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Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health Eating Disorders
The closing date is 27 October 2026
The Trust providesboth specialist inpatient and community eating disorder services and hasboth Adults and CAMHS elements to this.
This post is based in the adult eatingdisorder inpatient unit at Birch Ward, West Park Hospital. The unit hosts the North East& North Cumbria Regional eating disorder beds alongside extra beds forextra-contractual referrals. This forms the Northern Centre for EatingDisorders (NCED).
The NCEDs purpose is to provide specialist tertiary eating disorderinpatient services for all ages both within the North East Specialist ServicesRegional Commissioning area and nationally to those requiring high intensityinpatient care who are either too high risk for community management or suchapproaches have deemed to have failed. Birchward service provision is for patients aged 18 and over. The dedicatedmulti-disciplinary teams in the NCED provide comprehensive multi-domain- physical, nutritional, psychological, social and occupational – individualised treatment approaches for patients suffering from –
AnorexiaNervosa
Severeand complex Bulimia Nervosa
AtypicalEating Disorders
Co-morbidphysical conditions with eating disorders
Birch Ward is a 10 beddedunit at West Park Hospital.Theaverage length of stay for patients on the ward is 6 months.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work fulltime within the inpatient eating disorder service, and will be expected to workclosely with the community consultant in eating disorder service.
You will beexpected to provide committed, proactive and responsive clinical expertise,working with other staff to provide an assessment and treatment service forthose individuals admitted to Birch Ward. You will take a leadfor the medical management aspects of clinical care of eating disordersincluding appropriate pharmacological and MHA interventions.
You willprovide direct patient clinical care working closely with all members of themultidisciplinary team, being fully involved with the CPA process and attendrelevant team meetings. Working closely with the ward manager, service manager and Associate Medical Director to plan and develop the service in line with theTrust Integrated Business Plan, to ensure the quality anddevelopment of the unit.
About us
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public.
Psychiatrists are essentialcontributors to our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justifiedto expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who workconsistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and MedicalDevelopment Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment andretention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWVCharter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further information on this post.
The job description has yet to be approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
AI inRecruitment
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Person Specification
Leadership
- Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment Able to adapt to and lead service change.
- Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Participated in continuous professional development Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit.
- 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
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register in the Specialty or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register.
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent knowledge in specialty 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
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Experience
- Experience of working within the specialty
- Any other experience that may be applicable
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.
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
£113,565 to £150,569 a yearThis post may attract a recruitment premia
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