Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist: Sponsorship Available

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

City & Hackney Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service-7 PAs

CONSULTANT CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST

City And Hackney Specialist CAMHS is a long-established service for the assessment and treatment of young people up to the age of 18 years, their families and carers living in the borough and has an excellent reputation.

The post-holder would be expected to provide Consultant input and clinical leadership to the Neurodevelopmental Pathway and provide one day per week input to the Emotional and Behavioural Pathway.

You will join 4 (3.2 WTE) other Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists based in C&H CAMHS. In addition to the above clinical duties, clinical supervision, teaching, training and research, the service takes part in the Trust’s active and extensive Healthcare Governance and Quality Improvement agenda.

The local population is very diverse with high levels of deprivation. There are good working relationships with Community CAMHS, Social Care, Education and Third Sector agencies through the C&H CAMHS Alliance.

Applications will be welcomed from candidates included in or eligible for the Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining the CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity for an innovative and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to provide senior clinical consultant psychiatry input and leadership to the Neurodevelopmetal Pathway in City & Hackney Specialist CAMHS. This includes assessment and treatment of Autism, ADHD and Related Disorders and is linked to the CAMHS Disability Service based at the Hackney Ark. As part of this role, there will be 2 sessions of Consultant Psychiatrist time dedicated to the Emotional and Behavioural Team to offer neurodevelopmental psychiatric consultation and intervention in this pathway.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • MRCPsych parts 1&2 or equivalent
  • Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register or CCT in appropriate specialty (or within 6 months)
  • Section 12 approved and Approved Clinician status or willing to apply for approval

Desirable

  • Higher academic degree

Experience

Essential

  • Possesses an extensive range of clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills.
  • Experience of assessment and management of CYP with complex mental health disorders

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 September 2026

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