Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Rugby, CV21 2AWView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 November 2026
24 days leftJob description
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist or Consultant Paediatrician with a Special Interest in Neurodevelopmental Disorders This newly developed ...
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.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
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
- A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry e.g. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- 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
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
14 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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