Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Specialty Doctor to join our Adult Community Eating Disorder Service. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team, providing essential medical and psychological care to individuals with complex eating disorders. You will contribute to both the physical health and psychological recovery of our patients, with responsibilities that include overseeing blood monitoring, medical reviews, and providing psychological interventions.
Main duties of the job
- Medical Oversight & Clinical Management:Provide comprehensive medical oversight and day-to-day management for patients with eating disorders, working closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver integrated care.
- Medical Monitoring:Collaborate with GP colleagues and other health professionals to ensure thorough monitoring of physical health, including overseeing blood tests, physical observations, and addressing medical concerns.
- Psychological Interventions:Deliver individual and group psychological interventions (e.g., SSCM, MBT, CBT, CBT-E) to help patients recover from eating disorders, using evidence-based approaches tailored to individual needs.
- Patient Reviews & Medication Management:Conduct medication reviews, prescribe appropriate supplements, and manage high-risk patients requiring careful monitoring.
- Acute Pathway Participation:Assess and review patients on medical wards in collaboration with acute care teams, ensuring continuity of care during inpatient stays.
- Assessment Clinics & Treatment Planning:Participate in assessment clinics and treatment planning processes, performing one assessment per week once competent.
- Teaching & Training: Provide guidance and training to junior staff, medical students, and other healthcare professionals, supporting ongoing professional development across the team.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Be working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Attend team meetings and routine handovers/ catch up meetings
- Provide the medical input and support to the community team and junior colleagues
- Provide psychological therapy to eating disorder patients (training and supervision will be provided for this)
- To contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, care planning, clinical reports and referral to other appropriate agencies/services.
- To provide feedback to patients and appropriate professionals regarding physical health and psychological formulations related to eating disorders and medical monitoring
- To provide health education advice for clients following the medical assessment / review
- To refer to appropriate agencies for further medical assessment / treatments, as necessary. This can be a referral to hospital if patient needs urgent treatment on medical ward.
- To participate in the acute pathway (assessing / reviewing patients while they are on medical wards in NNUH/QEH hospitals).
- To participate in assessment clinics (And when ready to do one assessment per week)
- To do specific psychiatric reviews of patients
- Be involved in teaching and training within service and to other professionals
- To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance, audit and research.
- To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD). To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so.
- The post holder will be expected to take part in face to face, regular weekly supervision, annual appraisal, and annual job planning.
Other responsibilities
If the post holder proves to be both successful and committed at Specialty Doctor Level there is the possibility of further career development and training in the speciality of eating disorders. All career grade doctors are required to maintain their education, professional development, and accreditation. Appropriate time and financial support is available for this purpose.
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 theUK 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 seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Norfolk Community Adult Eating Disorder Service
21 Meridian Way Meridian Business park
Norwich
NR7 0TA
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Be working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Attend team meetings and routine handovers/ catch up meetings
- Provide the medical input and support to the community team and junior colleagues
- Provide psychological therapy to eating disorder patients (training and supervision will be provided for this)
- To contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, care planning, clinical reports and referral to other appropriate agencies/services.
- To provide feedback to patients and appropriate professionals regarding physical health and psychological formulations related to eating disorders and medical monitoring
- To provide health education advice for clients following the medical assessment / review
- To refer to appropriate agencies for further medical assessment / treatments, as necessary. This can be a referral to hospital if patient needs urgent treatment on medical ward.
- To participate in the acute pathway (assessing / reviewing patients while they are on medical wards in NNUH/QEH hospitals).
- To participate in assessment clinics (And when ready to do one assessment per week)
- To do specific psychiatric reviews of patients
- Be involved in teaching and training within service and to other professionals
- To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance, audit and research.
- To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD). To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so.
- The post holder will be expected to take part in face to face, regular weekly supervision, annual appraisal, and annual job planning.
Other responsibilities
If the post holder proves to be both successful and committed at Specialty Doctor Level there is the possibility of further career development and training in the speciality of eating disorders. All career grade doctors are required to maintain their education, professional development, and accreditation. Appropriate time and financial support is available for this purpose.
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 theUK 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 seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Norfolk Community Adult Eating Disorder Service
21 Meridian Way Meridian Business park
Norwich
NR7 0TA
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration and licence to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Eligible for approval under Section 12 of the MHA 1983
Desirable
Entry criteria for the grade
Essential
- Completed minimum of 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent) of which 2 will be in a specialty training programme in psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or
- Shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Skills/Ability/Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health
- Ability to make decisions and carry out responsibilities without direct supervision.
- Ability to take a clinical lead under the supervision of the Consultant
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the context of the service within the wider landscape of the current NHS.
- Candidates need to be effective teachers and trainers and be able to guide their own Continued Professional Development.
Desirable
- Experience in eating disorder psychiatry
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration and licence to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Eligible for approval under Section 12 of the MHA 1983
Desirable
Entry criteria for the grade
Essential
- Completed minimum of 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent) of which 2 will be in a specialty training programme in psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or
- Shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Skills/Ability/Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health
- Ability to make decisions and carry out responsibilities without direct supervision.
- Ability to take a clinical lead under the supervision of the Consultant
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the context of the service within the wider landscape of the current NHS.
- Candidates need to be effective teachers and trainers and be able to guide their own Continued Professional Development.
Desirable
- Experience in eating disorder psychiatry
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Norfolk Community Adult 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)
