Consultant Psychiatrist, Brent CAMHS (attracts 20K RRP)

CNWL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CNWL is seeking a full-time Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist for the Brent CAMHS Enhanced Treatment Team. The role involves providing high-quality psychiatric care to children and adolescents, with opportunities for teaching and research collaboration. A generous relocation package and competitive salary are offered, along with a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Golden Hello of £20K

Relocation package up to £8K

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS pension scheme

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in managing children and adolescents with complex mental health needs.
• Competence in psycho-pharmacology and non-medication therapeutic approaches.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessments and treatment to children and adolescents.
• Consult with multidisciplinary team on urgent assessments and risk management.
• Participate in training and supervision of junior staff.

Skills

Psycho-pharmacology

Assessment and management of complex mental health needs

Teaching and supervision

Leadership skills

Education

Primary Medical Degree

Full GMC Registration

Approved Clinician status

Postgraduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Job description

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Consultant Psychiatrist, Brent CAMHS (attracts 20K RRP)

Consultant

Main area CAMHS Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 333-G-CA-C-0015-G1

Site Brent CAMHS Town Wembley Salary £105,504 - £139,882 £2,162 London Weighting pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Brent CAMHS Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT)

(attracts 20K RRP)

Permanent, Full Time 10PAs

We are currently looking for a Full Time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to work within the Brent CAMHS Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT) within CNWL.

There are 8 sessions within Brent CAMHS and 2 sessions within Brent Early Intervention Service (EIS) focusing on the 14-18 year olds.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, innovative and dedicated child and adolescent psychiatrist with special interest in complexity and trauma, and keen to work with a supportive, dynamic and passionate substantive consultant group and MDT clinicians.

There are opportunities for teaching and training, and strong links with Imperial College London to develop research interests.

This post attracts aGolden Helloof20K payable in two instalments (subject to eligibility, taxable and non pensionable ), Relocation package for up to 8K (subject to eligibility)a generous annual leave entitlement, study leave, the NHS pension scheme, range of staff discounts including discount on purchase and lease of new cars.

Whilst the post is a full time one we would consider applications for either a job share.

Further Information & Arrangements to visit

Dr Louise Morganstein, Lead Consultant C&A Psychiatrist

Tel: [phone]

Dr Azer Mohammed, Clinical Director for CAMHS

Tel: [phone]

Main duties of the job

Brent CAMHS has multiple sub-teams with specialist skills: Emotional Disorders Team (EDT), Neurodevelopmental Team (NDT), Learning disability (LD) and Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT). The post is 10 PAs and this is divided between 8PAs for the Enhanced Treatment team, and 2 PAs in the Brent Early Intervention for Psychosis service.

The Enhanced Treatment team contains assessment and treatment pathways for children and young people with severe attachment difficulties, emerging personality disorders and repeated self harm, and usually a high degree of complexity and comorbidity. The Brent EIS is part of the Adult Mental Health services in Brent and provides assessment and treatment for people over 14 years of age who present with their first psychotic episode. The service contains embedded CAMHS psychiatry resource (this role) for the assessment and treatment of young people aged 14-18 years old with first onset psychosis.

Working for our organisation

CNWL is a nationally leading NHS Foundation Trust providing Mental Health, Community Health and Child Health Services across London and the South East of England.

Over the last few years our catchment area has grown significantly, making the Trust’s population more diverse than ever. The area spans the communities of London, Milton Keynes and wider geographical areas of Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire. There are areas of great affluence as well as deprivation, and there are over 100 first-languages spoken in these communities.

We were authorised as a Foundation Trust on 1 May 2007.

The Trust is organised in to three Divisions: Jameson, Goodall and Diggory. Goodall Division is responsible for the delivery of Mental Health and community Learning Disability services in Hillingdon, as well as all CNWL’s specialist rehabilitation provision and CAMHS provision in NW London. We also deliver community physical health services in a number of boroughs in NW London, including Hillingdon Harrow, Ealing andneighbouring System of North Central London.

Our staff play a fundamental role in our delivery of excellent outcomes and excellent patient experience, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work along with other MDT colleagues to develop the Enhanced Treatment sub-team, offer consultation, work with colleagues from local authority and education, assess and manage children, young people and their families as appropriate.
• Provision of a generic service for non-urgent presentations of children and adolescents requiring psychiatric assessments and treatment, including direct clinical involvement and supervision and oversight of cases held by fellow clinicians.
• Provision of a service to acutely mentally ill children and adolescents when presenting in crisis, including a comprehensive assessment and evidence based interventions as required across a range of theoretical models and treatments.
• Consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding the management of urgent assessments and risk.
• The post holder will be expected to assess about 15-20 new assessments per year, and offer 10- 12 face to face contacts per week.
• The caseload expected of the post holder is about 30-40 cases in the CAMHS Enhanced treatment team, most of whom will be prescribed medication and present with high clinical complexity. They will be expected to consult other member of the team and join them for clinical reviews as appropriate.
• Brent EIS caseload includes around 15 young people aged 14-18 years old. Each young person has a care coordinator. The post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership to the care coordinators and psychiatric reviews for this group, and contribute CAMHS perspective into the day- to-day running of the service.
• Accessing Tier 4 provision as clinically appropriate and reviewing the management and care of the young person during inpatient admission to ensure the most effective use of resources
• Participation in the development of new models of service to improve delivery and outcome, taking into account the views of commissioners and evidence of best practice.
• Provision of clinical leadership in the Brent Enhanced Treatment team
• Participation in development of clinical protocols as required.
• Contribution to the Brent CAMHS senior management group
• Contribution to leadership activities within the CAMHS- ED service line.
• Participation in training and supervision of junior doctors, medical students, and other members of the multidisciplinary Team as required. There is one CT and one FY2 doctor attached to Brent CAMHS who are currently supervised by the other consultants.
• The post holder will be encouraged to become a clinical supervisor in the first instance and then an educational supervisor for CT1 or FY2 doctors attached to the team. CNWL offers support and training for these activities.
• The post holder will be expected to develop training opportunities for junior doctors to encourage recruitment into this area of psychiatry. The post holder will be invited to contribute to the teaching of undergraduate medical students at Imperial College and can apply for honorary clinical lecturer status. Furthermore, there are opportunities to participate in teaching and training activities with CT1-3 (the MRCPsych course) and SpRs doctors, local GPS, social workers, health visitors and other partners in the community.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration and
• Section 12 MHA Approved
• Approved Clinician status or within 3 months of appointment
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
• An additional post graduate qualification of relevance to working with children and Adolescents
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or equivalent (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)

Experience, Skills and Abilities

• Competence in psycho- pharmacology and also non- medication therapeutic approaches
• Experience in the assessment and management of children and young people with complex mental health needs and high risk
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance/Care Quality
• Able to participate in Medical Audit and Quality Assurance
• Experience of teaching and supervision of junior staff and other disciplines
• Management Training
• Experience of Research
• Experience in Paediatrics
• Experience and training in the assessment and management of neurodevelopmental disorders

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Excellent communication and empathic skills
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Experience of team working
• Sound organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Louise Morganstein Job title Lead Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 020 3317 5050