Eating Disorder Psychiatrist

Integrated Care System; Brighton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Brighton is seeking an experienced Eating Disorder Psychiatrist to join their team, offering specialized treatment for young individuals with eating disorders. The role involves managing a caseload, providing leadership, and participating in patient assessments. Candidates should be registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a license to practice. Competitive salary and various benefits are included.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Wellbeing support and activities

24 hour GP Service

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts and special offers

Qualifications

• Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice.
• Experience of CAMHS eating disorders desirable.
• Medically qualified with MRCPsych or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload as Responsible Clinician.
• Participate in assessment and management of referred young patients.
• Assess physical health and document findings.
• Ensure completion of professional reports.
• Provide leadership and supervision to the team.

Skills

Excellent spoken and written communication skills

Leadership ability

Innovative and imaginative thinking

Ability to affect change professionally

Education

Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Medically qualified with MRCPsych or equivalent

Job description

The role of an Eating Disorder Psychiatrist at Elysium Healthcare's Brighton and Hove Clinic involves providing evidence-based and focused treatment programmes for children and young people aged 12 to 18 with eating disorders. You will be part of a supportive and experienced team, managing a caseload as the Responsible Clinician and participating in the assessment and management of patients. The role also includes leadership, supervision, and risk management responsibilities, as well as on-call duties and continuous professional development.

Main duties of the job

As an Eating Disorder Psychiatrist, you will manage a caseload as the Responsible Clinician, participate in the assessment and management of children and young people referred to the service, assess physical health, ensure completion of professional reports, act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act, attend CETRs, provide leadership and supervision to the team, participate in the on-call rota, and engage in continuous professional development.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees. It is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network with a presence in 10 countries and over 86,000 employees. Elysium Healthcare provides a range of services across England and Wales, including Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education.

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist looking for either afull time or part time opportunitywhere you will be part of a supportive and experienced team providing Tier 4 inpatient services to young people with eating disorders?

Join Brighton and Hove Clinic, which is aa specialist Inpatient Eating Disorder service for children and young people aged 12 up to 18 years, and you will be providing evidence-based and focused treatment programmes designed for the individual needs of each young person.

You will be registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a license to practice with experience of CAMHS Eating Disorders and leading multidisciplinary teams.

When you work for Elysium Healthcare, you have instant access to a large and supportive peer group of like-minded professionals to engage and network with and get to experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As part of this role you will be required to participate in the on call rota for a small group of CAMHS & ED services. As a Eating Disorder Psychiatrist, you will:

• Manage a case load as RC of the ward.
• Participate in the assessment and management of children and young people referred to the Service.
• Assess physical health and document finding within Carenotes and weekly ICR meetings.
• Ensure completion of professional reports as per timeline such as ICRs/CPA/Tribunals.
• Act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
• Attend CETRs when needed.
• Provide leadership, supervision, reflection, and risk management to the key workers on the team.
• Participation in the CAMHS Consultant on-call rota.
• Participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Uphold the principles of Clinical Governance and adhere to the organisation’s clinical governance requirements.
• Take part in an Annual Appraisal Programme, with the development of Personal Development Plans, focused on Continuing Professional Development.
• Adhere to all the organisations policies and procedures.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice
• Experience of CAMHS eating disorders desirable
• Medically qualified with MRCPsych or equivalent
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions
• Leadership ability
• The ability to affect change professionally and organisationally

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• 24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be
• Career development and trainingto help youachieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Packageso you can truly enjoy this special time

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered on the Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a licence to practice, medically qualified with MRCPsych or equivalent, and experience of CAMHS eating disorders.

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.