Job summary
There are multiple posts available for this new and existing role. A total of 17 sessions are available for post holders, part time working would be considered.
The East London Community Eating Disorders Service (CEDS) is a multidisciplinary team including Therapies (family therapy, clinical/ counselling psychology, assistant psychology), Medical (psychiatry and paediatrics), Nursing (mental health and paediatric nursing), Dietetics, Support Workers & Administrative and Operational staff.
We offer specialist services including assessment and treatment to young people under 18 who are experiencing an eating disorder. Our team covers the East London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham and City & Hackney.
Main duties of the job
The Specialty Doctor will be an important part of the Community Eating Disorders Service for Children and Young People (CEDS-CYP). This is a new role in the team.
We encourage applicants to get in touch with the team and would welcome anyone interested in applying to come and spend some time with the team.
This is an, interesting, and varied job regularly joint working with other members of the teams to assess and treat young people experiencing an eating disorder and their loved ones. The post holder will provide high quality evidence based mental health assessments, therapy and treatment. This will include professional and practice development to ensure high quality client-centered care. There post holder will also participate in the duty rota which providing rapid response to urgent clinical situations within office hours.
There is also the opportunity of being involved in audit, service evaluation, QI projects as well as research.
We encourage prospective candidates to get in touch and arrange to spend a day with the team.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- MB.BS, MBChB or equivalent
- Full Registration with the GMC
Desirable
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written
- Develop effective working relationships
- Function autonomously as well as being a team player
- Assessing, formulating and prioritising patients' needs
- Physical health management of children and young people
- Apply research and theory to practice
- Experience of working with children and adolescents
- Working with people with serious and enduring mental illness
- Auditing practices and service
Desirable
- Evidence based service development
- Skills and a range of therapeutic interventions and psycho-social treatment options
- Experience with Audit and Research
- Experience of working in paediatrics
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTSNADING
Essential
- Child and adolescent mental and physical health disorders and their management
- Mental Health Legislation
- Use of outcome measurements
- Experience of pharmacological treatments
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Healthcare Governance
- Understanding and knowledge of the multiagency working
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to cope effectively under pressure and in stressful situations
- Courteous and respectful of patients,families and carers
- Assertive, independent,flexible
Person Specification
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- MB.BS, MBChB or equivalent
- Full Registration with the GMC
Desirable
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written
- Develop effective working relationships
- Function autonomously as well as being a team player
- Assessing, formulating and prioritising patients' needs
- Physical health management of children and young people
- Apply research and theory to practice
- Experience of working with children and adolescents
- Working with people with serious and enduring mental illness
- Auditing practices and service
Desirable
- Evidence based service development
- Skills and a range of therapeutic interventions and psycho-social treatment options
- Experience with Audit and Research
- Experience of working in paediatrics
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTSNADING
Essential
- Child and adolescent mental and physical health disorders and their management
- Mental Health Legislation
- Use of outcome measurements
- Experience of pharmacological treatments
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Healthcare Governance
- Understanding and knowledge of the multiagency working
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to cope effectively under pressure and in stressful situations
- Courteous and respectful of patients,families and carers
- Assertive, independent,flexible
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.
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).
Additional information
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).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Emmanuel Miller Centre,
Travel between all three CEDS spokes in Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney.
LONDON
E14 8HQ
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
