Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (CCATT)

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Locum Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (CCATT) The closing date is 08 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary We are seeking a Consultant Children and Adolescent Psychiatrist. CAMHS is part of the Specialist Services Strategic Business Unit in HPFT, managed by the Clinical Director (Dr Shaheen Shora - Fiona McMillian-Shields -non-medical). CAMHS is managed by a Senior Service Line Leader, Natalija Lytrides, supported by Professional Leads and CAMHS Community Managers. The four geographical divisions provide Tier 2 and 3 services plus the CAMHS Targeted team, as well as parenting support services into the Family Centres. CAMHS are provided by Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust across the entire county. Child and Family Clinics The clinics accept referrals from a number of sources including General Practitioners, Social Workers, Health Visitors and Consultant Paediatricians. Referrals are processed through SPA (the Single Point of Access). The teams are multi-disciplinary including Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses, Child Psychotherapists, Systemic Therapists and Social Workers. Forensic Adolescent Practitioner Service The aim of these posts is to support the youth offending teams who often come into contact with children with a mental health difficultly. These children may not traditionally access child and family services or whose difficulties may be of low complexity and therefore can be worked within their community setting through a short intervention. Main duties of the job An exciting opportunity has become available for a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to join our CAMHS Children's Crisis and Assessment and Treatment Team service offer in Hertfordshire- ( CCATT-). This post is to cover a vacancy and has also been expanded to become 10Pas, CCAT team operates over three clinical sites - Watford General, Lister Hospital and has an operational site at 15 Forest Lane, Kingsley Green, Harper Lane, Radlett. The team works cohesively together and meets daily to discuss all referrals and progress of escalations. The CCATT team compromises of one clinical Manager, one clinical lead, 9 social workers bands 6-7, 16 qualified Nurses bands 5-7, two Healthcare assistance one Psychologist, one Assistant psychologist, one psychotherapist, one counsellor, two admin and one receptionist. The post holder will also support the CCATT- Community Intervention team (Radlett based) which aims to offer a brief intervention and support to young people who have presented in crisis and who are not yet under any established services, This may include chairing the weekly MDT and also offering approximately 1- 1.5 PA per week for follow ups or urgent reviews for those who require consultant input or a second opinion about escalation to tier 4 , for example acute psychosis, this would be approximately 1-2 reviews /week at maximum. About us In 12 years, the Trust has been successful in acquiring the tender for the provision of specialist Learning disability services in Norfolk, North Essex and Buckinghamshire. The Trust covers a mix of rural and urban areas, including the City of St Albans, the large towns of Watford, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage, and the smaller towns of Hemel Hempstead, Radlett, Berkhamsted, Harpende