Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in West London NHS is growing and transforming at an unprecedented rate. As part of this transformation, exciting opportunities have arisen to for Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists to join the well-established services in Ealing and Hounslow Borough CAMHS. In Hounslow CAMHS, we are recruiting to a post in the Adolescent team and to two Neurodevelopmental Team posts.

In Ealing CAMHS, similarly we have a post in the Adolescent Team and a post within the Neurodevelopmental Team.

Both Ealing and Hounslow CAMHS offer comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, for children, young people and families in the 0-18 age range. It is a community-based outpatient service characterised by family-centred and individually tailored treatment packages. There are close links with colleagues in Tier 2 CAMHS services, Acute and Community Paediatrics, Education, Social Services, Primary Care, and Adult Mental Health Services.

The main duties of the roles being filled centre around the following areas:

1. Consultant Psychiatrist Clinical Leadership and expertise into established multi-disciplinary teams with complex caseloads.

2. The Consultant Psychiatrists are expected to share responsibility for the efficient and effective running of the Borough CAMHS with the service leadership team. The various roles and responsibilities of all staff and the Consultant group are agreed with the Clinical Director in line with the current service needs, service developments and clinical interests and managed within an annual formal job planning process.

3. Clinical duties include Psychiatric assessment and intervention expertise, diagnosis of psychiatric conditions and medical management of cases. The adolescent team role includes a relationship with early intervention in psychosis provision in the Trust. The neurodevelopmental roles include input into diagnosis of Autism and assessment and management of ADHD alongside the generic skills required for the role.

4. The post-holder will have the opportunity to develop special interests that meet the needs of the service.

5. The post-holders will lead their teams and assist with the delivery of a comprehensive range of assessments, therapeutic interventions, training and consultation in the multi-disciplinary team. Each consultant team lead will share responsibility for allocated cases and other clinical leadership duties for the team.

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.

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.

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Additional clinical qualifications
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice…