Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Learning and development

Salary sacrifice schemes

Retail discounts

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust seeks a consultant psychiatrist to join the neurodevelopment team in community settings. The post focuses on assessing and treating school-age children with autism spectrum disorders and ADHD, overseeing multidisciplinary treatment plans and prescribing where needed.

You will manage complex referrals, conduct around 12 new assessments and 48 follow-ups per month, and contribute to service development and leadership within the team.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate psychiatry qualification (MRCPsych).
• CCT or awaiting confirmation within 6 months of interview.
• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in psychiatry or paediatrics.
• Section 12 approval under the Mental Health Act and eligibility for Approved Clinician Status.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments for school-age children with autistic spectrum disorders and ADHD.
• Provide consultation to other professionals and oversee multidisciplinary treatment plans.
• Prescribe medication where required and manage complex cases with risk.
• Handle around 12 new patients and 48 follow-ups monthly in a community setting.
• Participate in service development and leadership within the neurodevelopmental team.

Skills

Team working

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Service development

English proficiency

Openness to teaching

Education

MRCPsych

CCT accreditation or within 6 months

Job description

This newly created consultant post sits in the neurodevelopment team of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, working in community settings. The work centres on assessing and treating school-age children with autistic spectrum disorders and ADHD, overseeing multidisciplinary treatment plans and prescribing where needed. Complex referrals, including those with significant risk, diagnostic uncertainty or overlapping personality factors, form part of the caseload alongside around 12 new patients and 48 follow-ups each month. Fit depends on specialist-register inclusion and Section 12 approval.

What the job involves

• Complete assessments for school-age children with autistic spectrum disorders and ADHD
• Provide consultation to other professionals
• Oversee multidisciplinary treatment plans
• Prescribe medication where required
• Assess complex cases with significant risk of self-harm, harm to others or neglect
• Assess cases with diagnostic uncertainty or complexity
• Evaluate the interaction of potential illness and personality factors
• See around 12 new patients and 48 follow-up reviews a month
• Provide consultant input and leadership in the community neurodevelopmental service
• Help address historical waiting lists for neurodevelopmental assessment

What’s required

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in psychiatry, such as MRCPsych membership
• CCT accreditation, or within 6 months of interview, or equivalent

Registration & licences

• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in psychiatry or paediatrics
• Section 12 approval under the Mental Health Act
• Eligibility for Approved Clinician Status

Experience

• Training and experience in neurodevelopmental disorders, usually via a higher training scheme
• Training and experience working with children and young people with learning disabilities
• Experience using recognised assessment tools to diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders and manage them holistically
• Interest in or experience of audit leading to quality improvement

Skills & knowledge

• Good team working, communication and interpersonal skills, with good command of English
• Solution-focused approach
• Commitment to develop the neurodevelopmental service, including taking part in its management and leadership
• Openness to involvement in service development within the trust and ICB strategic direction
• Commitment to facilitate and develop the learning and practice of others

Checks & eligibility

• Willingness to undergo a DBS check

Other

• Willingness to join the on‑call rota

Nice to have

• Experience in a multi‑agency environment
• Understanding of information technology
• Experience in research and teaching
• Experience of service development
• Interest in developing community services

What’s offered

• Generous annual leave that increases with length of service
• Learning and development, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car or vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, and gym membership
• Discounts with retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues via the Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• Wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service and external helpline
• Staff networks and support groups