Overview
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - Community CAMHS Emotional Disorders Team. 8 PAs for 6 months.
If you are an energetic, innovative and dedicated child and adolescent psychiatrist with creative ideas for service development, keen to work with dynamic and passionate consultant colleagues and MDT clinicians and to collaborate with paediatricians, schools, children's services and allied health professionals, we have an exciting opportunity.
We are currently looking for a locum consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist to work within the EDT Harrow CAMHS (CNWL) to cover maternity leave; CNWL CAMHS is a transformed service with Urgent Care Teams who, within Harrow, provide urgent nurse-led CAMHS assessments to A+E.
The postholder will contribute to the daytime duty consultant rota in Harrow CAMHS.
In Harrow CAMHS you will work alongside 5 consultant psychiatry colleagues, two SpRs (St Mary\'s Higher Training Scheme), two specialty doctors and a core trainee. The MDT offers a number of training placements including to clinical and counselling psychology trainees, systemic therapy trainees, child psychotherapy trainees and student nurses.
There are opportunities to be involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching/training as well as research with academic links to Imperial College London.
This post attracts Relocation package up to £8K (eligibility applies), generous annual and study leave, NHS pension, and staff discounts including new car purchase/lease.
Main duties of the job
As a Consultant Psychiatrist you will be supported to work as an integral part of a multi disciplinary care team (MDT) consisting of nursing staff, clinical psychologists, systemic family psychotherapists, child psychotherapist, administrative staff. The role involves assessing and developing care plans for children with the range of Emotional Disorders and related complexity. You will join the daytime duty consultant rota.
About us
Central and North West London (CNWL) specialises in caring for people with a wide range of mental and physical health needs and is one of the largest mental health trusts in England. Each CAMHS service has its own local management structure. The team provides a range of therapeutic interventions including behaviour, systemic, CBT, IPT-A, DBT, psychodynamic and group therapies as well as psychopharmacological approaches. The team has a monthly CPD session and business meeting, a monthly local consultants meeting.
Details Date posted: 13 March 2026
Position details
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year plus £2,162 London Weighting per year, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 333-G-CC-EDT-0018
Locations: Ash Tree Clinic, Northolt Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 8EQ
Job responsibilities
To provide psychiatric leadership to the EDT together with the other EDT consultant psychiatrist.
To provide clinical input to the EDT including conducting initial assessments, psychiatric assessments, risk assessments and treatment including initiation and monitoring of pharmacological treatments.
Supporting the EDT MDT with regard to comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management planning, guided by the CAMHS care pathways and clinical model.
Providing psychiatric consultation to the EDT MDT and the wider CAMHS team when indicated.
* The post holder will be expected to support the MDT in working to their job plans with regard to expectations of 16 clinical contacts per week (which includes one new assessment and 15 other clinical contacts) for staff with no supervisory or management responsibilities.
* Liaison with NHS England, Commissioners and Tier 4 services when referral to Tier 4 is indicated.
* Liaison with Tier 4 services and contribution to CRAFT and CPA meetings.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Primary Medical Degree
* Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
* Section 12 MHA Approved
* Approved Clinician status or willing to apply for approval.
Desirable
* An additional post graduate qualification of relevance to working with children and Adolescents
* Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or equivalent (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
* Inclusion on the Specialist Register or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
Experience, Skills and Abilities
* Competence in psycho- pharmacology and also non- medication therapeutic approaches
* Experience and training in the assessment and management of cases with complex presentations with high risk, emotional disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders
* Knowledge of Clinical Governance/Care Quality
* Able to participate in Medical Audit and Quality Assurance
* Experience of teaching and supervision of junior staff and other disciplines
Desirable
* Management Training
* Experience of Research
* Experience in Paediatrics
* Publication in peer-reviewed journal
Personal Skills & Qualities
* Excellent communication and empathic skills
* Demonstrable leadership skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Ash Tree Clinic
Northolt Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA2 8EQ
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work
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