Consultant Child Psychiatrist – Neurodevelopmental Team

West London NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a Consultant Child Psychiatrist to lead within multi-disciplinary teams at Ealing CAMHS. This role offers opportunities in neurodevelopmental services and comprehensive mental health care for children and adolescents. Candidates must possess GMC registration, child psychiatry expertise, and demonstrate strong communication and clinical skills. The position includes flexible working options and significant professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatrist clinical leadership and expertise.
• Share responsibility for the efficient running of Ealing CAMHS.
• Assist with delivery of assessments, interventions, training, and consultation.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills in child and adolescent psychiatry

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Ability to work in and lead a team

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice

GMC Specialist Register for child and adolescent psychiatry

Job description

Consultant Child Psychiatrist – Neurodevelopmental Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for A Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists to join the well-established department at Ealing CAMHS, West London NHS Trust. One post, new, is within the Neurodevelopmental Team and the other vacancy is within the Adolescent Team. The latter vacancy has arisen due to the current post-holder taking a position elsewhere in the Trust.

Ealing CAMHS offers comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, for children, young people and families in the 0-18 age range. It is a community-based outpatient service characterised by family-centred and individually tailored treatment packages. There are close links with colleagues in Tier 2 CAMHS services, Acute and Community Paediatrics, Education, Social Services, Primary Care, and Adult Mental Health Services.

The post is for the Consultant Psychiatrist in the Adolescent team (Ages 14-18) includes working with the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team. The second post is a new role for a second consultant within our growing neurodevelopmental services in Ealing and the successful candidate joins an established team with opportunities for development and growth. The successful candidates will take a leadership role in Ealing CAMHS alongside their consultant colleagues and heads of disciplines.Our services have embraced digital and remote solutions for working and the service is open to discussing flexible working arrangements with the postholders

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the roles being filled centre around the following areas:1. Consultant Psychiatrist Clinical Leadership and expertise into established multi-disciplinary teams with complex caseloads.2. The Consultant Psychiatrists are expected to share responsibility for the efficient and effective running of Ealing CAMHS with the service leadership team. The various roles and responsibilities of all staff and the Consultant group are agreed with the Clinical Director in line with the current service needs, service developments and clinical interests and managed within an annual formal job planning process. The post-holder will have the opportunity to develop special interests that meet the needs of the service.3. Clinical duties include Psychiatric assessment and intervention expertise including diagnosis of psychiatric conditions and medical management of cases. The adolescent team role includes input into early intervention in psychosis and the neurodevelopmental roles include input into diagnosis of Autism and assessment and management of ADHD alongside the generic skills required for the role.4. The post-holders will assist with the delivery of a comprehensive range of assessments, therapeutic interventions, training and consultation in the multi-disciplinary team. Each consultant team lead will share responsibility for allocated cases and other clinical leadership duties for the team.

About us

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 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

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.

Job 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

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Additional clinical qualifications
• 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
• Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Clinical Skills

• 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
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• 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
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated in clinical audit, research and/or quality improvement
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• 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
• Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.