West London NHS Trust

Job summary
This is a 10 PA Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatry post leading the Ealing Child and Family Team (CFT) in Ealing CAMHS created after an unexpected vacancy due to early retirement. The post holder will be operationally and professionally accountable to the CAMHS Clinical Director through the Borough Clinical Lead, and in turn accountable to the Trust's Chief Medical Officer and the Executive Director of Local Services. This post (10 PAs) provides the opportunity to work with three other Consultant Psychiatrists and the multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service based in Ealing CAMHS. The team sits within the three-borough CAMHS Service Line which also includes Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham. This is a well-established post in the CFT. Ealing CAMHS offers a comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for children, young people and families in the 0-18 age range. It is a community-based outpatient service characterised by family centred and individually tailored treatment packages. There is close working across teams to ensure responsive patient-centred packages of care.

Main duties of the job
The post-holder will have overall Consultant responsibility for the Child and Families Team and, shared together with his/her Consultant colleagues on the Ealing site, for the provision of the comprehensive general child and adolescent mental health services in Ealing CAMHS in line with service and contractual requirements. The consultant will be expected to share responsibility for the efficient and effective running of the service. The various roles and responsibilities of all staff and the Consultant group are agreed with the Clinical Director in line with the current service needs, service developments and clinical interests and managed within an annual formal job planning process. The post-holder will have the opportunity to develop special interests that meet the needs of the service e.g. tic disorders, safeguarding or others. Within the Child and Families Team, the post-holder will assist with the delivery of a comprehensive range of assessments, therapeutic interventions, training and consultation with the multi-disciplinary team. He/she will share responsibility for allocated cases and other clinical leadership duties for the team. The post-holder will be expected to provide both urgent and non-urgent psychiatric outpatient assessment, treatment and psychological interventions to cases under his/her direct care.

About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 222-MED-582
Job locations: Ealing CAMHS, 1 Armstrong Way, London, UB2 4SD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• MRCPsych
• Additional clinical qualifications

Eligibility
Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
• GMC Specialist Register for child and adolescent psychiatry or within six months
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and experience
Essential

• Excellent clinical skills in child and adolescent psychiatry
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Excellent knowledge in speciality
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others

Desirable

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Wide range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential

• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated in clinical audit, research and/or quality improvement
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes, awards or publications
• Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes or awards
• Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit

Other Requirements
Essential

• Commitment to and compliance with Trust values

Desirable

• Mobile and able to travel to Trust sites

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: West London NHS Trust
Address: Ealing CAMHS, 1 Armstrong Way, London, UB2 4SD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Director Dr Johan Redelinghuys, j.redelinghuys@nhs.net