Locum Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (Inpatient CAMHS)
Posted 10 October 2025
Pay: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum
Contract: Fixed term 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Location: Coborn Centre – Cherry Tree Way, London, E13 8SP
Job Summary
We are pleased to announce that an exciting opportunity has arisen at the Coborn Centre for Adolescent Mental Health. This is a Fixed term Consultant role for 12 months. You will be working 10 sessions per week.
About the Coborn Centre
The Coborn Centre is a highly specialised in‑patient service for adolescents with severe and complex mental disorder, rated Outstanding by the CQC. It comprises a PICU service, an Acute ward and a Day Service. A highly experienced multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive holistic biopsychosocial assessment and treatment packages to young people and families who actively participate in co‑production.
Responsibilities
* Provide psychiatric assessments and treatments where appropriate
* Undertake risk assessments
* Contribute a psychiatric perspective and provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team
* Provide consultation to other professionals and agencies and contribute to service developments
* Participate in healthcare governance, quality improvement, teaching and training activities
* Work closely with the other consultants and the multidisciplinary team in the assessment and management of young people and families with severe and enduring mental disorder
* Liaise with community stakeholders including CAMHS, Social Care, Education, Youth Offending Teams, Acute Hospital and Adult Mental Health teams
Qualifications – Essential
* Full GMC registration
* MRCPsych parts 1&2 or equivalent
* Eligible for inclusion on the specialist register or higher trainee within 6 months of CCT
* Section 12 approved and Approved Clinician status or willing to apply for approval
Qualifications – Desirable
* Higher academic degree
Skills / Abilities – Essential
* Possesses an extensive range of clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills
* Concerned to maintain and develop this knowledge
* Displays sound professional judgement
* Exercises sound clinical risk management
* Sees patients within a holistic context
* Creative in the design and implementation of treatment programmes
* Appreciation and understanding of transcultural and gender issues in psychiatry
* Shows an approach based on critical enquiry and evidence‑based practice
* Able to balance competing demands and prioritise
Skills / Abilities – Desirable
* Higher training in a specific psychotherapeutic treatment or modality (e.g. Family Therapy, CBT, individual or group psychotherapy)
* Experience of managing CYP with eating disorders in acute or community settings
Communication and Interpersonal Skills – Essential
* Strong leadership and co‑ordination skills with ability to direct and organise teams
* Excellent communication skills with a range of different people
* Ability to build effective relationships with patients, families, colleagues and other professionals
* Ability to cope with considerable pressure and adapt to constant change and new demands
* Shows enthusiasm and initiative in pursuing innovation and the highest standards for patients, juniors, colleagues and the organisation
Teaching – Essential
* Experience of teaching in small groups and lecturing
* Commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, academic and clinical
Teaching – Desirable
* Familiarity with problem based learning approaches
Management / Audit – Essential
* Enthusiastic and organised approach to audit and quality assurance
* Ability to operate effectively in a committee
Management / Audit – Desirable
* Training in management skills
* Experience of managing a clinical area
* Experience of service development
Research – Desirable
* Experience in a research project
* Publication accepted by peer review journals in a relevant academic field
Travel requirements – Essential
* Ability to travel to other venues in the community including patients homes
Travel requirements – Desirable
* Driving licence
Other – Essential
* Meets professional health requirements
* Adherence to the highest ethical and professional standards
Disclosures and Sponsorship
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and therefore a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Contact
For any queries, please contact Dr Ravi Patel.
To apply, visit www.jobs.nhs.uk and search under the relevant job reference number 363-MRSS7355337-B
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