To provide a service to children and young people with established or suspected psychiatric illnesses for diagnosis, treatment plan and follow up, mainly for out-patients and very occasionally advice and specialist consultation to young people admitted to inpatient services. To provide a service to children and young people who have primary diagnosis of learning disabilities and mental health problems for diagnosis, management and continuing care. To provide clinical support for children with diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions and where needed, clinical input for additional psychopathology. To contribute to multidisciplinary assessment and management of behavioural impairment in context of learning disabilities and / or neurodevelopmental disorders. To provide consultation and advice for complex clinical presentations requiring multidisciplinary input. The post-holder will be expected to carry a full and varied caseload for this post requiring varying degree of input from consultant psychiatrists. To develop a special clinical interest with the agreement of the Clinical Director. To undertake the administrative duties associated with patient care. To participate in the out of hours on-call cover with a 1:6 rota. This is in addition to offering consultations and on-call cover to other clinicians during working hours. To contribute to the development of the child and adolescent psychiatry team, with a focus on developing and providing clinical leadership for the team. To undertake line management responsibilities and clinical supervision of up to two Specialty Doctors. To be involved in the quality governance; including critical incident reviews and management of complaints. To demonstrate excellent communication skills and be a role model to other members of the service. To provide senior medical leadership and work closely with the management team to ensure the service improve outcomes and experiences for young people and achieves its performance targets whilst delivering high quality, safe care. Please note, applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining the CCT and Approved Clinician Status.