Consultant Psychiatrist

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

Job summary

The West London NHS Trust invites applications for a Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry position. This role involves providing consultant-level psychiatric support in the NDLD Team, emphasizing individualized care and professional growth opportunities within a collaborative environment. Apply for this one-year fixed-term position to join an innovative service in a supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Offer consultant psychiatry input in the NDLD Team.
• Deliver excellent assessment and treatment options for children and young people.
• Emphasize responsive, individually tailored, patient-centred delivery of care.

Job description

We are pleased to welcome applications for a Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry post (10PA’s) in the Hammersmith and Fulham Neurodevelopmental and Learning Disability (NDLD) Team, West London NHS Trust CAMHS. This is for 1-year fixed term post in the first instance pending substantive recruitment to the same post.

The West London NHS Trust’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health services have a history of innovation. We are currently embedding Youth Ambassadors in all services to ensure co-production and continue to develop innovative services to enhance the crisis pathway.

Hammersmith and Fulham CAMHS has three specialist community teams - a child and family team, an adolescent team (including EIP), and a Neurodevelopmental and Learning disability team. Trust-wide CAMHS Crisis, Eating Disorder, DBT and Under-5 Services support the core CAMHS offer.

The main duties of the job would be to offer consultant psychiatry input in the NDLD Team. There is a strong emphasis on medical leadership in our services. Consultants work closely with heads of discipline and managers to deliver excellent assessment and treatment options for children and young people with an emphasis on responsive, individually tailored, patient-centred delivery of care. There is considerable opportunity for professional growth.

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.

Interested applicants should contact Dr. Meenal Sohani, Hammesmith and Fulham CAMHS Borough Clinical Lead, by clicking the Apply button