Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS Learning Disability Psychiatry
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Malvern, WR14 1JEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 September 2026
10 days leftJob description
This exciting appointment is for a newly developed Consultant Psychiatrist (10 PAs) post working within the Herefordshire and Worcestershire CAMHS Lea...
- Who is keen help young people to develop a better understanding of their own emotions and behaviours, where appropriate and is skilled at adapting their approach to meet individual needs.
- Who prioritises delivering a quality clinical service and strategic development within the service, in collaboration with key team members and wider Trust priorities.
To work as part of a multidisciplinary team
and liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies.
- To manage
a case load consisting of clients for whom you will either be the lead
healthcare professional (HCP) and have responsibility for managing their needs
(low risk patients who do not require multidisciplinary input and only require
medical outpatient management alone), or allocated medic where you will be
responsible for the medical management of patients managed under CPA (or
similar framework) and shared with other MDT professionals.
- To
conduct outpatient clinics consisting of routine and urgent new patient
assessments and review/follow up appointments.
- To carry
out home visits and telephone/remote consultations with service users as
appropriate.
- To
participate in appropriate multi disciplinary team meetings such as MDT
meetings & CPA reviews.
- To
maintain electronic health records in accordance with Trust policies.
- To
actively participate in clinical governance activities.
- To work
within the duties and responsibilities of the Mental Health Act.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of supportive staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Experience
Essential
- Provision of high quality mental health services, as trainee or Consultant.
- Previous experience of working in a clinical leadership role with positive relationships with team members.
- Substantial training and/or experience in learning disabilities
Desirable: - Previous experience of NHS mental health services.; -; - Previous experience of clinical leadership in a learning disability setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- CCT in Learning Disabilities (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT) or already included on the appropriate specialist register
- Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment).
- GMC Licence to practice.
- MRCPsych (or equivalent)
- Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
7 September 2026
Last checked
9 September 2026
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