Job summary
EPUT is looking for an enthusiastic General Practitioner with special interest in Eating Disorders to join our Eating Disorders Service based at Northgate Centre, Colchester. This is an exciting supported training role which would enable you to be part of developing the service and would support someone to gain a GPweR status or at level of a practitioner if GPweR status is not something that the post holder wants to pursue.
The post covers the North East Essex area of the trust and it will be necessary to work in a number of different locations according to need.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a medical assessment, treatment and consultation service for patients referred to the Eating Disorders Service (EDS) and to provide professional support to primary care networks in North East Essex regarding patients with eating disorders. Additionally, the post holder will be required to provide an assessment of physical risk as part of the EDS multi-disciplinary assessment team. This will include arranging and interpreting appropriate investigations (e.g. blood tests).
The post holder will receive clinical supervision addressing both clinical and personal development issues in accordance with the Trust Supervision Policy.
The post holder must have full GMC registration and be on the GP performers list.
About us
Our Vision
"To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care".
Our Purpose
"We care for people every day. What we do together, matters".
Our Values
We Care
We Learn
We Empower
Our strategic objectives
We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
We will help our communities to thrive.
If you share that vision and want to make a difference to the people that use our services, then please contact us to find out more.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loan
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medical Assessment and Monitoring
- To provide a medical assessment, treatment and consultation service for patients referred to the Eating Disorders Service (EDS) and to provide professional support to primary care networks in North East Essex regarding patients with eating disorders.
- To provide an assessment of physical risk as part of the EDS multi-disciplinary assessment team. This will include arranging and interpreting appropriate investigations (e.g. blood tests).
- To contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, care planning, clinical reports and referral to other appropriate agencies/services.
- To provide assessment feedback to patients and appropriate professionals.
- To provide health education advice for clients following the medical assessment / review.
- To provide on-going monitoring of physical health disorder symptoms during the patients time in treatment
- To provide end of treatment assessment reports to patient and relevant professionals
Medical Treatment
- To provide medical treatment recommendations for patients who meet the Eating Disorder Service treatment criteria. The patients own GP will be responsible for prescribing.
- To refer to appropriate agencies for further medical assessment/treatments as necessary.
- To contribute to the development of innovative medical services, therapies and treatment protocols for patients with an eating disorder in conjunction with other professionals (including Psychiatry, GPs, and IPUs).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medical Assessment and Monitoring
- To provide a medical assessment, treatment and consultation service for patients referred to the Eating Disorders Service (EDS) and to provide professional support to primary care networks in North East Essex regarding patients with eating disorders.
- To provide an assessment of physical risk as part of the EDS multi-disciplinary assessment team. This will include arranging and interpreting appropriate investigations (e.g. blood tests).
- To contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, care planning, clinical reports and referral to other appropriate agencies/services.
- To provide assessment feedback to patients and appropriate professionals.
- To provide health education advice for clients following the medical assessment / review.
- To provide on-going monitoring of physical health disorder symptoms during the patients time in treatment
- To provide end of treatment assessment reports to patient and relevant professionals
Medical Treatment
- To provide medical treatment recommendations for patients who meet the Eating Disorder Service treatment criteria. The patients own GP will be responsible for prescribing.
- To refer to appropriate agencies for further medical assessment/treatments as necessary.
- To contribute to the development of innovative medical services, therapies and treatment protocols for patients with an eating disorder in conjunction with other professionals (including Psychiatry, GPs, and IPUs).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFully qualified GP with GMC registration and on the GP Register
- oEvidence of annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
- oGeneral practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained
- oOn the Medical Performers List
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills
- oMedical assessment and medical management of people with an eating disorder
- oTeam working and interdisciplinary collaboration
- oAbility to maintain trust and confidence of patients
- oWillingness to share knowledge and collaborate with other professionals
- oAbility to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi- disciplinary teams
- oWillingness to learn new skills
- oAn understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality within an NHS MDT
Experience
Essential
- oSuccessfully Completed General Practice Specialist Training
- oClinical and Information Governance
- oMedical assessment and management of patients with an eating disorder
- oOrganised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
- oComputer literacy
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work as an effective, sensitive and self-aware team member
- oAbility to work effectively under pressure
- oDemonstrable enthusiasm and commitment to the client group and service model
- oHigh level of interpersonal skills
- oAbility to work and develop as a reflective practitioner
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFully qualified GP with GMC registration and on the GP Register
- oEvidence of annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
- oGeneral practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained
- oOn the Medical Performers List
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills
- oMedical assessment and medical management of people with an eating disorder
- oTeam working and interdisciplinary collaboration
- oAbility to maintain trust and confidence of patients
- oWillingness to share knowledge and collaborate with other professionals
- oAbility to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi- disciplinary teams
- oWillingness to learn new skills
- oAn understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality within an NHS MDT
Experience
Essential
- oSuccessfully Completed General Practice Specialist Training
- oClinical and Information Governance
- oMedical assessment and management of patients with an eating disorder
- oOrganised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
- oComputer literacy
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work as an effective, sensitive and self-aware team member
- oAbility to work effectively under pressure
- oDemonstrable enthusiasm and commitment to the client group and service model
- oHigh level of interpersonal skills
- oAbility to work and develop as a reflective practitioner
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
