This is a replacement post for a full‑time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.
Role Overview
The post holder will join a multidisciplinary team in providing a comprehensive child and young people’s mental health service to South Warwickshire CAMHS. They will use their leadership and team building skills to interactively offer consultation and support the wider service and allied professionals. They will demonstrate enthusiasm in teaching and training through participation in undergraduate and postgraduate training.
Responsibilities
- Support the work of CAMHS and multidisciplinary teams, including reviewing patients with the MDT, providing advice on complex cases and holding an individual caseload.
- See a total of 1–3 new cases per week, including emergencies, and up to 16 follow‑up appointments per week (typically 12 to 14). Cases include those seen in a Tier 3 clinic and likely to be at a complex end requiring input from the consultant and other medical staff.
- Provide consultation within MDT meetings and specific patient consultation through requests to the CAMHS Psychiatry Referral Meeting.
- When patients are admitted to Tier 4 hospital, liaise with the Tier 4 inpatient consultant team to facilitate smooth transfer of care and remain involved as the local community consultant, attending care planning.
Qualifications
Criteria to apply include GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The post holder must also be eligible for Approved Clinician Status and be Section 12 approved.
Benefits
- 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
This advert closes on Thursday 21 May 2026.
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