Consultant Psychiatrist in Norfolk Community Eating Disorders Service

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a Consultant to provide clinical leadership in the community eating disorder service in Norwich. The role involves patient assessment, treatment, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring adherence to NHS policies and guidelines. Candidates must hold GMC registration and have experience in mental health settings. This permanent, full-time position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Specialty Registration in specialty required.
• CCT in relevant specialty or within 6 months of attainment of Higher Training CCT at time of interview.
• Proven experience of good working relationships and multi-disciplinary working.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the team and contribute to patient assessments.
• Chair weekly high-risk meetings and aid team leadership.
• Participate in clinical governance activities and contribute to service development.

Skills

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Clinical leadership

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Full GMC registration and licence to practice

MBBS or equivalent

Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training

MRCPsych or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

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.

About us

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 andempowering 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

Details Date posted

22 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

310-MED-7140868

Job locations

Norfolk Community Eating Disorder Service

21 Meridian Way, Meridian Business park

Norwich

NR7 0TA

Job description Job 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.

Job description Job 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

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent

Entry criteria for the grade Essential

• 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

• 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

Desirable

• 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

• Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to take a clinical lead

Desirable

• Advanced theraputic skills such as formal psychotherapy training in an intensivw modality (for example MBT, CBT, CAT etc)

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent

Entry criteria for the grade Essential

• 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

• 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

Desirable

• 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

• Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to take a clinical lead

Desirable

• Advanced theraputic skills such as formal psychotherapy training in an intensivw modality (for example MBT, CBT, CAT etc)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Norfolk Community Eating Disorder Service

21 Meridian Way, Meridian Business park

Norwich

NR7 0TA

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Norfolk Community Eating Disorder Service

21 Meridian Way, Meridian Business park

Norwich

NR7 0TA

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)