Consultant C&A Psychiatrist - Lambeth CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway
9 hours ago
London
Job summaryThis is a substantive consultant child & adolescent psychiatrist post which has been created by the retirement of longstanding member of the consultant psychiatry team, who has provided Consultant Psychiatry expertise in the Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) in Lambeth CAMHS for many years. It offers a unique opportunity to join an established and dynamic team of 5 Consultant Psychiatrists in Lambeth CAMHS, within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.This post is advertised alongside a new second NDP/ADHD post, creating two neurodevelopmentally-focused consultant psychiatry posts within the service. This is an exciting development to increase neurodevelopmental pathway capacity, and represents the ideal opportunity to respond innovatively to the needs of our children and young people. This dual-handed approach will also provide a close working relationship with the other consultant psychiatry post-holder and the NDP principal psychologist lead, which we envisage will be a supportive experience and prove fertile ground for innovation.Main duties of the jobThis post holder will be the primary consultant psychiatrist for the Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) in Lambeth CAMHS. They will work closely with the Band 8b NDP lead, an experienced psychologist. The NDP is an integrated neurodevelopmental assessment and treatment offer described below. Operationally, core NDP professionals, including this postholder, are majority based within the River Team (higher-complexity CAMHS) for children and young people up to the age of 18 years, but there are embedded NDP clinicians in other teams within the service.There are six consultant child and adolescent psychiatry posts in Lambeth CAMHS (a total of 5.5 WTE), providing local opportunities for significant peer support and consultation. We have specialist interests in early intervention, GP consultation, ADHD, at-risk populations and crisis care.The successful applicant will also join the SLaM consultant CAMHS on-call rota (see On-call Section).About usThere are excellent opportunities for professional development including management, training, research, and audit experience. BenefitsWe are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.Some of our benefits are highlighted here:Generous pay, pensions and leave.We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.Work life balance.We support a range of flexible working options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.Career development.There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.Car lease.Our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.Our staff benefit fromkeyworker housing, which is available on selected sites.NHS discounts.With discounts of up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:Counselling servicesWellbeing eventsLong service awardsCycle to work schemeSeason ticket loanChildcare vouchersStaff restaurantsDetailsDate posted20 July 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary Depending on experience 113,565 - 150,569 per annum ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number334-CHI-8133396-JAJob locationsLambeth CAMHS35 Black Prince Road and Mary Sheridan Centre for Child Health, 5 Dugard Way SE11 4THLondonSE11 6JJUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease refer to the job description for a full description of the role.Key Responsibilities:1) Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care. 2) Manage clinical caseload, including ensuring timely outcoming, referrals, transitions and discharges. Provide caseload data/action key caseload management targets as required. 3) Provide strong clinical leadership and vision, in collaboration with Pathway Lead, for the integrated NDP in Lambeth CAMHS.4) Supervision of non-consultant medical staff. It is expected the post holder will be an accredited clinical supervisor, or will become so if not already5) Attending and chairing clinical meetings and attendance at external meetings (e.g. DSR, SEN, tripartite as required) as timetabled.6) Liaising and communicating with the MDT, other professionals, teams and agencies7) Provision of consultation and advice to other CAMHS teams. 8) Participation in peer and group supervision meetings. 9) Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric residents and multidisciplinary staff.10) Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.11) Maintain GMC registration, maintain a License to Practice and participate in CPD to remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.12) Maintain Section 12 and Approved Clinician approval. If the appointee is not Section 12 or AC approved, they will be expected to become so as soon as possible13) Cover for colleagues is prospective. 14) Attend monthly Senior Management Team meetings as timetabled, and fulfil SMT member roles and responsibilities as a clinical leader.We look forward to receiving your application! Job description Job responsibilitiesPlease refer to the job description for a full description of the role.Key Responsibilities:1) Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care. 2) Manage clinical caseload, including ensuring timely outcoming, referrals, transitions and discharges. Provide caseload data/action key caseload management targets as required. 3) Provide strong clinical leadership and vision, in collaboration with Pathway Lead, for the integrated NDP in Lambeth CAMHS.4) Supervision of non-consultant medical staff. It is expected the post holder will be an accredited clinical supervisor, or will become so if not already5) Attending and chairing clinical meetings and attendance at external meetings (e.g. DSR, SEN, tripartite as required) as timetabled.6) Liaising and communicating with the MDT, other professionals, teams and agencies7) Provision of consultation and advice to other CAMHS teams. 8) Participation in peer and group supervision meetings. 9) Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric residents and multidisciplinary staff.10) Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.11) Maintain GMC registration, maintain a License to Practice and participate in CPD to remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.12) Maintain Section 12 and Approved Clinician approval. If the appointee is not Section 12 or AC approved, they will be expected to become so as soon as possible13) Cover for colleagues is prospective. 