Specialty Doctor

West London; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust invites applications for a Locally Employed Doctor in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Hounslow. The post is 12 months, with 10 PA allocations, and involves working across adolescent and child and family teams to deliver patient-centred child psychiatry care.

The role offers opportunities for professional development within a dynamic, multidisciplinary CAMHS network within NW London’s integrated care system.

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within three months.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings/conditions on practice.

Responsibilities

• Offer psychiatry input across the Adolescent and Child and Family Team.
• Assess and manage presentations including anxiety, depression, self-harm, OCD and PTSD.
• Be a key member of the multidisciplinary team delivering patient-centred care.
• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership within CAMHS.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team leadership

Research/appraisal

Clinical decision-making

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

GMC registration

Specialist Register OR in 6 months

Approved clinician status OR within 3 months

Approved under S12 OR within 3 months

Medical education/research/management degree

GMC good standing

Job description

Main area Children & Adolescent Services Grade MC75 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Business Development) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 222-LS-CAMHS-831

Site Heart of Hounslow Health Centre Town Hounslow Salary £63,696 - £102,689 per annum inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

We are pleased to welcome applications for a Locally Employed Doctor working in Hounslow Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service post (10PAs) working across the Adolescent and Child and Family Teams, West London NHS Trust. This post is for 12 months.
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, redeveloping the NDT pathway and continue to develop innovative services to enhance the crisis pathway.
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.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job would be to offer psychiatry input across the Adolescent and Child and Family Team. This will involve assessment and management of a range of presentations, including anxiety and depression, self-harm, OCD and PTSD. The locally employed doctor will play a key role in the multidisciplinary team 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.
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. Sacha Evans, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist [e-mail]
Dr. Alex Horne, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist [e-mail]

Working for our organisation

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 over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Person specification

Qualificatins

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with three months of appointment
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Experience, knowledge and skills

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Other requirements

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Experience of working within a multicultural framework.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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 Sacha Evans Job title Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Email address [e-mail]

At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.

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