[ref. e69516617] Consultant Psychiatrist in Norfolk Community Eating Disorders Service - Norwich
Job overview
This post is providing consultant clinical leadership and patient care in our community eating disorder service based at 21 Meridian Way, Norwich NR7 0TA
Alongside a team consisting of one fellow consultant psychiatrist, a consultant psychologist and a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, mental health nurses, family therapist, OT, a dietitian and health care assistants, you will provide assessment and treatment for all patients in your area.Consultants are expected to form close working relationships with the ED Service in Cambridge, key contacts in primary care and offer consultation to liaison psychiatry and acute services. Supervision of junior staff and training of GPs is part of the role.
For those who have not yet completed a formal training in psychological therapy, training will be made available.
Main duties of the job
To provide Consultant input to community eating disorder mental health team
To observe local and national employment directives with regard to managed medical personnel land ensure adherence to appropriate NHS and Trust policies.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Clinical Responsibilities
The post holder will provide clinical leadership to the team. He or she will contribute to assessment of patients referred to the service for diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders and as appropriate, comorbid conditions. He/she will support MDT members who carry out assessment of patients.They will help to facilitate accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that treatment can be delivered in a timely manner and in accordance with the recovery model. He or she will also provide ongoing psychological treatments to patients that are evidence based and supported by NICE guidelines maintaining a bio psychosocial approach.
We use a formulation based / patient centred approach to our treatment plans, drawing on attachment theory, behavioural models etc. The consultant is expected to chair the weekly high-risk meeting and aid the team leadership at the weekly MDT meeting.
He/she will also have a role in induction and training of staff.
The post holder is required to maintain Section 12(2) status and Approved Clinician status and have a comprehensive awareness of Mental Health, Mental Capacity and Care Act legislation. He or she will be expected to participate in Mental Health Act assessments when possible and will be the Responsible Clinician for patients on supervised community treatment orders.However, as a service we strive to work psychologically with our patients due to the importance of them finding their own motivation to recover.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to the collection of clinical information to ensure further service development and to enable audit, participate in clinical governance activities and contribute to the day-to-day management and to the overall service development agenda through collaboration with managerial and clinical colleagues.
The Trust is developing its services in line with modernised psychiatric practice. Consultants are actively involved in planning and developing services, and there will be opportunities to engage in quality improvement and service development work that is ongoing in the Trust.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full GMC registration and licence to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training
- MRCPsych or equivalent
Entry criteria for the grade
Essential criteria- Specialty Registration in specialty
- CCT in relevant specialty or within 6 months of attainment of Higher Training CCT at time of interview
- Shall have equivalent experience and competencies recognised by GMC
Experience
Essential criteria- Proven experience of good working relationships
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of reflective practice/formulation
- Experience of teaching and supervision of doctors in training
- Experience in eating disorder psychiatry
- Experience in managing patients with complex comorbid conditions (personality disorder, autism)
- Qualification in leading reflective practice/formulation
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential criteria- Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health
- Decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Ability to take a clinical lead
- Advanced theraputic skills such as formal psychotherapy training in an intensivw modality (for example MBT, CBT, CAT etc)
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
- Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
- Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
- Children and young people’s mental health services;
- Children’s community services in Peterborough;
- Social care;
- Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.