Consultant Psychiatrist – Children and Young Persons Clinical Service Lead

Psychiatry UK

Consultant Psychiatrist leading Children and Young Persons services at Psychiatry UK. Providing expert clinical leadership and ensuring high-quality mental healthcare delivery.

Posted 7/30/2026part-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £0 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive clinical leadership in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care while fostering a collaborative and high-performing multidisciplinary team. Possesses strong expertise in clinical governance, safeguarding, and compliance with regulatory standards.

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Medical DegreeMRCPsych QualificationConsultant-Level Clinical ExperienceClinical LeadershipClinical Governance

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Hard Skills

Child And Adolescent PsychiatryEvidence-Based AssessmentTreatment ApproachesClinical AuditQuality Improvement

Soft Skills

MentoringSupervisionCollaborationDecision-MakingRelationship Building

Certifications & Qualifications

Full GMC RegistrationGMC Specialist Register

Industry Keywords

CQC StandardsSafeguardingPatient SafetyService DevelopmentMultidisciplinary Team (MDT)

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide clinical leadership for Psychiatry UK's Children and Young People (CYP) services, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based care and excellent patient outcomes.
Lead and support the multidisciplinary clinical team by providing expert clinical guidance, promoting best practice, and fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
Work in partnership with the Clinical Director and operational leaders to shape and develop CYP services, driving innovation, service transformation, and continuous quality improvement across the organisation.
Oversee clinical governance, ensuring services meet CQC, safeguarding, and regulatory standards while maintaining the highest levels of clinical quality and patient safety.
Monitor clinical performance, patient outcomes, and service quality, using data, audit findings, and patient feedback to identify opportunities for improvement and enhance clinical effectiveness.
Support the recruitment, induction, supervision, mentoring, and professional development of clinicians, helping to build a skilled, engaged, and resilient workforce.
Chair and contribute to multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, providing clinical oversight and supporting effective decision-making across the service.
Work collaboratively with operational colleagues to optimise clinical capacity, workforce planning, and patient pathways, ensuring timely access to high-quality care for children and young people.
Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, supporting integrated working, service development, and the continued growth of Psychiatry UK's CYP services.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Medical degree with postgraduate qualification (MRCPsych or equivalent)
Full GMC registration with a licence to practise and inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Extensive Consultant-level clinical experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Demonstrable experience providing clinical leadership within a complex healthcare environment
Experience leading, supervising, mentoring, and developing multidisciplinary clinical teams
Evidence of participation in clinical audit, quality improvement, and service development initiatives
Strong knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding, patient safety, and compliance with relevant regulatory standards
Extensive knowledge of evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches for ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and wider child and young people's mental health conditions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Cash Plan
Well Hub Subscription
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
Annual Volunteering Day
Enhanced Sickness and Family Leave pay
Length of Service Bonus
Work from Home allowance
Pension options