CAMHS Consultant: Maudsley Centre-Child & Adolescent Eating Disorders

This is a Full-time replacement Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist post within the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED). This post is based in the Eating Disorder (ED) outpatient team, one of four clinical teams that comprise MCCAED. Eating Disorder outpatient team The ED outpatient team is a multidisciplinary team providing specialised care for children and adolescents with eating disorders, excluding Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) that treated in the other part of MCCAED.Main duties of the job

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+ Have accountability for the delivery of high quality and safe care, with the Clinical Director, Lead Clinician N&S CAMHS and Joint Heads MCCAED + Lead the multi-disciplinary team alongside other Consultants leadership and influence others to meet service commitments and needs of children, young people and families + Lead the development of service evaluation measures with the Clinical Director, Lead Clinician N&S CAMHS and Joint Heads MCCAED. Ensure that they are appropriately captured + Develop and review clinical measures and outcomes with the Joint Heads MCCAED and the Clinical Lead N&S CAMHS + To support and where agreed lead elements of development, improvement and innovation. Please refer to the job description for further details., + All members of the Trusts' medical staff are expected to practice within current GMC guidelines, in particular those contained within the booklets on Good Medical Practice and Maintaining Good Medical Practice + The Trust has established multi-disciplinary clinical governance mechanisms that the postholder will be expected to participate in + The service is actively involved in a range of quality improvement projects and audits + The postholder will assist in the implementation of research and evaluation where required and support clinical staff in developing new research and evaluation projects + The post-holder, as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in SLaM can contribute to the academic programmes for both CTs and STs + Promote good links with Tier 3 and local outreach CAMHS + The contract states that there is a requirement for all staff to have firm job plans + The appointee will be managerially accountable to the Joint Heads, the Lead Clinicians, the Deputy Director and the Service Manager for National & Specialist CAMHS. Full details of the Job Description can be found on the attachment, which also details the main responsibilities expected from the post holder. We look forward to receiving your application . The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by: + Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice + Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment + We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity Please note: + That all applications for this post will need to be made online + That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria + That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible + That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs + That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful + That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees + That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process + That we are a smoke-free Trust SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond. We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'. We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers. The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust. Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special. As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer. Some of our benefits are highlighted here: + Generous pay, pensions and leave. We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service. + Work life balance. We support a range of flexible working options, such as: part-time working and job sharing. + Career development. There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes. + Car lease. Our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars. + Our staff benefit from keyworker housing, which is available on selected sites. + NHS discounts. With discounts of up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website. Other benefits include: + Counselling services + Wellbeing events + Long service awards + Cycle to work scheme + Season ticket loan + Childcare vouchers + Staff restaurants