· We are inviting applications for an exciting full-time (10PA), Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist post in the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED). This will be a Fixed Term post for 6 months. The post would be of particular benefit for an applicant interested in developing their knowledge, experience, and skills in eating disorders, before the post is advertised as a substantive MCCAED consultant psychiatrist post, likely to be full-time.
· This post would be suitable for a wide range of psychiatrists, especially those with a background in eating disorders and / or community CAMHS. In addition to extensive opportunities to develop clinical knowledge, experience and skills in child and adolescent eating disorders, there are also excellent opportunities for quality improvement activities, research, teaching and training.
· The purpose of the post would be to contribute to the clinical leadership of the MCCAED. The post-holder would support delivery of effective specialist child adolescent eating disorder care, in accordance with the evidence base for eating disorders and national guidance, and in collaboration with other consultants in the service.
· This post will be primarily to provide clinical and strategic leadership parts in collaboration with other consultants in the service to Intensive Treatment Programme and Outpatient Eating Disorder team, whilst also being encouraged to make their own unique contribution.
· The post-holder would support delivery of effective specialist child adolescent eating disorder care, and in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinaryteam.
· The post-holder would be expected to play a key role in providing consultation and advice to colleagues within and outside the team, especially with complex cases; psychiatric and medical assessments of children and adolescents, prescribing and monitoring medication, and supporting the delivery of services in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance and NICE guidance policies. The post-holder may also be required to supervise a specialty doctor and psychiatric trainees.
About our locations:
The post will be located on the Maudsley site, location of our Trust headquarters, which is less than 5 minutes from Denmark Hill train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin Park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range of restaurants. In 2024 our service will be moving from the Michael Rutter Centre tothe new Pears Maudsley Centre in which leading clinicians and researchers in the field will be based together.
Flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Fridayin the time frames from 8am to6pm,giving you the very best of good work life balance.
Accountability:The appointee will be professionally responsible to The Associate Medical Director via the Joint Head of Service, Dr Mima Simic. The appointee will be managerially accountable to the Lead Clinicians Dr Sacha Guglani and Dr Kate Johnston, and the Service Manager for National & Specialist CAMHS, Donna Underwood, who work in partnership with the MCCAED Senior Clinicians to deliver this service.
• Along with other senior members of the ED team, ITP START and ARFID team, take responsibility for ensuring there is effective communication with referring and receiving teams both throughout the Trust and into Primary Care.
• Maintain good open relations with all clinical team members to provide consultation and discussion of cases around the management of psychiatric issues including consultation regarding comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders with eating disorders.
• Participate in care planning and treatment formulation, provide guidance on evidence-based treatment and their effectiveness.
• Join other team members in the assessment and treatment of complex cases.
• Be responsible for prescribing and monitoring psychotropic medication.
• Support delivery and innovation of the family therapy and multifamily therapy for eating disorders.
• Support all research and quality improvement studies taken by the service.
This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025