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A Temporary Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist is available to provide clinical leadership for a developing regional CAMHS Liaison Psychiatry Service in Ireland.
The successful candidate will support the development of a regional liaison service, improving access to specialist mental health assessment and intervention for children and young people while strengthening integrated working between acute and community mental health services.

Main Duties

The successful applicant will:

• Provide specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnostic formulation and treatment for children and adolescents.
• Triage referrals and coordinate timely liaison assessments across acute hospital settings.
• Provide clinical leadership and medical expertise to multidisciplinary CAMHS staff.
• Work collaboratively with acute hospital teams, community CAMHS services, paediatricians, physicians, GPs and other stakeholders.
• Support integrated care pathways and safe discharge planning.
• Provide short-term follow-up where appropriate.
• Contribute to service development and improvement initiatives.
• Participate in clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management.
• Contribute to teaching and reporting requirements.
• Support the development of a wider multidisciplinary CAMHS liaison service over time.

Service Development

The post will initially operate with nursing support and will contribute to the development of a broader multidisciplinary liaison service.
The successful consultant will have an opportunity to contribute to service transformation, improve timely access to specialist assessment and intervention, and support integrated care across acute and community CAMHS services.

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

Applicants must have:

• Registration as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Demonstrable clinical expertise in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Clinical leadership experience.
• Strong governance and multidisciplinary working skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to contribute to service development, innovation and quality improvement.
• Commitment to recovery-oriented care.
• Access to own transport.

Contract Details

• Grade: Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
• Contract: Temporary
• Tenure: Whole-time, temporary and pensionable appointment
• Working week: 37 hours
• Region: Ireland
• Service: CAMHS Liaison Psychiatry
• Area: South East Ireland
• Start/closing: Closing date stated as Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 3 pm

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