Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Consultant

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales .

Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and "Proud to Lead" competence framework.

The organisation is currently undertaking a comprehensive operating model review and change programme to ensure we are best positioned for the future, creating exciting opportunities to shape how we work and deliver for the people of North Wales.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to assist in providing comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across the rural and urban area of Flintshire and Wrexham. The base will flexible to meet the needs of the service, and discussed and agreed via job planning meetings. It is expected that consultants will develop an area of specialist interest to clinically lead, develop and improve services.

Time would be provided as part of their 3rd SPA. Current examples include: intellectual disability; eating disorders; and sleep. The details would be agreed within the remit of job planning and to align with service requirements.
We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to assist in providing comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to complement the expertise of other Community Consultants and their teams.
This is an opportunity to work within a dynamic and innovative service committed to transforming and delivering services that are evidence based and fit for the population of Flintshire and Wrexham

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessment, formulation and management of significant developmental, behavioural and mental health disorders occurring in children and adolescents 0-18 years
• To offer supervision to colleagues in the teams.
• To offer consultation and training to a range of professionals involved in CAMHS work on a mutually arranged basis.
• To continue to develop further partnership working with Social Services, Homes for looked after Children and Education, to provide professional advice, support and assessments as necessary.
• To join the existing out of hours 1 in 12 on call rota to provide psychiatric cover, consultation and advice to the North Wales Adolescent Service (NWAS) Tier 4 CAMHS Unit, the Paediatric Wards and Adult Mental Health colleagues at the three main hospital sites in North Wales. The on-call rota will include some direct emergency and crisis work at weekends and bank holidays (for example reviewing young people detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act).
  
  The post holder would also be expected to contribute to providing psychiatric cover for the community during working hours, together with other Consultant colleagues
• To develop in conjunction with other colleagues best practice guidelines and where appropriate clinical pathways and protocols to aid the work of the team and ensure high standards of practice.

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