• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Are you a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with a passion for working with children and young people? Are you interested in working in a dynamic and innovative CAMHS team?

  This is an exciting opportunity for a child and adolescent psychiatrist to join one of our well-established, diverse and supportive CAMHS teams.

  Fostering and Adoption Kinship Care Team (FAKCT) is a CAMHS service supporting children and young people's emotional wellbeing needs with evidence-based therapeutic interventions. FAKCT comprises a varied multi-disciplinary team, staffed by experienced CAMHS clinicians including educational psychologists, child psychotherapists, social workers, systemic family therapists, refugee care specialists and trainees from those disciplines.

  FAKCT is part of the Child Complex Service within the Complex Mental Health Service Line. We work closely with partners from referring local authorities, schools and voluntary agencies.

  Candidates are requested to use the section "Supporting Information" on the application form to set out their reasons for applying and their suitability, referring to the person specification, for this post.

  Main duties of the job

  o To provide the child and adolescent psychiatry contribution to the multidisciplinary team including consultation and support to the team.

  o Attend weekly team meetings and contribute to the Assessment Clinics.

  o Provide psychiatric assessments including assessment of risk to self and others as part of the integrated MDT team, in a range of settings as required.

  o Take part in Mental Health Act assessments if required on cases on caseload during working hours.

  o Provide consultation to other members of the team regarding cases held by the team, and psychiatric input to these cases.

  o To hold a caseload of cases generally of high complexity, usually jointly with other team members, and provide psychopharmacology if appropriate.

  o To provide high quality psychiatric reports, which are accessible to a multiagency audience, to assist other agencies to plan their service in light of a child or young person's mental health difficulties.

  o To contribute to data collection, audit, QI and outcome monitoring.

  o Provide medical and non-medical interventions alongside team colleagues, join multidisciplinary reviews, and develop clear co-created care plans.

  o To be an active member of the senior staff group within the team and undertake leadership and service development duties as required.

  About us

  The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (T&P) are the main provider of CAMHS Services to Camden and provide a range of regional and national mental health services. The Education and Training Directorate provide training for clinicians, social workers, nurses, teachers and many other professionals. The clinician-tutor model and multidisciplinary approach ensures courses are relevant, transformative and empowering.

  There are 3 service Lines within the Trust: Camden, Child and Family Unit and Adult Services. The FAKCT team is under the Child and Family Unit.

  Overall, there are 30 multidisciplinary teams in the Trust providing services from pre-birth up to the age of 25. There are 30 Medical Consultants in the Trust. The services cover generic whole area child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) through to highly specialist local and national services. The majority of the teams are multidisciplinary, with expertise in a range of treatment modalities including psychoanalytic psychotherapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, systemic psychotherapy, as well as a wide range of specialist interventions.

  Details

  Date posted

  22 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata, plus London Weighting

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  6 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  260-TP-871-C

  Job locations

  Tavistock Centre

  120 Belsize Lane

  London

  NW3 5BA

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

  Person Specification

  Clinical Skills & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Excellent knowledge in child and adolescent psychiatry

  Desirable

  • MRCPsych
  • Eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of getting CCT
  • Wide range of specialist and sub- specialist experience relevant to post withing NHS or comparable service.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Experience in the psychiatric assessment and treatment of children and young people with Neurodevelopmental conditions including ADHD and ASC.
  • Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
  • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • Able to deliver postgraduate teaching and training

  Desirable

  • Wide excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.SL, AAC, RefWide experience and skill of therapeutic work with children and young people and their families.
  • Evidence of working flexibly with team members and with young people providing appointments in a range of community settings.
  • Section 12 approved or eligible to apply
  • Able to plan and deliver postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post

  Academic Skill & Lielong Learning

  Essential

  • Ability to work in and provide clinical leadership
  • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
  • Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Participated in continuous professional development
  • Participated in research or service evaluation. Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
  • Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

  Person Specification

  Clinical Skills & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Excellent knowledge in child and adolescent psychiatry

  Desirable

  • MRCPsych
  • Eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of getting CCT
  • Wide range of specialist and sub- specialist experience relevant to post withing NHS or comparable service.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Experience in the psychiatric assessment and treatment of children and young people with Neurodevelopmental conditions including ADHD and ASC.
  • Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
  • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • Able to deliver postgraduate teaching and training

  Desirable

  • Wide excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.SL, AAC, RefWide experience and skill of therapeutic work with children and young people and their families.
  • Evidence of working flexibly with team members and with young people providing appointments in a range of community settings.
  • Section 12 approved or eligible to apply
  • Able to plan and deliver postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post

  Academic Skill & Lielong Learning

  Essential

  • Ability to work in and provide clinical leadership
  • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
  • Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Participated in continuous professional development
  • Participated in research or service evaluation. Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
  • Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications 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 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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications 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 details

  Employer name

  Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Tavistock Centre

  120 Belsize Lane

  London

  NW3 5BA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Tavistock Centre

  120 Belsize Lane

  London

  NW3 5BA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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