CAMHS Consultant - Lambeth CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway (ADHD)

Job summaryThis is a substantive consultant child & adolescent psychiatrist post which has been created by the conversion of a fixed term post into a permanent position, to provide clinical leadership and Consultant Psychiatry expertise in the Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) in Lambeth CAMHS, specifically focused on the ADHD pathway within the service. It offers a unique opportunity to join an established and dynamic team of 5 Consultant Psychiatrists in Lambeth CAMHS, within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. This is a newly envisaged post; advertised alongside our longstanding NDP consultant psychiatry position, creating two neurodevelopmentally-focused consultant psychiatry posts within the service. This is an exciting development to increase neurodevelopmental expertise and capacity, and represents the ideal opportunity to respond innovatively to the needs of our children and young people. This dual-handed approach will also provide a close working relationship with the other consultant psychiatry post-holder, the NDP principal psychologist lead and the ADHD nurse specialist, which we envisage will be a supportive experience and prove fertile ground for innovation.Main duties of the jobThis post holder will provide consultant psychiatry leadership and clinical input to the ADHD pathway in Lambeth CAMHS, including the ADHD medication clinic (LARC). In addition, clinical time will also be spent providing additional psychiatric capacity to our NDP. The post-holder will work closely with the Band 8A prescribing nurse specialist in ADHD, and with the Band 8B NDP lead, an experienced psychologist. The NDP is an integrated assessment and treatment offer described below. Operationally this postholder will be based between the ADHD medication clinic and the River Team (higher-complexity CAMHS) for children and young people up to the age of 18 years. There are embedded NDP clinicians in other teams within the service.There are six consultant child and adolescent psychiatry posts in Lambeth CAMHS (a total of 5.5 WTE), providing local opportunities for significant peer support and consultation. We have specialist interests in early intervention, GP consultation, ADHD, at-risk populations and crisis care.The successful applicant will also join the SLaM consultant CAMHS on-call rota (see On-call Section).About usThere are excellent opportunities for professional development including management, training, research, and audit experience. BenefitsWe are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.Some of our benefits are highlighted here:Generous pay, pensions and leave.We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.Work life balance.We support a range of flexible working options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.Career development.There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.Car lease.Our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.Our staff benefit fromkeyworker housing, which is available on selected sites.NHS discounts.With discounts of up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:Counselling servicesWellbeing eventsLong service awardsCycle to work schemeSeason ticket loanChildcare vouchersStaff restaurantsDetailsDate posted20 July 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary Depending on experience 113,565 - 150,569 per annum ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number334-CHI-8132088-JAJob locationsLambeth CAMHS35 Black Prince RoadLondonSE11 6JJUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesKey Responsibilities:1) Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care. 2) Manage clinical caseload, including ensuring timely outcoming, referrals, transitions and discharges. Provide caseload data/action key caseload management targets as required.3) Provide strong clinical leadership and vision, in collaboration with 8a ADHD Pathway Lead, for the ADHD pathway and LARC medication clinic. 4) Supervision of non-consultant medical staff. It is expected the post holder will be an accredited clinical supervisor, or will become so if not already. This is not a training post, but we are always looking for opportunities to take on new trainees. 5) Attending and chairing clinical meetings and attendance at external meetings (e.g. LARC clinic meeting, local service development meetings) as timetabled.6) Liaising and communicating with the MDT, other professionals, teams and agencies7) Provision of consultation and advice to other CAMHS teams. 8) Participation in peer and group supervision meetings. 9) Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric residents and multidisciplinary staff.10) Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.11) Maintain GMC registration, maintain a License to Practice and participate in CPD to remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.12) Maintain Section 12 and Approved Clinician approval. If the appointee is not Section 12 or AC approved, they will be expected to become so as soon as possible13) Cover for colleagues is prospective. 14) Attend monthly Senior Management Team meetings as timetabled, and fulfil SMT membership roles and responsibilities as a clinical leaderThe successful applicant will also join the SLaM consultant CAMHS on-call rota (see On-call Section). Please refer to the job description for a full description of the role. Job description Job responsibilitiesKey Responsibilities:1) Assessment and management of children and young people, and to provide psychiatric input for both routine and emergency clinical care. 2) Manage clinical caseload, including ensuring timely outcoming, referrals, transitions and discharges. Provide caseload data/action key caseload management targets as required.3) Provide strong clinical leadership and vision, in collaboration with 8a ADHD Pathway Lead, for the ADHD pathway and LARC medication clinic. 4) Supervision of non-consultant medical staff. It is expected the post holder will be an accredited clinical supervisor, or will become so if not already. This is not a training post, but we are always looking for opportunities to take on new trainees. 5) Attending and chairing clinical meetings and attendance at external meetings (e.g. LARC clinic meeting, local service development meetings) as timetabled.6) Liaising and communicating with the MDT, other professionals, teams and agencies7) Provision of consultation and advice to other CAMHS teams. 8) Participation in peer and group supervision meetings. 