Consultant Children and Adolescent Psychiatrist

NHS; Ilford; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A community and mental health trust in Ilford is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Children and Adolescent Inpatient. The role involves leading clinical teams, ensuring high standards of care, and managing emergency assessments. Ideal candidates will possess inclusion in the Specialist Register and demonstrate extensive knowledge of mental health disorders. The post offers a permanent full-time contract with a competitive salary range.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career Development and training

Just & Compassionate Culture

Award winning Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Vivup employee benefits platform

Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellness initiatives

Flexible working and agile working

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Inclusion in the Specialist Register or eligibility within 6 months of obtaining CCT Approved Clinician status.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams and provide direct clinical care to patients.
• Participate in emergency Mental Health Act assessments.
• Develop links with local acute trust A&E departments and paediatric services.

Job description

Overview

Consultant Psychiatrist in Children and Adolescent Inpatient, Brookside Unit and the Young Person's Home Treatment Team. This is a replacement full‑time post of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs).

The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.

The expectation of the post holder will be to support their team, department and organisation to follow the Trust's Values in their day‑to‑day work.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be committed to establishing a culture of relational care and collaborative working across the inpatient unit and home treatment team. You will work as a senior clinical lead in the multidisciplinary team and provide direct clinical care to patients. You are expected to demonstrate clinical and strategic leadership and provide supervision to clinicians where appropriate.

The post holder will also be expected to take a lead on emergency Mental Health Act assessments of CAMHS cases in A&E and the Section 136 suite as required.

There will also be the opportunity for the post holder to further develop links already established with the local acute trust A&E departments and paediatric services to continually improve services.

On‑call responsibilities

The postholder will be part of the Senior Psychiatrist on‑call rota covering out of hours and weekends for Mental Health Services in NELFT. The on‑call will cover service delivery for Children and Adolescents presenting with mental health problems.

The on‑call rota is held by the local community substantive CAMHS consultants and the two inpatient consultants. This rota is currently a 1:13 rota, with a 3% Category A salary supplement and equates to 4 weeks a year.

About us

NELFT is an award‑winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

We have an excellent reputation for research and quality development, which encouraged innovation, better ways of working and improved delivery of care. Joining us will offer you access to training opportunities, Continuing Professional Development, peer support groups, and a robust appraisal system. We can also offer professional mentoring and leadership training to suit your career stage and encourage your development.

Benefits

• Relocation expenses
• Career Development and training
• Just & Compassionate Culture
• Award winning Equality, Diversity 및 Inclusion initiatives
• Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
• Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health & Wellness initiatives
• 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers, ethnic minorities, LGBT+ and Disability networks
• Retail Discounts
• Flexible working and agile working
• Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications – Essential

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

Qualifications – Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification

Knowledge – Essential

• Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence‑based treatment interventions.
• An understanding of system leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice.
• An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities.

Clinical Skills – Essential

• Excellent clinical skills; excellent communication skills both verbally and written; familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches; ability to provide clinical leadership to the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Experience in managing patients and families from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators.

Clinical Skills – Desirable

• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users and carers in service development and quality improvement.

Job details

Date posted: 20 November 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 395‑MED0020‑ARD25

Job location: Brookside Unit
107a Barley Lane
Goodmayes, Ilford
IG3 8XQ

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: Brookside Unit
107a Barley Lane
Goodmayes, Ilford
IG3 8XQ

Website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)