14) Attend monthly Senior Management Team meetings as timetabled, and fulfil SMT member roles and responsibilities as a clinical leader.We look forward to receiving your application!Person Specification Qualifications EssentialPrimary Medical QualificationEvidence of post-graduate professional qualifications in psychiatryDesirableMembership or Fellowship of the Royal College of PsychiatristsQualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or managementExperience in other relevant specialties such as inpatient psychiatry Eligibility EssentialFully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointmentEvidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT in C&A psychiatrySection 12 approvedApproved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment Training and Experience EssentialExperience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent PsychiatryExperience in managing neurodevelopmental conditions (ASC, ADHD and ID)Experience of assessing and managing complex mental health co-morbiditiesDesirableTrained in ADI and ADOSTraining in investigation of complaints and SIsSpecial Interest in neurodevelopmental conditions Clinical Skills EssentialExcellent leadership skillsExcellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skillsGood ability to relate to children, adolescents and parentsGood ability to work in a team settingUnderstanding of safeguardingAbility to assess capacity and consentUnderstanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managedUp-to-date knowledge and fitness to practiceExpertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young peopleDesirableEvidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatriciansEvidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable serviceExpertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate levelSignificant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care. Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning EssentialManagement / Audit: Participation in audit or QI in clinical postsTeaching: Experience of teaching a range of disciplinesResearch: Involvement in research projectsDesirableAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this postReflected on purpose of CPD undertakenEvidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publicationsHas led quality improvement projects/audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patientsEvidence of involvement with business planning of clinical servicesExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluationBook publicationPeer reviewed publication Personal Skills EssentialGood verbal and written communication skillsGood ability to engage marginalised children, young people and their familiesGood ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary teamDemonstrable and clear ability to effectively lead a team and resolve conflictProbityEligibility to work in the UK Professionalism EssentialFit to practiceOccupational Health Clearance Person Specification Qualifications EssentialPrimary Medical QualificationEvidence of post-graduate professional qualifications in psychiatryDesirableMembership or Fellowship of the Royal College of PsychiatristsQualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or managementExperience in other relevant specialties such as inpatient psychiatry Eligibility EssentialFully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointmentEvidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT in C&A psychiatrySection 12 approvedApproved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment Training and Experience EssentialExperience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent PsychiatryExperience in managing neurodevelopmental conditions (ASC, ADHD and ID)Experience of assessing and managing complex mental health co-morbiditiesDesirableTrained in ADI and ADOSTraining in investigation of complaints and SIsSpecial Interest in neurodevelopmental conditions Clinical Skills EssentialExcellent leadership skillsExcellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skillsGood ability to relate to children, adolescents and parentsGood ability to work in a team settingUnderstanding of safeguardingAbility to assess capacity and consentUnderstanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managedUp-to-date knowledge and fitness to practiceExpertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young peopleDesirableEvidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatriciansEvidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable serviceExpertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate levelSignificant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care. Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning EssentialManagement / Audit: Participation in audit or QI in clinical postsTeaching: Experience of teaching a range of disciplinesResearch: Involvement in research projectsDesirableAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this postReflected on purpose of CPD undertakenEvidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publicationsHas led quality improvement projects/audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patientsEvidence of involvement with business planning of clinical servicesExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluationBook publicationPeer reviewed publication Personal Skills EssentialGood verbal and written communication skillsGood ability to engage marginalised children, young people and their familiesGood ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary teamDemonstrable and clear ability to effectively lead a team and resolve conflictProbityEligibility to work in the UK Professionalism EssentialFit to practiceOccupational Health ClearanceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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).Employer detailsEmployer nameSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustAddressLambeth CAMHS35 Black Prince Road and Mary Sheridan Centre for Child Health, 5 Dugard Way SE11 4THLondonSE11 6JJUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustAddressLambeth CAMHS35 Black Prince Road and Mary Sheridan Centre for Child Health, 5 Dugard Way SE11 4THLondonSE11 6JJUnited KingdomEmployer's website