Consultant Psychiatrist Camhs Community Eating Disorders Service

This is a vacancy due to retirement of current Consultant. The post holder will join the Pennine Community Eating Disorder teams (PCEDS) This post holder will provide Consultant Psychiatry input and clinical leadership into the 2 Community Eating Disorders Hubs. The South Hub multidisciplinary team encompasses Stockport, Tameside & Glossop. The North Hub multidisciplinary team encompasses Bury, Oldham and Rochdale metropolitan boroughs. This is an ideal post for those who have experience working in community eating disorder service and looking to move to a new job. It is also an excellent opportunity for a new qualified consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist who might want a split post between community CAMHS and CEDS. If the latter is desired, please contact clinical director(details below) to discuss. This is a full time (10 PA) post with 5 programmed activities devoted to each CEDS teambut we welcome any interest in part time post.Pennine CEDS provides a comprehensive community service to young people up to their 18thbirthday, who are resident in the identified Boroughs of the Trust footprint, and who have a significant Eating disorder. We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Clinical To help lead the Community Eating Disorders team in providing emergency, urgent and routine multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment plans for young people with significant Eating disorders. To assume consultant clinical responsibility for those young people who are directly receiving psychiatry input, and to support consultation and liaison with other professionals. To use effective clinical leadership to ensure robust clinical plans, pathways management into and out of the service. To adhere to the policies and procedures in support of the caseload, maintaining appropriate clinical records, confidentiality and administration. To work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, and provide strong clinical leadership to the CEDS team. To participate in reviews, CPA, referral and step-down planning. To ensure effective referrer engagement and professional liaison with Paediatrics / Physical health teams. To ensure the highlighting of additionalneeds to be addressed by other agencies eg social care / special education / physical health. To utilise the Care Programme Approach, and also the new Mental Health Act, the Children Act and the Mental Capacity Act when required. To work in partnership with other professionals/ agencies involved in the care of young people, across departmental and organisational boundaries. To provide appropriate clinical supervision to the CEDS MDT, and offer consultation to referring professionals. (Alternative travel arrangements will be available for non-car drivers on journeys essential to the carrying out of their duties). To lead in the areas of medical practice in particular, and mental health practice in general using a clinical governance framework. To take a leadership role in the development of evidence based practice, practice development and teaching within the field of Adolescent Psychiatry.