# Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-child-and-adolescent-psychiatrist/9e5f8d65-ae71-4c44-adc9-78a561366680 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-child-and-adolescent-psychiatrist/9e5f8d65-ae71-4c44-adc9-78a561366680.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Caludon Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata if part-time - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T11:40:03.948Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Rugby/Coventry_Warwickshire_Partnership_NHS_Trust/CAMHS/CAMHS-v8366726 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8366726?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist or Consultant Paediatrician with a Special Interest in Neurodevelopmental Disorders This newly developed post is part of a substantial investment in the services offered to children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT). The post holder will provide consultant input and leadership in a community setting as part of an all-age neurodevelopmental service. ### Main duties of the job The post holder's main objective would be to provide medical input to the neurodevelopment team who provide assessment and treatment for children and young people of school age with autistic spectrum disorders and ADHD. 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. The post holder would be expected to see around 12 new patients a month and 48 follow up reviews per month. It is expected that this substantial new investment will address historical waiting lists for neurodevelopmental assessment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities 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. For more information on this role please see the attached job description and person specification. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry e.g. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists - GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in psychiatry or paediatrics - Approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act of a psychiatrist - Training and experience in neurodevelopmental disorders usually via a higher training scheme - Training and experience in working with children and young people with learning disabilities - Experience in using recognised assessment tools for the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders and the holistic management of such conditions - CCT accreditation (or within 6 months of interview) or equivalent - Interest/experience of audit leading to quality improvements in services - Needs to be a good team worker with good communication and interpersonal skills. - Open to involvement and development of services within the strategic direction of the trust and ICB - Good command of English - Solution focused - Commitment to develop the neurodevelopmental service with participation in the management and leadership of the service - To participate in specialty and directorate activities Participation in CPD - Willing to participate in on-call rota - Willing to undertake DBS check - Commitment to facilitate and develop learning and practice of others. **Desirable** - Ability to demonstrate experience in multi-agency environment - Understanding of Information Technology - Experience in research and teaching - Experience of service development - Interest in developing community services ## Documents - [444-med-0027a-cyp (pdf, 338.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10693928) - [cwpt strategy document (pdf, 5.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2605) - [flexible working policy (pdf, 347.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1155) - [application guidance notes (pdf, 157.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1157) - [equality and diversity leaflets (pdf, 838.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1159) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.