Consultant | West London NHS Trust

West London Mental Health Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in London is seeking a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for the Hounslow Adolescent Team. The role emphasizes medical leadership and patient-centered care for children and adolescents. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and a strong focus on collaboration and assessment. Opportunities for professional growth are included. This position offers a chance to work with a diverse team delivering comprehensive mental health services.

Qualifications

• Strong emphasis on medical leadership in service delivery.
• Experience with children and adolescents in mental health care.
• Ability to deliver individually tailored patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Offer consultant psychiatry input in the Adolescent Team.
• Work closely with heads of discipline and managers.
• Deliver excellent assessment and treatment options.

Skills

Medical leadership

Patient-centered care

Team collaboration

Education

Consultant psychiatrist qualification

Job description

Overview

We are pleased to welcome applications for a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry post (10PAs) in the Hounslow Adolescent Team, West London NHS Trust CAMHS.

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

Service structure

Hounslow CAMHS has four specialist community teams - a child and family team, an adolescent team (including EIP), a Neurodevelopmental service and a mental health team for young people with intellectual disability. Trust-wide CAMHS Crisis, Eating Disorder, DBT and Under-5 Services support the core CAMHS offer.

Role and duties

The main duties of the job would be to offer consultant psychiatry input in the Adolescent 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 emphasis on responsive, individually tailored patient-centred delivery of care. There is considerable opportunity for professional growth.

Organisation context

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.

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’.

Application process

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.

This advert closes on Monday 20 Oct 2025