Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

This is a newly created post which is community-based with 10 programmed activities. The post comprises 6 programmed activities for the Neurodevelopmental Team role and 4 for the Core CAMHS Team. This post is a newly developed post to provide increased consultant psychiatric capacity within the Neurodevelopmental Service whilst also providing additional consultant capacity to the Core CAMHS service. We welcome part-time applicants and such applicants would be expected to do a minimum of 6 programmed activities in the Neurodevelopmental Team role.

For part-time applicants, the balance between Neurodevelopmental and Core CAMHS activity will be agreed through the appointment and job-planning processes, taking account of service requirements and the need to maintain continuity within both teams.

The post has been created to increase consultant psychiatric capacity within the developing Neurodevelopmental service and to provide additional consultant-level support to Core CAMHS. The development reflects the separation of the Neurodevelopmental and Core CAMHS medical roles within the current service configuration.

The Neurodevelopmental component is the principal specialist focus of the post. The Core CAMHS component provides additional consultant capacity to the Core CAMHS service and will include assessment, formulation, treatment advice, medication review, MDT working and clinical leadership for children and young people requiring consultant psychiatric input.

Main duties of the job

Roles and responsibilities in the CAAAS Team

To work with the multidisciplinary team to offer specialist autism assessments for complex children and young people, providing psychiatric l assessment and formulation and considering differential diagnosis and co-existing mental health difficulties To provide consultant psychiatric input to ADHD medication initiation, optimisation and review for children and young people up to age 18, in accordance with relevant guidance and local pathways.

To contribute to the development and implementation of safe and effective assessment and medication pathways for ADHD.

To provide clinical supervision and professional advice around the provision of medication to a range of team members, including Speciality Doctors and non-medical prescribers.

To run ADHD medication clinics, supporting the work of Speciality Doctors and non-medical prescribers, and holding a caseload of complex young people who require consultant psychiatric input.

To contribute to MDT discussions and formulation of complex cases.

To provide consultation and advice to colleagues in CAMHS, paediatrics, education and other relevant agencies.

To support the evaluation and quality improvement of service provision and enable research.

To contribute to the development of best practice through links with regional and national neurodevelopmental teams

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCT or 6 months away from CCT to specialist register
• CAHMS specialism
• Knowledge and clinical skills to assess, treat and manage Neurodiverse conditions

Desirable

• MRCPsych GMC Specialist Register in Child Psychiatry or Learning Disability

Experience

Essential

• Significant CAHMS experience
• Experience of Multidisciplinary team working

Desirable

• Specialist working knowledge and skills in objective neurodiverse condition assessments, e.g. ADOS, QB testing and Cognitive assessments

Closing Date: 19 November 2026