Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Eating Disorders (In-patients)

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established mental health trust is seeking a dynamic Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Adult Eating Disorders unit. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team in providing high-quality care to patients with eating disorders. The successful candidate will have a strong background in adult psychiatry, excellent leadership skills, and a commitment to service development. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, this position allows you to make a significant impact on patient care and contribute to a multidisciplinary team. If you're passionate about mental health and eager to inspire others, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and experience in adult psychiatry required.
• Minimum three years in an approved psychiatric training scheme.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical responsibility for inpatient assessment and treatment.
• Support effective team functioning and service development.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)

MBT (Mentalization-Based Therapy)

Risk Assessment

Teaching Skills

Management Skills

Education

Primary Medical Degree

MRCPsych or equivalent

Higher Degree in Research

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Eating Disorders (In-patients)

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area: Adult In-patient Eating Disorders

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week

Job ref: 294-MEDI-0390-CS-A

Site: Avalon Ward, Trinity Building, Springfield Hospital, London Town Tooting

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum pro rata, plus London zone allowance

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do.

Job overview

The Trust is seeking a locum consultant psychiatrist for the Adult In-patient Eating Disorders Ward, Avalon Ward, Springfield University Hospital. This is an established post. The vacancy has arisen as a result of the current postholder re-locating.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic consultant psychiatrist to join this well-established in-patient eating disorders unit, with a well-functioning MDT and good national and international reputation.

Main duties of the job

The Adult Eating Disorder services comprise of the following: inpatient unit – Avalon ward, outpatient service and day unit.

Avalon Ward is an 18-bed unit providing care for local and national patients with eating disorders requiring inpatient treatment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointed consultant will provide overall clinical responsibility for the inpatient assessment, care and treatment of adults on Avalon ward. The post holder will need to support effective team functioning and will also be required to work with a part-time Consultant colleague and the team in service development initiatives.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Primary Medical degree
• Full GMC registration
• MRCPsych, or equivalent
• General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar
• Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act
• Talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
• Management and service development skills

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

• Completed minimum of three years full-time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme
• A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness
• Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
• Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff
• Previous experience of managing patients with Eating Disorders.

AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT

• Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research
• Commitment to working with allied agencies
• Experience of service planning and development

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:

• Evidence of participation in research
• Higher degree in research
• Publication in a peer-reviewed journal

TEACHING

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry
• Teaching Qualification
• Evidence of good feedback from students

PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Ability to inspire others
• Ability to provide good clinical leadership
• Ability to effect change
• Willingness to supervise junior medical staff
• Commitment to personal, team and service development
• Ability to work cooperatively in multidisciplinary teams

We are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

Please note:

• The closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received.
• Your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period.
• We are a smoke-free Trust.

Closing date: 19th of January 2024