9) Participation in training of medical students, psychiatric residents and multidisciplinary staff.10) Adherence to agreed job plan and appraisal procedures set by the Trust.11) Maintain GMC registration, maintain a License to Practice and participate in CPD to remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.12) Maintain Section 12 and Approved Clinician approval. If the appointee is not Section 12 or AC approved, they will be expected to become so as soon as possible13) Cover for colleagues is prospective. 14) Attend monthly Senior Management Team meetings as timetabled, and fulfil SMT membership roles and responsibilities as a clinical leaderThe successful applicant will also join the SLaM consultant CAMHS on-call rota (see On-call Section). Please refer to the job description for a full description of the role.Person Specification Qualifications EssentialPrimary medical qualificationEvidence of post-graduate professional qualifications in psychiatryDesirableMembership or Fellowship of the Royal College of PsychiatristsQualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or managementQualification in other relevant specialties such as learning disability psychiatry or neurodevelopmental disorders Eligibility EssentialFully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointmentEvidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT in C&A psychiatrySection 12 approvedApproved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment Training and Experience EssentialExperience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent PsychiatryExperience of assessing and managing complex co-morbiditiesExperience in managing neurodevelopmental conditions (ASC, ADHD and ID)DesirableTrained in ADI and ADOSTraining in investigation of complaints and SIsSpecial interest in neurodevelopmental conditions Clinical Skills EssentialExcellent leadership skillsExcellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skillsGood ability to relate to children, adolescents and parentsGood ability to work in a team settingUnderstanding of safeguardingAbility to assess capacity and consentUnderstanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managedUp-to-date knowledge and fitness to practiceExpertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young peopleDesirableEvidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatriciansEvidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable serviceExpertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate levelSignificant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care. Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning EssentialManagement / Audit: Participation in audit or QI in clinical postsTeaching: Experience of teaching a range of disciplinesResearch: Involvement in research projectsDesirableAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this postReflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluationEvidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publicationsHas led quality improvement projects/audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patientsEvidence of involvement with business planning of clinical servicesPeer reviewed publicationBook publicationExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation Personal Skills EssentialGood verbal and written communication skillsGood ability to engage marginalised children, young people and their familiesGood ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary teamDemonstrable and clear ability to effectively lead a team and resolve conflictProbityEligibility to work in the UK Professionalism EssentialFit to practiceOccupational Health Clearance Person Specification Qualifications EssentialPrimary medical qualificationEvidence of post-graduate professional qualifications in psychiatryDesirableMembership or Fellowship of the Royal College of PsychiatristsQualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or managementQualification in other relevant specialties such as learning disability psychiatry or neurodevelopmental disorders Eligibility EssentialFully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointmentEvidence for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within six months of gaining CCT in C&A psychiatrySection 12 approvedApproved Clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment Training and Experience EssentialExperience in Outpatient/Community Child and Adolescent PsychiatryExperience of assessing and managing complex co-morbiditiesExperience in managing neurodevelopmental conditions (ASC, ADHD and ID)DesirableTrained in ADI and ADOSTraining in investigation of complaints and SIsSpecial interest in neurodevelopmental conditions Clinical Skills EssentialExcellent leadership skillsExcellent adolescent psychiatric assessment skillsGood ability to relate to children, adolescents and parentsGood ability to work in a team settingUnderstanding of safeguardingAbility to assess capacity and consentUnderstanding of how complaints and serious incidents are managedUp-to-date knowledge and fitness to practiceExpertise in the use and application of The Mental Health Act in children and young peopleDesirableEvidence of skills in consultation to non-mental health specialists e.g. GPs, social workers, paediatriciansEvidence of range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable serviceExpertise in CBT or other therapeutic intervention to postgraduate levelSignificant experience of developing and leading outpatient/community CAMHS psychiatric care. Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning EssentialManagement / Audit: Participation in audit or QI in clinical postsTeaching: Experience of teaching a range of disciplinesResearch: Involvement in research projectsDesirableAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this postReflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluationEvidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publicationsHas led quality improvement projects/audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patientsEvidence of involvement with business planning of clinical servicesPeer reviewed publicationBook publicationExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation Personal Skills EssentialGood verbal and written communication skillsGood ability to engage marginalised children, young people and their familiesGood ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary teamDemonstrable and clear ability to effectively lead a team and resolve conflictProbityEligibility to work in the UK Professionalism EssentialFit to practiceOccupational Health ClearanceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. 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