Locum Consultant Psychiatrist CYP Community Eating Disorder

This is a fixed term locum post for a CAMHS Consultant psychiatrist within the CYP Community Eating Disorders Team, working alongside a specialist MDT team. The post includes 1PA for a Clinical Academic role. Relocation package (subject to eligibility) and a range of staff benefits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Provide clinical leadership within the CYP Community and ICT teams.
• Consultant responsibility for patient care within the service.
• Consultation to other MDT members regarding urgent assessments and risk.
• Diagnose patients with an ICD‑10 code at assessment and ensure accurate documentation.
• Participate in weekly referral & assessment and MDT meetings, providing leadership, supervision and consultation.
• Work with lead therapists and consultant colleagues to manage referral, assessment and waiting list flow.
• Provide comprehensive initial assessments for complex clients.
• Provide psychiatric review and management of CYP ED team patients.
• Develop and review protocols with local paediatric services.
• Provide Responsible Clinician cover for paediatric wards.
• Access Tier 4 provision as clinically appropriate and review inpatient care for youth.
• Develop and sustain good working relationships and effective MEED pathways with Paediatrics.
• Contribute to CPA meetings and MHA assessments.
• Support the maintenance of a psychologically minded clinic culture.
• Attend Staff Group, CPD sessions and Consultant meetings.
• Manage, train and provide psychiatric casework supervision for trainees.
• Provide cross cover for Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues in the Eating Disorder Service.
• Act as an active member of the senior management team.
• Collaborate with MDT to develop the service, new models and best practice.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and patient information systems.
• Contribute to collection, monitoring and reporting of clinical outcome data.
• Coordinate with statutory and non‑statutory sector agencies.
• Ensure discharge processes comply with service policies.
• Complete Serious Incident Reports when required.
• Adhere to service policies and guidelines.
• Maintain up‑to‑date CPD.
• Lead or contribute to research, audit and service evaluation projects.
• Support monitoring of clinical outcome measures to inform service development.
• Promote evidence‑based practice within the MDT.
• Contribute to quality improvement, governance and service evaluations.
• Support teaching, supervision and training to medical students, trainees and colleagues.

Person specification:

Education, Qualifications and Training:

• Primary medical degree.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• Section 12 MHA approved clinician status.
• Additional postgraduate qualification relevant to specialty.
• Inclusion on the Child and Adolescent Specialist Register (or CCT within 6 months).

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.

Equality and Diversity:

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and follows safe recruitment practices to protect them. Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. Our employment contracts are subject to a 13 week probationary period. Information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system if you are offered a job.