Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist focuses on manage treatment for children and families.

What the role involves

• Manage treatment for children and families.
• Conduct assessments, formulate diagnoses.
• Undertake clinical administrative duties in line with high standards of care.
• Ensure effective case allocation based on skills within the team.
• Supporting co-working across CAMHS, social care, and education partners.
• Actively contribute to service development and quality improvement (QI) initiatives.

Skills and requirements

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Recent, demonstrable experience working in CAMHS.
• Right to work in the UK (British/EU passport or valid share code).

Confirmed role details

• Full-time, 40 hours/week.
• We are seeking a skilled and committed Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the Neurodevelopmental Pathway within the CAMHS team.

Candidate fit

• Delivering expert assessment and treatment of children with neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Provide clinical leadership in the neurodevelopmental pathway.
• Play a key role in quality improvement and service transformation projects.

Additional role context

• Develop services in line with national priorities, including the Transforming Care Agenda and Children and Young People’s IAPT.