Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 99,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for a fixed-term contract of 4 months. This role involves working within a dynamic CAMHS team to support children and young people's mental health needs, providing assessments, consultations, and contributing to multidisciplinary care plans.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessments and manage a caseload of high complexity.
• Contribute to the multidisciplinary team and attend weekly meetings.
• Provide high-quality psychiatric reports for multiagency use.

Skills

Clinical skills

Bio-psycho-social perspective

Collaborative working

Therapeutic work with children

Flexibility

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

MRCPsych

Job description

Job summary

Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for the North Camden Community Team

Fixed Term Contract - 4 Months

Are you a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with a passion for working with children and young people? Are you interested in working in a dynamic and innovative CAMHS team?

This is an exciting opportunity for a child and adolescent psychiatrist to join one of our well-established, diverse, and supportive CAMHS teams.

North Camden Community Team CAMHS service supports children and young people's emotional wellbeing needs with evidence-based therapeutic interventions. This team comprises a varied multidisciplinary team, staffed by experienced CAMHS clinicians including educational psychologists, child psychotherapists, social workers, systemic family therapists, and trainees from those disciplines.

North Camden Community Team is part of the Camden Unit - CAMHS. We work closely with partners from referring local authorities, schools, and self-referrals.

Candidates are requested to use the section "Supporting Information" on the application form to set out their reasons for applying and their suitability, referring to the person specification, for this post.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide child and adolescent psychiatry contributions to the multidisciplinary team including consultation and support to the team.
2. Attend weekly team meetings and contribute to the Assessment Clinics.
3. Provide psychiatric assessments including assessment of risk to self and others as part of the integrated MDT team, in a range of settings as required.
4. Take part in Mental Health Act assessments if required on cases on caseload during working hours.
5. Provide consultation to other members of the team regarding cases held by the team, and psychiatric input to these cases.
6. To hold a caseload of cases generally of high complexity, usually jointly with other team members, and provide psychopharmacology if appropriate.
7. To provide high-quality psychiatric reports, which are accessible to a multiagency audience, to assist other agencies to plan their service in light of a child or young person's mental health difficulties.
8. To contribute to data collection, audit, QI, and outcome monitoring.
9. Provide medical and non-medical interventions alongside team colleagues, join multidisciplinary reviews, and develop clear co-created care plans.
10. To be an active member of the senior staff group within the team and undertake leadership and service development duties as required.

About us

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (T&P) are the main provider of CAMHS Services to Camden, and provide a range of regional and national mental health services.

The Education and Training Directorate provides training for clinicians, social workers, nurses, teachers, and many other professionals. The clinician-tutor model and multidisciplinary approach ensure courses are relevant, transformative, and empowering.

There are 3 service lines within the Trust: Children and Families Unit, Camden Unit, and Adult Unit. The Adolescent and Young Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Service comes under the Complex Mental Health Service Line.

Overall, there are 30 multidisciplinary teams in the Trust providing services from pre-birth up to age 25. There are 30 Medical Consultants in the Trust. The services cover generic whole-area child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) through to highly specialist local and national services.

Details

Date posted: 21 May 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £99,532 to £131,964 a year (pro rata)

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 4 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 260-TP-932

Job locations: Tavistock & Portman, 120 Belsize Lane, London, NW3 5BA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training/Education

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• MRCPsych

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications

Eligibility

• Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Wide experience and skill of therapeutic work with children, young people, and their families
• Evidence of working flexibly with team members and with young people, and providing appointments in a range of community settings

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers requiring current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside other applications. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for UK entry clearance must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance on overseas criminal record checks.

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Employer details

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Address: 120 Belsize Lane, London, NW3 5BA

Website: https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/