Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 114,099 to 166,585 £ / Year

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Job summary

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with special interest in Medical Education

We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to assist in providing comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to complement the expertise of other Community Consultants and their teams. There will be opportunities to develop services for children with complex mental health conditions including eating disorders, psychosis, neurodevelopmental disorders and self-harm. There is flexibility to develop specific areas of interest and the aim is to develop a service that provides seven days a week care to children, young people and their families.

This is an opportunity to work within a dynamic and innovative service committed to transforming and delivering services that are evidence based and fit for the population of Conwy and Denbighshire.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to develop a significant and meaningful leadership role in Medical Education. Working closely with the North Wales Medical School, the post holder will be supported to deepen their interest in Medical Education which may include undertaking a Post Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, or Masters in Medical Education.

Main duties of the job

Duties and Responsibilities

oAssessment, formulation and management of significant developmental, behavioural and mental health disorders occurring in children and adolescents 0-18 years

oTo offer supervision to colleagues in the teams.

oTo offer consultation and training to a range of professionals involved in CAMHS work on a mutually arranged basis.

oTo continue to develop further partnership working with Social Services, Homes for looked after Children and Education, to provide professional advice, support and assessments as necessary.

oTo join the existing out of hours 1 in 12 on call rota to provide psychiatric cover, consultation and advice to the North Wales Adolescent Service (NWAS) Tier 4 CAMHS Unit, the Paediatric Wards and Adult Mental Health colleagues at the three main hospital sites in North Wales. The on-call rota will include some direct emergency and crisis work at weekends and bank holidays (for example reviewing young people detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act). The post holder would also be expected to contribute to providing psychiatric cover for the community during working hours, together with other Consultant colleagues

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

  • Registration on GMC Specialist Register
  • MRCPsych
  • Experience of working in community CAMHS settings
  • Section 12 (2) approval and a willingness to undertake training to become an Approved Clinician

Desirable

  • PGCert, Postgraduate Diploma, or MA in Medical Education

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in children and adolescents in a multi-disciplinary team setting
  • Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Effective leadership skills
  • Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Basic IT skills

Desirable

  • Skills in social psychological and behavioural therapies
  • Ability to educate and train junior medical staff
  • Advanced IT skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Children Act (1989)
  • Knowledge of Mental Health Act (1983)
  • Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005)

Audit

Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.
  • Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
  • Evidence of completed audit projects

Research

Desirable

  • Published research
  • Actively encourages research with junior and other staff
  • Research degree

Additional Information

Essential

  • Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
  • Incorporates BCUHB values into own professional behaviour
  • Ability to be flexible in response to the changing needs of the service

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn the Welsh language

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

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 4 August 2026

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