Overview
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist — 10PA’s — Hounslow Adolescent Team, West London NHS Trust CAMHS. The post currently invites applications.
The West London NHS Trust’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health services have a history of innovation. We are embedding Youth Ambassadors in all services to ensure co-production and to develop innovative services to enhance the crisis pathway.
Hounslow CAMHS comprises four specialist community teams: a child and family team, an adolescent team (including EIP), a Neurodevelopmental service, and a mental health team for young people with intellectual disability. Trust-wide CAMHS Crisis, Eating Disorder, DBT and Under-5 Services support the core CAMHS offer.
The main duties of the job are to provide consultant psychiatry input in the Adolescent Team. There is a strong emphasis on medical leadership in our services. Consultants work closely with heads of discipline and managers to deliver excellent assessment and treatment options for children and young people, with an emphasis on responsive, individually tailored patient-centred delivery of care. There is considerable opportunity for professional growth.
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 Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission, with Forensic services rated as ‘Outstanding’.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Johan Redelinghuys • Job title: Clinical Director • Email: j.redelinghuys@nhs.net
Responsibilities
* Offer consultant psychiatry input in the Adolescent Team.
* Provide medical leadership within services and collaborate with heads of discipline and managers.
* Deliver excellent assessment and treatment options for children and young people.
* Provide responsive, individually tailored, patient-centred delivery of care.
* Engage in opportunities for professional growth within the role.
About the Trust & 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 and provides services across eight London boroughs, including Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham. The organization employs around 4,500 staff, with 56% from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, and an annual turnover of £426m (2023-24). The Trust is rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission; forensic services are rated ‘Outstanding’.
Seniority & Employment Type
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
How to Apply / Contact
For further details, informal visits, and to apply, please contact the Clinical Director at the address above.
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