Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist: Sponsorship Available

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Job summary

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist or Consultant Paediatrician with a Special Interest in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

This newly developed post is part of a substantial investment in the services offered to children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT). The post holder will provide consultant input and leadership in a community setting as part of an all-age neurodevelopmental service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder’s main objective would be to provide medical input to the neurodevelopment team who provide assessment and treatment for children and young people of school age with autistic spectrum disorders and ADHD. This will include completing assessments, providing consultation to other professionals, overseeing multidisciplinary treatment plans and appropriately prescribing medication if required.

In particular, they would be expected to assess complex cases such as:- where there is a significant risk of self-harm, harm to others or risk of neglect- where there is diagnostic uncertainty or complexity- where the interaction of potential illness and personality factors needs to be evaluated.

The post holder would be expected to see around 12 new patients a month and 48 follow up reviews per month. It is expected that this substantial new investment will address historical waiting lists for neurodevelopmental assessment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry e.g. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in psychiatry or paediatrics
  • Approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act of a psychiatrist
  • A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry e.g. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • Training and experience in neurodevelopmental disorders usually via a higher training scheme
  • Training and experience in working with children and young people with learning disabilities
  • Experience in using recognised assessment tools for the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders and the holistic management of such conditions
  • CCT accreditation (or within 6 months of interview) or equivalent
  • Interest/experience of audit leading to quality improvements in services
  • Needs to be a good team worker with good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Open to involvement and development of services within the strategic direction of the trust and ICB
  • Good command of English
  • Solution focused
  • Commitment to develop the neurodevelopmental service with participation in the management and leadership of the service
  • To participate in specialty and directorate activities Participation in CPD
  • Willing to participate in on-call rota
  • Willing to undertake DBS check
  • Commitment to facilitate and develop learning and practice of others.

Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate experience in multi-agency environment
  • Understanding of Information Technology
  • Experience in research and teaching
  • Experience of service development
  • Interest in developing community services

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: 13 November 2026

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