Consultant in Learning Disability for Children and Young People

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Consultant in Learning Disability for Children and Young People

The closing date is 02 April 2026

This is a reconfigured community post as a 1.0 WTE Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry for Children and Young People (CYPLD). The post holder be wholly responsible for the community service in Coventry and Nuneaton and working alongside another consultant colleague who provides community CYP LD services for Rugby and South Warwickshire.

The post is based on a 10 PA job plan with a caseload of approximately 100 young people.

Main duties of the job

Doctors are expected to follow the professional rules and guidance as set out by the General Medical Council including Good Medical Practice and Maintaining High Professional Standards.

The post holder's main objective would be to provide medical input to the Coventry CYP LD team who provide assessment and treatment for children and young people of school age with moderate to severe learning disability. 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

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description for a clear view on the role and the expectations of the role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry e.g. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• CCT accreditation (or within 3 months of interview) or equivalent
• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in psychiatry
• Eligible for Approved Clinician status and Approval under section 12 of the Mental Health Act
• Training and experience in working with children and young people with learning disabilities
• Experience in using recognised assessment tools for the diagnosis of learning disorders and the holistic management of such conditions

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year if part-time it will be pro-rata