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Visiting Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS

On-site in London·Added today (last checked 16 Oct)

Priory Group

621 open roles

Overview

Work mode
On-site, London
Contract
Fixed-term contract
Experience
Senior level

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Clinical freedom – You control your caseload, hours, and treatment plans
  • Team connection – Work independently, with full clinical governance and peer support
  • Steady patient flow – Referrals come via our national brand, GP networks, and online presence
  • Admin taken care of – We handle bookings, billing, and secretarial support
  • Established reputation – Be part of a brand trusted by patients, insurers, and clinicians for 30+ years
  • Quality facilities – Work from fully equipped, CQC-registered hospitals and outpatient clinics
  • Flexible commitment – Choose your sessions and work around your lifestyle
  • Inpatient access if needed – Direct pathways into Priory services when required

The role

Priory Hospital Roehampton is looking to recruit an independent Consultant Psychiatrist (Visiting Consultant) to work in partnership with their team. This is a self employed role, ideal for candidates either new to Private and Independent Practice or for those looking to widen the scope of their existing Private Practice.

Priory Hospital Roehampton, is a welcoming and highly respected rehab facility, offering expert mental health and addiction treatment.

We support people facing a wide range of mental health challenges, providing specialist care and currently looking for a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist.

What you'll do

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.

  • Taking clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews and the development of a therapeutic milieu.
  • Fulfilling the role of Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
  • Supervising the process of referral and admission including contributing to preadmission assessments of young people with other team members.
  • Offering a psychiatric perspective to the multidisciplinary team in relation to the assessment, formulation and treatment of adults.

Key Responsibilities

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

Skills & Expertise

Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.

This post requires a good team player who is keen to contribute to a multidisciplinary approach to assessment, formulation, and management plans. The consultant must hold and maintain registration with the GMC, including the relevant Specialist Register, and be able to provide evidence of registration to the Hospital Director or Group Medical Officer if requested. In terms of experience, the consultant should possess a CCST/CCT (or equivalent) in the relevant areas of Psychiatry and have experience working in inpatient settings with individuals experiencing significant mental health difficulties.

For more information about the role, you can email DonaldMasi@priorygroup.com

About Priory Group

Priory is a leading independent provider of mental healthcare and adult social care, supporting over 24,000 people every year across a network of around 270 locations. The people it supports may have addictions, mental health issues, learning disabilities, autism or one of many other conditions, and it delivers care through roles ranging from nurses, care assistants and support workers to managers and medical specialists.

Its services span addiction treatment, mental health support, eating disorder services, neurodiversity services, residential services, supported living, and both NHS and private healthcare, delivered through inpatient, outpatient and online programmes. Priory also states a goal of embedding a culture of openness, inclusion and trust where colleagues feel they belong, and that every colleague, patient and resident is treated with dignity and respect.

Industry
Healthcare

In their own words

Additional information

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified. In such cases, adverts should be closed immediately, and remaining applicants informed of the reason.

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