Job overview

We are pleased to welcome applications for a Locally Employed Doctor working in Hounslow Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service post (10PAs) working across the Adolescent and Child and Family Teams, West London NHS Trust. This post is for 12 months.
The West London NHS Trust’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health services have a history of innovation. We are currently embedding Youth Ambassadors in all services to ensure co-production, redeveloping the NDT pathway and continue to develop innovative services to enhance the crisis pathway.
Hounslow CAMHS has four specialist community teams - a child and family team, an adolescent team (including EIP), a Neurodevelopmental service and a mental health team for young people with intellectual disability.  Trust-wide CAMHS Crisis, Eating Disorder, DBT and Under-5 Services support the core CAMHS offer.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job would be to offer psychiatry input across the Adolescent and Child and Family Team. This will involve assessment and management of a range of presentations, including anxiety and depression, self-harm, OCD and PTSD. The locally employed doctor will play a key role in the multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent assessment and treatment options for children and young people with emphasis on responsive, individually tailored patient-centred delivery of care. There is considerable opportunity for professional growth.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative. 
Interested applicants should contact: 
 Dr. Sacha Evans, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist [email protected]
Dr. Alex Horne, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist [email protected] 

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.