital for Children site and to Tier 4 CAMHS daytime Consultant on-call arrangements.
For further information about this post, please contact Helen Tindle, Clinical Director – CAMHS, on or via email at
Interviews: Wednesday 4th November
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
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