Locum Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS : CYP Eating Disorders & Community

CNWL; London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join CNWL as a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist specializing in CAMHS Eating Disorders in London. You will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to children and young people, working alongside specialist teams. This position offers both full-time and part-time options, a generous salary package including London weighting, and a supportive work environment that values professional development.

Benefits

Relocation package up to 8K

Lifestyle benefits and staff discounts

Qualifications

• Experience and skills in eating disorders in young people.
• Full GMC Registration required.
• Proven leadership skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessment and management of young people with eating disorders.
• Clinical leadership and consultation within MDT.
• Participate in the management and flow of referrals and assessments.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Team Working

Organizational Skills

Initiative

Education

Primary Medical Degree

Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

Post graduate qualification relevant to specialty

Inclusion on the Child and Adolescent Specialist Register

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Locum Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS : CYP Eating Disorders & Community

YC73

Main area Psychiatry Grade YC73 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (None) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

8 sessions per week Job ref 333-G-CED-LC-0001

Site Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service Town London Salary £105,504 - £139,882 plus London weighting of £2162 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 12:00

Job overview

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS CYP Eating Disorders Day Programme and Community Team

Fixed Term, Part-Time 8PAs

This is a fixed term locum post for a CAMHS Consultant psychiatrist to join the CYP Day Patient service and the Community Eating Disorders Team, arisen following recent expanding and enhancing of the CYP service.

The postholder will be working alongside specialist MDT teams and joins a group of 7 Consultant Psychiatrists in the all age Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service. Every Consultant has a unique leadership role within the clinical teams/pathways for which they are responsible. Academic, teaching and management interests are strongly encouraged and supported. With appropriate adjustment of responsbilities, the role could be tailored to suit different individual professional interests to support personal development plans..

We offer Relocation package for up to 8K(subject to eligibility)and a range of lifestyle benefits and staff discounts including purchase and lease of new cars.

Further Information & Arrangements to visit

Applicants should contact the following key people to discuss the post in detail and if possible arrange an informal visit:

Rachel Clancy, Head of ED Services [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide psychiatric and medical assessment and management of children and young people with eating disorders receiving care in the CYP Day Programme and Community Eating Disorder team. They will provide clinical leadership and consultation within the Day Programme and provide joint clinical leadership within the Community team alongside the other consultants. They will work collaboratively with colleagues across the service, including the day patient service, as well as other stakeholders, such as acute hospital partners. The post-holder will provide liaison input to paediatric/medical wards according to MEED guidelines.

Working for our organisation

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust specialises in caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs.

Both CAMHS and Eating Disorder services have grown considerably over the last 7 years and very significant new investment is currently coming into services as part of the Long Term Plan.

Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service is an all age Eating Disorder Service with a vibrant and skilled multidisciplinary team working across a a variety of evidence based treatment pathways targeted to the specific needs of different groups of patients. You will have the opportunity to work with committed, innovative and compassionate colleagues, delivering high quality care and treatment at an exciting time of significant investment and expansion of services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To provide clinical leadership within the Day Patient and CEDS-CYP teams.

2. To provide consultant responsibility for patient care within these services.

3. To diagnose patients with an ICD10 code at assessment and ensure that these are documented appropriately.

4. Participation in the weekly MDT meetings, providing leadership, supervision and consultation for the teams.

5. Consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding the management of risk.

6. To work with the team manager to manage flow of referrals, assessments and waiting list.

7. To provide comprehensive initial assessments for complex clients, which may sometimes require travel to paediatric wards in any of the NW London acute hospitals, or specialist ED inpatient units.

8. To provide psychiatric review and management of community and day patients.

9. Liaison input to ChelWest paediatric services.

10. Provide RC cover for ED patients on ChelWest paediatric wards.

11. To develop and sustain good working relationships and effective MEED pathways with Paediatrics.

12. Accessing Tier 4 provision as clinically appropriate and reviewing the management and care of the young person during inpatient admission to ensure the most effective use of resources and appropriate early discharge.

13. To contribute to CPA meetings, as appropriate.

14. To contribute to MHA assessments as appropriate.

15. To support the maintenance of a psychologically minded, open clinic culture.

16. To regularly attend the weekly Staff Group, Continuing Professional Development sessions and Consultant meetings.

17. To manage, and provide training and psychiatric casework supervision for Psychiatry trainees seeking special interest sessions in the service.

18. To provide cross cover for Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues in the Eating Disorder Service.

19. To be an active member of the service line Senior Leadership Team.

20. Work along with other MDT colleagues to develop the CYP ED teams.

21. Participation in the development of new models of service to improve delivery and outcome, taking into account the views of commissioners, service users and evidence of best practice.

22. Participation in development of clinical protocols as required.

23. To maintain accurate and up to date clinical records.

24. To participate in the administration patient information systems and ensure that data are entered in accordance with service policies and guidance.

25. To contribute to collection and monitoring of Clinical Outcome data across the service.

26. To liaise with statutory and non-statutory sector agencies concerning the treatment and management of patients.

27. To ensure discharges are managed in accordance with service policies and guidance.

28. To complete and contribute to the completion of Serious Untoward Incident Reports as required.

29. To work in accordance with service policies and guidelines.

30. Maintaining up to date Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• Section 12 MHA Approved Approved Clinician status
• An additional post graduate qualification of relevance to (own specialty)
• Inclusion on the Child and Adolescent Specialist Register (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)

Experience, Skills and Abilities

• Experience and Skills in Eating Disorders in young people

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Excellent communication and empathic skills
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Experience of team working
• Sound organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Katie Au Job title Clinical Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 020 7854 4358 Additional information

Camilla Finch - Service Manager, Eating Disorders

Tel: [phone] E: [e-mail]

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