This is a new post. The role will involve direct clinical care and supporting a multi-disciplinary team which includes GPs, specialist nurses, nurse therapists, clinical psychologists, dietitians, family therapists and CAMHS practitioners. The work is outpatient based and will include assessment and follow-up work and management of psychiatric and physical co-morbidity.
The ratio of new patients to follow-up is expected to be 1:5.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of this post will be to support the consultant in providing high quality services to patients with eating disorders. The post-holder will assist the consultants in all aspects of the service, including the provision of emergency care.
The post-holder will be expected to assess and manage patients suffering from a range of eating disorders; this will include both psychiatric and general medical care. Management will include both pharmacological and psychological treatments. The post-holder will be expected to carry out a full medical assessment, perform a mental state examination and perform a physical examination when appropriate.
The post-holder will assess patients referred for outpatient treatment and liaise with referrers.
The post-holder will support non-medical members of the multidisciplinary team and review patients as required at their request.
The post-holder will be expected to attend team meetings and clinical reviews, leading such events if required.
The post-holder will conduct, and regularly review, assessments of risk with patients and determine/agree management strategies to reduce risks.
The post-holder will communicate and liaise with relatives and carers and other disciplines and agencies, including general practitioners, as appropriate. The post may also include liaison with other trusts regarding individual patient care.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the center of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
1. Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us.
2. Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
3. Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more.
4. Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes.
5. Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more.
6. Staff networks and support groups.
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached supporting information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
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