Job summary
JOB TITLE: Consultant Children and Adolescent Psychiatrist
CONTRACT: 10 Programmed Activities (10 PAs)
Flexible working available
BASE: 79 Axe Street, Barking, Essex IG11 7LZ
KEY RELATIONSHIPS: CAMHS Team including Mental Health school Team (MHST), Targeted children's service including school nursing, health visiting, paediatrics, therapies & children looked after service, administration Staff, Primary Care Providers, Educational Services, Local authority colleagues including social care.
This post is a replacement full‑time role of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) in the Barking and Dagenham CAMHS Community Team.
The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. It will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.
The expectation of the post holder is to support their team, department and organisation to follow the Trust's Values in their day‑to‑day work.
We are kind
We are respectful
We work with our communities
Main duties of the job
Due to the previous consultant leaving the organisation and coverage by locum doctors, this well‑established post has been vacant. A lot of transformation has already taken place and continues to take place within Barking and Dagenham Community CAMHS Services. We wish to recruit substantively for this post as soon as possible.
The postholder will be part of the CAMHS Psychiatrist on‑call rota covering out of hours and weekends for Mental Health Services in NELFT. The on‑call rota is covered by the local community substantive CAMHS consultants and the two inpatient consultants. The rota is currently a 1:12 rota with a 3% Category A salary supplement. Once this post is filled, the rota would be a 1:13, equating to 4 weeks a year.
The successful candidate will work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs across Barking and Dagenham.
About us
NELFT is an award‑winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.
We have an excellent reputation for research and quality development, encouraging innovation, better ways of working and improved delivery of care. Joining us will offer you access to training opportunities, Continuing Professional Development, peer support groups, and a robust appraisal system. We can also offer professional mentoring and leadership training to suit your career stage and encourage your development.
The successful candidate will provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases. The consultant will be expected to provide guidance and supervision to the team, work directly with children and young people (and their families), and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers and acute hospitals. You will work alongside two other full‑time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists, 0.4 WTE Academic Consultant CAMHS Psychiatrists, two substantive Specialty Doctors and one Core Trainee. The post holder will work closely with the community Paediatric Team to support a fully integrated all‑age children’s service and share supervision for junior members of the team with your consultant colleague.
Job details
Date posted: 21 November 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 395‑MED249‑25
Job locations: 79 Axe Street, Barking, Essex IG11 7LZ
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others’ workload in the day‑to‑day allocation of work.
To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.
To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council (GMC).
Further professional knowledge will be gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in‑house training programmes.
To be responsible and accountable for service delivery to clients/patients.
To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions, recognise own limitations and seek advice when necessary, continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
To provide patients and relatives with information and education ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence and quality of life.
To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence‑based practice, literature, and peer review.
Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)
* MRCPsych or equivalent. Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it. Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT.
Desirable
* Postgraduate qualification.
Knowledge (Essential)
* Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence‑based treatment interventions.
* An understanding of system leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice.
* An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities.
Clinical Skills (Essential)
* Excellent clinical skills, excellent communication skills both verbally and written, familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches, and the ability to provide clinical leadership to the multi‑disciplinary team.
* Experience in managing patients and families from different cultural backgrounds, working with interpreters and translators.
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service 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.
Employer details
Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address: 79 Axe Street, Barking, Essex IG11 7LZ
Employer website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/
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