Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) is seeking to recruit a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist who will be responsible for treating children and young adults up to the age of 18 years at Parkview Clinic, Birmingham. The post holder will provide senior specialist psychiatric input and medical leadership within an established multidisciplinary inpatient team. They will have a central role in delivering psychiatric assessment and treatment for inpatients and their families, as well as contributing to providing psychiatric and medical risk management.

The post holder will behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organization, act as a role model to colleagues, and use their initiative to take responsibility for the quality of their work and the service provided to patients. They will offer specialist consultation and peer supervision to medical and non-medical colleagues within the clinical team including the supervision of non-Consultant grade medical colleagues. They will also be expected to take a strategic role in the development of tier 4 services and the Children and Young People Directorate.

Main duties of the job

o To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to resident doctors as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures.o To ensure that resident doctors working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the new deal and are working time directive compliant.o To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.o To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively.o To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.o To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.o To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.o To maintain a license to practice with the General Medical Council and to abide by professional codes of conduct.o The post holder will be expected to have approved clinician status, or be eligible to apply for approval, and will be expected to maintain this to act as responsible clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act.o To participate annually in a job plan review with the medical lead, which will include consultation with a relevant manager to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment.
• Approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act of a psychiatrist
• CCT in Child Psychiatry
• Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Strong ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Experience of shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
• Experience of using AMaT Clinical Audit Assurance Software for Quality Improvement
• Have a flexible approach to working in the interests of the smooth running of the service.
• Willing to undertake DBS Check

Desirable

• Willing to participate in on-call rota.
• Trained in Quality Improvement methodology (ideally QSIR, Virginia Mason Institute or equivalent).
• Able to act as clinical supervisor to resident doctors attached to the team.
• Experience of medical leadership with a background of service improvement and managing change
• Experience of working in a secure CAMHS service
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.

Closing Date: 11 November 2026