Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Emotional Disorders Team

Posted 6 days 7 hours ago by Flexzo

Permanent
Full Time
Other
Middlesex, Harrow, United Kingdom, HA1 1
Job Description

Consultant Psychiatrist - CAMHS Emotional Disorders Team

Location: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)
Contract Type: Full-Time Maternity Leave Cover
Rate: £100-£125 per hour
Start Date: As soon as possible

About the Role

We are recruiting a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the CAMHS Emotional Disorders Team (EDT) within Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) on a maternity leave cover basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly specialist and well-established multidisciplinary CAMHS service alongside a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist, supporting children and young people presenting with a range of emotional disorders including:

  • Depression

  • Anxiety disorders

  • OCD

  • PTSD

  • Related emotional and mental health presentations

The Emotional Disorders Team provides specialist assessment and treatment planning for children and young people following CAMHS triage, working within evidence-based pathways and a collaborative MDT structure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide senior psychiatric leadership within the Emotional Disorders Team alongside the substantive Consultant Psychiatrist

  • Conduct:

    • Initial psychiatric assessments

    • Risk assessments

    • Diagnostic assessments

    • Treatment planning and reviews

  • Initiate and monitor pharmacological treatments where appropriate

  • Support and contribute to weekly MDT and post-assessment meetings

  • Provide clinical leadership and support to the wider MDT

  • Contribute to evidence-based care planning and service development

  • Work collaboratively with families, schools, community services, and external agencies

  • Support trainee doctors and MDT colleagues within the service

About the Team

The Emotional Disorders Team currently includes:

  • Consultant Child Psychiatrists

  • Specialty Trainees

  • Core Trainees

  • Specialty Doctors

  • Family Therapists

  • Psychologists

  • Child Psychotherapists

  • Clinical Nurse Specialists

  • Systemic Practitioners

  • Dedicated Administrative Support

The team manages an active caseload of approximately 200 patients, with each young person allocated a case manager within the MDT.

What We're Looking ForEssential

  • Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise

  • Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (or within 6 months of CCT)

  • Significant CAMHS experience, including emotional disorders presentations

  • Experience conducting psychiatric and risk assessments in children and young people

  • Strong multidisciplinary working and leadership skills

Desirable

  • Experience within specialist CAMHS emotional disorders services

  • Experience supporting trainees and junior staff

  • Interest in service development and evidence-based practice

What's on Offer

  • £100-£125 per hour

  • Full-time hours

  • Opportunity to join a highly specialist and supportive CAMHS MDT

  • Work alongside experienced substantive consultant colleagues

  • Stable and well-established service structure

  • Meaningful work supporting children and young people with complex emotional needs