Consultant Children and Adolescent Psychiatrist | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; Padham's Green; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is seeking a Consultant Children and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Barking, UK. The role involves a mix of clinical responsibilities, including assessment and care planning for children, while participating in a community-focused mental health team. Qualified candidates should have full GMC registration, experience in child psychiatry, and robust clinical skills. Flexible working is available, and the position is a vital part of ensuring quality mental health services for the community.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner accountable for unsupervised actions.
• Ability to assess and develop care plans for patients.
• Experience in providing patient education and support.

Responsibilities

• Organise and prioritise own and others’ workload.
• Deputise in manager's absence and delegate tasks.
• Ensure effective risk management at team level.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Education

Full GMC registration

Relevant training in child and adolescent psychiatry

Job description

Consultant Children and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Contract: 10 Programmed Activities (10 PAs) with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs).

Flexible working available.

Base: 79 Axe Street, Barking, Essex IG11 7LZ.

Key Relationships

CAMHS Team including Mental Health School Team (MHST), Targeted children’s service including school nursing, health visiting, paediatrics, therapies & children looked after service, administration staff, Primary Care Providers, Educational Services, Local authority colleagues including social care.

Purpose

This post is for a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Barking and Dagenham CAMHS Community Team, based at 79 Axe Street, Barking, IG11 7LZ. 

The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. 

Expectations

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.

• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work with our communities

On‑Call Rota

The postholder will be part of the CAMHS Psychiatrist on‑call rota covering out of hours and weekends for Mental Health Services in NELFT. The on‑call rota is currently a 1:12 rota, with a 3% Category A salary supplement. Once this post is filled, the rota would be 1:13, equating to four weeks a year.

Clinical Skills

• To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for their own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
• The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in‑house training programmes.
• To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients.
• To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
• To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
• To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
• To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence‑based practice, literature, and peer review.

Responsibilities

• Organise and prioritise own and others’ workload in the day‑to‑day allocation of work.
• Deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
• Have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
• Provide accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• Ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.

This advert closes on Friday 5 December 2025.