Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Woodland House Town Cardiff Salary £66,144 - £96,570 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2025 23:59
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - Learning Disability
Consultant
Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist with a special interest in intellectual disability to join the Child & Adolescent Learning Disability Service (CALDS) in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. This post is part-time, working 6 sessions per week.
The CALDS team supports children and young people aged 5–18 with moderate to severe learning disabilities who present with significant mental health difficulties and/or behaviours that challenge. We are committed to delivering holistic, trauma-informed care in partnership with families, education, social care, and the wider health system.
Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.
You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £66,144 per annum to £96,570 per annum for a 6-session commitment.
Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including clinical psychology, nursing, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy and involves joint working with CAMHS psychiatrists and community paediatricians. Joint clinics with paediatrics—often based in special schools—form a core part of the role, alongside consultation and liaison with other services.
The appointee will provide specialist psychiatric assessment, formulation and treatment for children/young people with learning disabilities and associated mental health/behavioural difficulties. These individuals typically require co-ordinated, multi-agency support addressing complex needs that significantly impact daily functioning.
The role includes joint clinics with community paediatricians, frequently held in special school settings, and follows a biopsychosocial model of care incorporating contributions from across the child’s environment. Home visits, classroom observations, and inter-agency planning meetings form a routine part of the assessment and review process.
This post offers excellent opportunities for clinical leadership, service development, and involvement in strategic initiatives, including transition to adult services, health equity, and the promotion of learning disability services within the directorate. You will be well supported with dedicated admin, flexible working arrangements, and a strong team ethos.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
* On GMC Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT due in 6 months of interview date (note that Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application)
* Section 12 Approved
Experience
* Broad training and experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry including at least 3 years training in a recognised training scheme
* Additional experience or interest in speciality area
Skills
* Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
* Effective and demonstrable communication skills
* Exercises sound clinical risk management
* Knowledge of Child Protection, safeguarding, Mental Health Act and Capacity Act
Clinical Governance
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
* Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Research
* Ability to critically evaluate published research evidence to inform clinical practice
Teaching
* Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors
Management
* Evidence of effective leadership skills
* Ability to contribute effectively in meetings and committees
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
When applying for this post, it is essential that you read the Job Description and/or Person Specification and use the 'Supporting information' space to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Please note that only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this post.
If you are shortlisted for interview for this post, you will receive notification directly via the e-mail address you have provided on your application. Please ensure that you check regularly as any subsequent revisions to interview arrangements will be forwarded to you by this method.
Please ensure that you provide an e-mail address for each referee to avoid delays with the appointment process.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's Medical / Dental Resourcing Department reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We therefore encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is committed to flexible working and equal opportunities across its medical and dental workforce. All medical and dental posts will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Cardiff and Vale UHB is a Smoke Free Health Board - smoking is banned across all of the UHB sites. Staff are therefore not able to smoke in the hospital grounds or on any other UHB premises.
Applications are welcomed from Welsh speaking candidates.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Dr Nia John Job title Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Director Email address Nia.John@wales.nhs.uk
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