Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (On call)
- Job ref
- 334-7917624-UAE
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- United Arab Emirates
- Town
- London
- Closing
- 26/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/05/2026
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist, CAMHS - Maudsley Health, United Arab Emirates
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
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Post Title |
Consultant Psychiatrist |
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Hours |
40 hours plus break. On occasion additional hours may be required. Flexibility will be required and it is expected the postholder will work one evening per week. On call responsibilities are a part of this role. |
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Department |
Clinical Academic Group (CAG): Children and Adolescent Mental Health |
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Base |
Maudsley Health, United Arab Emirates |
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The postholder will be employed by MACANI LLC. |
Main duties of the job
The Maudsley, in conjunction with Macani LLC requires an additional Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide services in the United Arab Emirates. The post is being created to support the development of services in the Middle East and will be based in Abu Dhabi. The post holder will provide clinical expertise to the team based in Abu Dhabi. They will be expected to deliver effective, highly specialist assessments and treatments in accordance with UK and UAE guidance of professional regulatory bodies in conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team. The consultant will be directly involved in assessment and management, particularly of complex cases where there are psychiatric and other psycho-social factors.
Working for our organisation
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Maudsley Health Maudsley Health is the brand name for the collaboration between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) and MACANI, the local partner. It was formed in 2015 to support the development of high-quality mental health services within the Middle East. Ambitious development plans are being progressed, and the service is growing geographically and clinically in a planned way. Maudsley Health began by providing child and adolescent mental health services in Abu Dhabi in 2015 and then Adult Mental Health Services in 2017. In 2018 the service successfully bid for a contract to work with the then Ministry of Health and Prevention (now Emirates Health Services) to support the development of Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital in Dubai. The aim of Maudsley Health in the UAE is to deliver high quality mental health services, including advice, training and consultation across the range of mental health problems. This requires working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary colleagues, other professionals, families and patients. The service aims to provide a supportive environment using evidence-based approaches and will offer training and development to professionals. The post is being created to support the development of services in the Middle East.
They will have access to an office and computer facilities; the use of an electronic record system is required. |
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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· KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
§ The post holder will play a lead role in providing clinical expertise and support to the team. § The post holder is expected to provide assessment, treatment and consultation for children and young people under 18 and over who present with mental health disorders. § Participation in training of junior doctors (when in place) and other multidisciplinary staff within the teams and contribution to the identification and provision of training needs of the multidisciplinary team. § Participation in education and training locally and nationally. Participate in research as a principal, partner or facilitator as appropriate to the post holders experience and interests. § Adherence expected to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures. § The post holder will be expected to support the development of the services at the hospital. This will involve working closely with the Managing Director, Clinical Director and with the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi, Education and other providers in the Middle East. § The post holder will be expected to develop strong working relationships with acute services. § A component of this role may be to manage cases collaboratively with visiting clinicians from the UK.
OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE ROLE ARE TO: § Ensure that electronic patients clinical records relating to post holders work are well maintained and meet standards for documentation and communication with referrers and users are met. § Promote good links with partner agencies including services in Abu Dhabi. § Contribute to the development of policies and procedures to support good practice and ensure that appropriate high-quality clinical services are delivered. § Provide a service that promotes diversity; meets the needs of service users from diverse ethnic, cultural and religious traditions, accessible and sensitive to needs relating to disability, gender and sexual orientation. § Collect activity information as requested to meet the demands of performance management and service planning. § Help maintain a clinical database and keep all other records and statistics as necessary and required. § Participate in meetings and other management meetings as appropriate to the post holders’ responsibilities. § Apply quality standards to all work undertaken in line with Clinical Governance policies. § Act with integrity and honesty at all times. § Assist in or lead research and evaluation where required. § Take part in and lead audit projects when appropriate. § Encourage junior staff and support their efforts in undertaking audit projects. § Adherence to the agreed job plan and appraisal procedures. § Maintain GMC registration, (or equivalent) and Department of Health, Abu Dhabi. § Maintain S12 and AC status. § Maintain compliance with Maudsley Health, Abu Dhabi, Mandatory Training Register requirements. |
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- CCT- CAMHS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ishita Rathi
- Job title
- HR Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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