Consultant Psychiatrist – CAMHS Learning Disability: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Consultant Psychiatrist – CAMHS Learning Disability

Part Time – 7PAs

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to work within our Child & Adolescent Learning Disability Service.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, developing service to provide consultation to specialist CAMHS for children and young people with moderate to profound intellectual disability, some of whom may have significant co-morbid mental health needs.

We are looking for a consultant with the interest and skills in providing strong medical leadership to take our services forward.The role is being offered on a permanent basis, alongside a tailored management leadership programme for those individuals who would be interested in pursuing this.

Main duties of the job

The LD CAMHS service is a comprehensive multidisciplinary learning disability mental health team, incorporating psychiatry, psychology, learning disability nursing, speech and language therapy and behavioural analyst expertise.

The team provide a highly specialist learning disability CAMHS service for children and young people with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities with additional mental health needs and/or challenging behaviour. Many of the CYP have complex needs related to Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and/ or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The team have strong relationships with the local authority disabled children services, special schools and education departments across all boroughs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical degree and CCT Specialist Registration.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT.
• Approved Clinician status (or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment).
• Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act (or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment).

Desirable

• Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
• Qualifications in change management and service development skills
• Additional clinical qualifications or other higher degrees or further training relevant to the post.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved Higher Psychiatric training scheme.
• A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions
• Minimum two years experience working with children and/ or adolescents in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Experience of working with learning disabilities/ neurodevelopmental disorders

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
• Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those who may not have a formal qualification
• Experience of working with children/ adolescents/ young adults with learning disabilities.

AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT:

Essential

• Engage in continuing professional development, and join a Peer Group to gain approval for CPD done.
• Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit, quality improvement, and working with colleagues in the liaison psychiatry team, the acute trust, and managers. Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups, and local charities.

Desirable

• Experience of service planning and development
• Experience of working with third sector partners

TEACHING:

Essential

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry

Desirable

• Teaching Qualification Evidence of feedback good from students

Closing Date: 27 September 2026