Consultant in Learning Disability and/or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 107,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative health board as a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, where you'll provide vital psychiatric care to children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health disorders. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the development of mental health services across a diverse population. You'll engage in clinical interests, support vulnerable youth, and ensure a smooth transition into adult services. If you're passionate about making a difference in young lives, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience working with under 18s with learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of laws relating to mental health disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessment and treatment for children under 18.
• Support and work with team members in multi-disciplinary settings.

Skills

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Learning Disabilities

Psychiatric Assessment

Mental Health Disorders

Team Collaboration

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Approved Medical Practitioner Registration

Job description

Consultant in Learning Disability and/or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Templeton Business Centre, Glasgow
£107,144 - £142,369
Permanent, 40 hours per week

Applicants are invited to apply for the post of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist providing 10 sessions to NHSGGC Learning Disability CAMHS team as part of the Tier 4 CAMHS psychiatry hub. We would also welcome and consider applications from candidates looking to work less than full time. The post holder will work in a board-wide community multi-disciplinary Child & Adolescent Mental Health Team based in Templeton Business Centre in the East of Glasgow.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join the largest UK Health Board, Greater Glasgow and Clyde as a Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry within Specialist Children’s Services.

CAMHS in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is a dynamic, innovative service providing outpatient and inpatient care to children, young people and families with mental health disorders across a large & diverse health board area. Are you enthusiastic, forward thinking & keen to contribute? If so, we look forward to your application to be part of our team and our comprehensive CAMH service. There are opportunities to pursue special clinical interests and to gain experience across a number of clinical service areas including Learning Disability, Forensic CAMHS, Eating Disorders, and Complex Trauma/LAAC services.

Based in the east in the dynamic city of Glasgow (but covering the health board area so travel will be required), this post holder will provide psychiatric input to the intellectual disability pathway for children and young people with moderate to profound learning disabilities and mental health disorders or complex genetic or neuropsychiatric disorders as part of the Board-wide Tier 4 CAMH service.

The LD CAMHS team is one of a number of specialist tier 4 CAMHS Teams across NHSGGC and Regional Services who work alongside 8 Tier 3 CAMHS teams across the health board area.

The LD CAMHS team has a multi-disciplinary staffing complement and serves a diverse socio-economic population. This service specialises in developing and delivering mental health services to children and young people aged 0 to 18 years who are presenting with significant mental health problems which have an impact on their adaptive functioning and require additional interventions to those provided within locality CAMHS services. The post-holder will provide support and intervention for the most vulnerable children and young people in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde who have generalised learning disabilities as well as significant needs and risk as part of their neuropsychiatric/ mental health disorder(s). The post holder will work alongside colleagues in the Psychiatry of Learning Disability service to transition young people into the adult service at the age of eighteen.

This post will require experience of working with under 18s with learning disabilities, and knowledge of the law and best practice as it relates to children and young people with mental health disorders and learning disabilities. The post holder will be responsible for providing psychiatric assessment and treatment to children and young people under 18 years of age, supporting and working with other team members, and providing reports for children's hearings where required.

Applicants must have full GMC registration and a licence to practice. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of Interview. Non UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Experience of having worked in tier 3 or 4 child and adolescent psychiatry services is essential. Applicants must be registered as an Approved Medical Practitioner according to the terms of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act (2003) or agree to undertake training to achieve this qualification as a condition of appointment.

Closing date: 2nd June 2025

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