Dr Jenny Parker
Assistant Research Professor and Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Jenny Parker is an Assistant Research Professor and Honorary Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at North East London Foundation NHS Trust (NELFT) and Cambridge University Hospital.
She has over 20 years’ experience working in child and adolescent psychiatry in the NHS, as well as time spent working clinically in the Specialist Education and Care Sectors.
Dr Parker’s extensive experience in Neuropsychiatry was recognised on becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2021.
She is an elected member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty Executive Committee and is the Neurodevelopmental Disorders representative on the Royal College of Psychiatry Autism Group and Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry Special Interest Group.
Dr Parker is regularly involved in teaching and training of junior doctors and non-medical colleagues across health, care and education sectors and has been interviewed for a Royal College of Psychiatry podcast on ADHD in children and young people.
Her current research interest focuses on exploring and understanding needs in autistic children and their families and delivery of high-quality health care assessment services.