Dr. Jon Goldin

Professional statement

Dr Jon Goldin is a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at The Soke in Chelsea, at The Summit in Highgate, and he also consults in Belsize Park, London. His areas of expertise lie in the assessment and management of depression, anxiety, emotional and behavioural difficulties and ADHD.

Dr Goldin has vast experience in assessing and managing mental health difficulties in both children and adolescents. In addition to his work as an NHS Consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital for 21 years, he holds/has held several prominent positions within the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

He was an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Child Health for some 20 years and is the College Lead for Parliamentary Engagement at The Royal College of Psychiatrists. For 10 years he was the Joint Training Programme Director in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the Great Ormond Street and Royal London Higher Training Scheme. He was formerly the Vice Chair of the Child and Adolescent Faculty at the RCPsych and the Head of Department in the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (DCAMH). Dr Goldin was awarded the prestigious ‘Psychiatric Communicator of the Year’ award in 2022 by The Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Dr Goldin worked in the NHS for around 30 years and left in 2023 to concentrate on clinical work and he now works full-time in the Independent Sector.