Job summary Clinical Lead (Adult): NELFT Community Eating Disorders Service We are looking for a part time Adult Clinical Lead with substantial experience of treating eating disorders to join the established NELFT London Community Eating Disorder Service. The successful candidate will play a lead role in shaping the ongoing development of the service and the team, including identifying and responding to new opportunities and further developing our clinical pathways. In line with the NELFT vision, they will be committed to developing a service that provides the best possible care for service users and their families, delivered by the best people, as well as the maintenance of a mutually supportive and stimulating working environment. Main duties of the job The successful candidate will work closely with the Service and Strategic lead, the Team Manager, the Adult Consultant Psychiatrist and the Clinical Lead (CYP), alongside the wider team. With colleagues, they will be accountable for the ongoing development and delivery of a comprehensive community Eating Disorder Service for adult patients and for the clinical standards to which the service operates. They will also play a central role in maintaining effective working relationships with key external stakeholders, including colleagues in primary care, from the North East London Adult Eating Disorder Provider Collaborative, the ICBs and other statutory and voluntary agencies. Key Responsibilities: 1. To provide clinical leadership and quality control to ensure adherence to evidence-based models in eating disorders and ongoing therapist development. 2. To set, implement and evaluate clear, achievable and measurable objectives for EDS with the service lead, service manager, Consultant psychiatrists and pathway leads. 3. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly safeguarding. 4. To ensure and have advanced knowledge of effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register. About us Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff). Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex. High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement forOuter London - 15% of basic salary, with a minimum of £4,551 and maximum of £5,735, pro rata for part time staff. Date posted 20 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £62,215 to £72,293 a year pa, plus HCAS (Pro Rata) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 395-WF151-24-E Job locations NELFT Eating Disorders Service (Orchards Health centre) Gascoigne Rd Barking IG117RS Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person Specification for more details. Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system Use of AI Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person Specification for more details. Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system Use of AI Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Person Specification Skills Essential Evidence of advanced formulation and key lines of enquiry Evidence of delivering expert supervision Evidence of advanced training Desirable delivering training in eating disorders at advanced level Qualifications Essential Post graduate qualifications to MSc level and above Significant experience in NHS and ED service Experience of managing teams Desirable Experience delivering service transformation Knowledge Essential direct eating disorders experience Desirable Inpatient and community ED experience Experience Essential Evidence of strong leadership skills Evidence of MDT working Interest in staff wellbeing Desirable Experience of leading a team Person Specification Skills Essential Evidence of advanced formulation and key lines of enquiry Evidence of delivering expert supervision Evidence of advanced training Desirable delivering training in eating disorders at advanced level Qualifications Essential Post graduate qualifications to MSc level and above Significant experience in NHS and ED service Experience of managing teams Desirable Experience delivering service transformation Knowledge Essential direct eating disorders experience Desirable Inpatient and community ED experience Experience Essential Evidence of strong leadership skills Evidence of MDT working Interest in staff wellbeing Desirable Experience of leading a team 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 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. 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 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 NELFT North East London Foundation Trust Address NELFT Eating Disorders Service (Orchards Health centre) Gascoigne Rd Barking IG117RS Employer's website https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)