A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Locum Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist – Brent CAMHS Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT)

Fixed Term 6 to 12 Months, Part Time 5 PAs.

We are currently looking for a Part‑time Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to work within the Brent CAMHS Enhanced Treatment Team (ETT) within CNWL. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, innovative and dedicated child and adolescent psychiatrist with a special interest in complexity and trauma, who will work with a supportive, dynamic and passionate substantive consultant group and multidisciplinary team clinicians.

There are opportunities for teaching and training, and strong links with Imperial College London to develop research interests. The post attracts a relocation package (up to £8 k, subject to eligibility) and a generous annual leave entitlement, study leave, the NHS pension scheme, and a range of staff discounts including discounts on the purchase and lease of new cars.

Clinical Work

• Work alongside other MDT colleagues to develop the Enhanced Treatment sub‑team, offer consultation, and collaborate with local authority and education professionals to assess and manage children, young people and their families.
• Provide a generic service for non‑urgent presentations of children and adolescents requiring psychiatric assessments and treatment, including direct clinical involvement and supervision of cases held by fellow clinicians.
• Provide a service for acutely mentally ill children and adolescents presenting in crisis, including a comprehensive assessment and evidence‑based interventions across a range of theoretical models and treatments.
• Consult with other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding the management of urgent assessments and risk.
• Assess about 15–20 new assessments per year, and offer 10–12 face‑to‑face contacts per week.
• Maintain a caseload of approximately 30–40 cases in the CAMHS Enhanced treatment team, most of whom will be prescribed medication and present with high clinical complexity. Provide consultation to other team members and join them for clinical reviews as appropriate.
• Access Tier 4 provision as clinically appropriate and review the management and care of the young person during inpatient admission to ensure the most effective use of resources.

Clinical Leadership and Management Duties

• Participate in the development of new models of service to improve delivery and outcomes, taking into account the views of commissioners and evidence of best practice.
• Provide clinical leadership in the Brent Enhanced Treatment team.
• Participate in the development of clinical protocols as required.
• Contribute to the Brent CAMHS senior management group and to leadership activities within the CAMHS‑ED service line.

Teaching, Training and Supervision

• Participate in the training and supervision of junior doctors, medical students and other members of the multidisciplinary team as required. One CT and one FY2 doctor are attached to Brent CAMHS and are currently supervised by other consultants.
• Engage in teaching and training activities with CT1–3 (the MRCPsych course), SpR doctors, local GP, social workers, health visitors and other partners in the community.

Contact

Dr Louise Morganstein, Lead Consultant C&A Psychiatrist
Tel: 020 3317 5050

Dr Azer Mohammed, Clinical Director for CAMHS
Tel: 020 3317 5999

More information and arrangements to visit available upon request. This advert closes on Friday 27 Mar 2026.