Clinical Lead Consultant

West London NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Hammersmith and Fulham. The role involves team leadership, direct psychiatric input, and managing resources within a supportive mental health team. The successful candidate will provide high-quality care and contribute to a comprehensive child and adolescent mental health service.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at time of appointment.
• GMC Specialist Register for child and adolescent psychiatry or within six months.
• Participated in continuous professional development and clinical audit.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the NDLD team and clinical supervision of trainee psychiatrists.
• Conduct urgent and non-urgent psychiatric outpatient assessment, treatment, and psychological interventions.
• Ensure familiarity with the progress of assessed and treated cases.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills in child and adolescent psychiatry

Ability to work in and lead team

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management

MRCPsych

Job description

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist post (1.0WTE 1 year fixed term) In Hammersmith and Fulham CAMHS Neurodevelopmental and Learning Disability Team (NDLD)) to join our friendly, supportive, and experienced multi-disciplinary specialist mental health team.

H&F CAMHS is a high performing service in terms of its productivity and has excellent service user/carer feedback. Waiting times and vacancies are lower than comparable services. The CAMHS service line as a whole has a strong ethos of service user involvement and innovation.

The post is based at 48 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith W6 0LS which is readily accessed by public transport and is close to the local high street with shops and amenities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, keen and skilled psychiatrist who can provide team leadership and together with the other Consultants and leads in the service provide a comprehensive specialist CAMH service in the borough.

The role itself will involve providing clinical leadership to the NDLD team as well as direct medical/psychiatric input to a proportion of cases, clinical supervision of trainee psychiatrists, management of resources and team budget.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will share with their Consultant colleagues and professional leads, responsibility for the provision of a comprehensive and effective general child and adolescent mental health service in line with service and contractual requirements.

Within the NDLD Team, the post-holder will assist with the delivery of a comprehensive range of assessments, therapeutic interventions, training and consultation with the multi-disciplinary team. They will share responsibility for allocated cases and other clinical leadership duties for the team. The post-holder will be expected to provide both urgent and non-urgent psychiatric outpatient assessment, treatment and psychological interventions to cases under their direct care. The post-holder will be directly clinically involved with a proportion of open cases in line with the job planning agreement. They will access inpatient and tertiary mental health resources as clinically appropriate. The post holder will be part of the service duty consultant rota prorate during working hours and will join the WLT CAMHS Consultant on Call rota out of hours (approximately 1:10).

The post-holder will be expected to supervise medical staff and ensure familiarity with the progress of their cases being assessed and treated. They will ensure further development of clinical protocols and standards of clinical excellence. High quality communication with referrers will be required.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable criteria

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• MRCPsych
• Additional clinical qualifications

Eligibility

Essential criteria

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
• GMC Specialist Register for child and adolescent psychiatry or within six months
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Desirable criteria

• Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Academic skills and lifelong learning

Essential criteria

• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Has actively participated in clinical audit, research and/or quality improvement programmes

Desirable criteria

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes, awards or publications
• Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes or awards

Clinical skills, knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

• Excellent clinical skills in child and adolescent psychiatry
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Excellent knowledge in speciality
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others

Desirable criteria

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment applications to fully showcase their unique skills, experiences, and achievements. While technology can be a helpful tool, we do not encourage the use of AI-generated content in applications. Relying on AI to generate responses rather than highlighting your own strengths and experiences may negatively impact the success of your application. Please note that all applications will be carefully assessed based on the essential and desirable criteria for the role, and it is crucial that your application and supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Candidate Pack (PDF, 1.5MB)