Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in The Buckinghamshire Adult Community Eating Disorder Service, which is based at The Whiteleaf Centre, in Aylesbury.
This is a 1 FTE Consultant Psychiatry Post covering the county of Buckinghamshire. The adult Eating Disorder Team currently receives an average of 200-250 referrals per year and offers a range of interventions in line with NICE guidelines.
The Specialist Adult Eating Disorder Service in Buckinghamshire provides a stepped care, integrated multidisciplinary evidence-based treatment approach. There is a strong Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-E) tradition, which was developed by Professor Christopher Fairburn in the Department of Psychiatry. We also offer other evidence-based treatments for eating disorders (e.g. MANTRA, SSCM).
For further information, please contact Dr Tina Malhotra, Associate Medical Director via email: Tina.Malhotra@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk / telephone:01865 904594
Main duties of the job
Eating disorder services across the Trust work closely together, particularly the two community teams in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and the inpatient and day service in Oxford.
The post is based at the Buckinghamshire Community Eating Disorders Service (Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury).
Eating disorder services across the Trust work closely together, particularly the two community teams in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and the inpatient and day service in Oxford. Dr Agnes Ayton is the inpatient consultant for Oxfordshire and is the current Chair of the Faculty of Eating Disorder.
The Service offers excellent opportunities for supervision, service development, service evaluation and research, teaching, and training.
We have good supervision and operational structures and an excellent track record of CPD. There are good links with Oxford University, with opportunities for teaching, research and offering placements to trainees. The Service is also committed to evidence-based and evidence generating practice and you will have the opportunity to be part of several service evaluation/improvement projects.
For a detailed list of the roles and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached job description.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust which has been rated as good by the CQC is a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do.
Oxford Health is an ambitious Trust dedicated to innovating, evaluating and implementing new treatments, procedures and services.
We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
As such we particularly welcome applications from clinicians who would like to negotiate dedicated PAs for clinical leadership, research, training or other areas of special interest.
The trust offers a generous relocation package and works hard to accommodate flexible working patterns for staff.
We have good supervision and operational structures and an excellent track record of CPD. There are good links with Oxford University, with opportunities for teaching, research and offering placements to trainees.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the Buckinghamshire Community Eating Disorder Service.
Medical responsibility for patients usually remains with the GP, except where a medical member of the team takes a patient on for continuing treatment (e.g. patients on CTO).
The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.
The post holder will work alongside the team manager, Consultant Psychologist and Consultant Nurse and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.
The post holder will provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and specialty doctors and any senior trainee placed with the team.
This will include 1 hour per week clinical supervision for trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision to specialty doctors- in conjunction with other consultants.
For a detailed list of the roles and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide senior medical input and clinical leadership to the Buckinghamshire Community Eating Disorder Service.
Medical responsibility for patients usually remains with the GP, except where a medical member of the team takes a patient on for continuing treatment (e.g. patients on CTO).
The post holder will have responsibility for those patients seen by himself/herself, together with those patients seen by medical staff directly supervised by the post holder.
The post holder will work alongside the team manager, Consultant Psychologist and Consultant Nurse and the other Consultant Psychiatrists in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.
The post holder will provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and specialty doctors and any senior trainee placed with the team.
This will include 1 hour per week clinical supervision for trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision to specialty doctors- in conjunction with other consultants.
For a detailed list of the roles and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych
- Additional clinical qualifications.
TRANSPORT
Essential
- Provides evidence of Mobility as required for the post
Desirable
- Holds and will use valid UK driving license
ELIGIBILITY
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in eating disorder psychiatry
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Experience working with patients with eating disorders and their families across the age range
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to priorities workload.
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management or other leadership roles
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise research evidence relevant to clinical practice.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych
- Additional clinical qualifications.
TRANSPORT
Essential
- Provides evidence of Mobility as required for the post
Desirable
- Holds and will use valid UK driving license
ELIGIBILITY
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in eating disorder psychiatry
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Experience working with patients with eating disorders and their families across the age range
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to priorities workload.
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management or other leadership roles
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Able to use and appraise research evidence relevant to clinical practice.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
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.
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.
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).
