Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Eating Disorders

The post holder will be responsible for managing a caseload of complex patients and providing consultation and supervision to the team. Assessment of new referrals and liaison and consultation with other services (both within and external to the Trust) with respect to co-morbid presentations (medical and psychiatric) will be integral to the role. They will provide input to all parts of the service in agreement and collaboration with their consultant colleagues and the team managers. Substantive consultants also act as clinical supervisors to junior doctors on a rotating basis and other members of the team as appropriate., The post would appeal to anyone who has an established interest in eating disorders or who has training in General Adult Psychiatry or Psychotherapy and is interested in working within eating disorders. As experienced Eating disorder consultants are in post in the service, mentorship and supervision are available. Please refer to the job description and person specification to support your application to this post. Refer to the essential and desirable criteria when outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in