Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry - Adult Outpatients ED

This is a fixed term post, working within the outpatient eating disorder service.

The post holder will work alongside a Consultant Psychiatrist in Eating Disorders. The post is also supported by a specialist MDT.

The post provides an opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and experience in the assessment and management of eating disorders across the full spectrum of diagnoses and severity, and the in delivery of specialist psychological therapies for eating disorders.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide day to day psychiatric and medical assessment and management of adults with eating disorders receiving care in the outpatient service. Leadership of MDT risk assessment and management is central to the role. They will contribute to the weekly outpatient meeting and clinical forum, and the twice weekly assessment meeting.

The post holder will contribute to MHA work, including the preparation of reports, with supervision from the Consultant. They will also provide occasional medical cover for other doctors across the service (inpatient, day patient, outpatient), giving experience of the full spectrum of eating disorder presentations, and the broad range of treatment modalities available.

Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service is an all age Eating Disorder Service with a vibrant and skilled multidisciplinary team working across a variety of evidence based treatment pathways targeted to the specific needs of different groups of patients. You will have the opportunity to work with committed, innovative and compassionate colleagues, delivering high quality care and treatment at an exciting time of significant investment and expansion of services.

£59,175 to £95,400 a year + £2162 London weighting - Pro Rota - Per Annum