Consultant Child & Adolescent Liaison Psychiatrist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £109,725.00 i £145,478.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9309-26-0211 |
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For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application You will share responsibilities for the assessment and day to day psychiatric care of the in-patients and day-patients admitted to the paediatric department at UCLH, providing supervision and support to the CTs, STs and Mental Health Nursing team. Close teamwork with nursing and MDT colleagues is a specific feature of the role; there is the opportunity to work jointly with paediatricians, paediatric nurses, psychologists, psychotherapists, child safeguarding social-workers and nurses and play specialists / activity coordinators to deliver effective care and treatment for children and young people. You will assess referrals on admission through the Paediatric Emergency Department, complete mental state examinations and risk assessments, liaise with community child and adolescent mental health services to develop safe discharge plans, and oversee completion of discharge summaries. You will support and oversee making referrals to community CAMHS teams, CAMHS Crisis Teams and Tier 4 in-patient psychiatric units as required, and will need to be familiar with navigating the wider system. You will also play a role in thinking about Child Safeguarding, alongside the UCLH Child Safeguarding team, working closely with social workers and dedicated safeguarding nurses. There is a strong academic ethos in the Department, with expectations that you will contribute to Medical Student and Postgraduate / Multidisciplinary education and training. You will also have opportunities to undertake and supervise Quality Improvement projects and take up Leadership tasks within the Department. All applicants must be eligible for full GMC registration, and either have CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or equivalent, or be within 3 months of completing Higher Specialist training. The successful candidate must have MRCPsych or equivalent, Section 12 Mental Health Act approval and ideally Approved Clinician training. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff** UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?