Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The closing date is 19 April 2026

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry across the Crisis pathway and Tier 3 Forensic & Young Person's Drug and Alcohol Service.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £110,240 per annum to £160,951 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide medical psychiatric assessment and intervention, including pharmacological treatment and Mental Health Act assessment to patients within the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health (EWMH) Care Group, ensuring best quality of care.

Clinical sessions will include contribution to the development of the drug and alcohol service, and to provide psychiatric consultation and, where required, joint clinical work in the Tier 3 Forensic Service, and providing psychiatric input in the Crisis pathway (Crisis Team, IHTT, CITT).

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents for this post.

Person Specification Qualifications

• On GMC Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date (note that Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application)
• Section 12 Approved and AC approved (or in process of applying)

Experience

• At least three years' training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in a recognised training scheme
• Additional experience or interest in specialty area

Skills

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills
• Knowledge of Child Protection, safeguarding, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Ability to find creative solutions to problems
• Demonstrable additional abilities in one or more areas of speciality

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)

Research

• Evidence of active research interests

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Management

• Evidence of effective leadership skills

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.