Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Waltham Forest CAMHS | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 20 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Walthamstow, E17 3LA |
| Cwmni: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7824100/395-MED258-26 |
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JOB TITLE: Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Waltham Forest CAMHS.
CONTRACT: 10 Programmed Activities (10 PAs)
Flexible working available
BASE: Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, Walthamstow E17 3LA
This post is for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist working across the Behavioural and ADHD pathway within the Waltham Forest CAMHS Community Team, based at Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LA.
The job description is pending Royal College Approval.
This is a replacement post of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) with a ratio of 7.5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) to 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).
On-call responsibilities
The postholder will participate in the Senior Psychiatrist on-call rota covering out of hours and weekends for Mental Health Services within NELFT. The on-call covers service delivery for children and adolescents presenting with mental health problems.
The rota is covered by local community substantive CAMHS consultants and the two inpatient consultants and is currently 1:12, with a 3% Category A salary supplement (subject to change as the rota expands).
The expectation of the post holder will be to support their team, department and organisation to follow the Trust’s Values in their day-to-day work.
● We are kind
● We are respectful
● We work with our communities
To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others’ workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.
To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.
Clinical Skills:
To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for their own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council (GMC).
Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes.
To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients.
To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.
This advert closes on Monday 9 Mar 2026