NHS AfC: Band 8b
Main area: Clinical Lead Adult Eating Disorders
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Open to part-time)
Job ref: 395-WF151-24E
Site: NELFT Eating Disorders Service, Town: Barking
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 pa pro rata (plus HCAS)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/01/2025 23:59
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
Job Overview
Clinical Lead (Adult): NELFT Community Eating Disorders Service
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior practitioner with existing experience in the field of eating disorders to join the NELFT community Eating Disorders Service as Clinical Lead (Adult).
The successful candidate will play a lead role in shaping the ongoing development of the team, building on the growth of recent years whilst identifying and responding to new opportunities for the team. 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.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will work closely with the Service and Strategic lead, the Team Manager, the Consultant Adult Psychiatrist, and the Clinical Lead (CYP). They will be accountable for the ongoing development and delivery of a comprehensive community Eating Disorder Service for adult patients.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To provide clinical leadership and quality control and to ensure adherence to evidence-based models in eating disorders.
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.
Person Specification
Skills
* Evidence of advanced formulation and key lines of enquiry.
* Evidence of delivering expert supervision.
* Evidence of advanced training in eating disorders.
Qualifications
* Postgraduate qualifications to MSc level and above.
* Significant experience in NHS and ED service.
* Experience of managing teams.
Knowledge
* Direct eating disorders experience.
* Inpatient and community ED experience.
Experience
* Evidence of strong leadership skills.
* Evidence of MDT working.
* Experience of leading a team.
Equal Opportunities Employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
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