NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Consultant Children and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Closing date: 05 December 2025
Job Title: Consultant Children and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Flexible working available.
Key Relationships: CAMHS Team, Mental Health School Team (MHST), Targeted Children's Service, school nursing, health visiting, paediatrics, therapies, children looked after service, administration staff, primary care providers, educational services, local authority colleagues including social care.
This post is a full‑time position (10 Programmed Activities) based at 79 Axe Street, Barking, IG11 7LZ.
Its purpose is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post, ensuring all work undertaken by staff is carried out under clear lines of accountability.
The postholder is expected to support their team, department, and organisation in following Trust values: we are kind, respectful, and work with our communities.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be part of the CAMHS Psychiatrist on‑call rota, covering out of hours and weekends. The rota is currently 1:12 with a 3% Category A salary supplement; once filled it will be 1:13, equating to 4 weeks a year.
The successful candidate will work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs across Barking and Dagenham.
About us
Nelft is an award‑winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent. Joining us offers access to training, continuing professional development, peer support, mentoring and leadership training.
The successful candidate will provide senior medical support, guidance and supervision to the team and will liaise with external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals.
Job responsibilities
* Organise and prioritise own and others’ workload in the day‑to‑day allocation of work.
* Deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
* Maintain organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
* Provide accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
* Ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk, and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust risk register.
* Act as an autonomous, registered practitioner legally and professionally accountable for unsupervised actions guided by professional code of conduct, Trust guidelines and protocols.
* Maintain full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council (GMC).
* Ensure service delivery to clients/patients is responsible, accountable and evidence‑based.
* Assess and develop care plans for patients with complex needs, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary.
* Initiate referrals to specialist services and agencies.
* Provide patients and relatives with information and education, ensuring meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
* Support practice with research, evidence‑based practice, literature, and peer review.
Qualifications
* MRCPsych or equivalent; Section 12 approval or eligibility; Approved Clinician status or eligibility; inclusion in Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT.
Knowledge
* Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence‑based treatment interventions.
* Understanding of system leadership and evidence of practice.
* Aware of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities.
Clinical Skills
* Excellent clinical and communication skills, familiar with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches.
* Ability to provide clinical leadership to the multi‑disciplinary team.
* Experience managing patients and families from diverse cultural backgrounds, working with interpreters and translators.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
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