Consultant Psychiatrist Community CAMHS ED

Consultant Psychiatrist Community CAMHS Eating Disorders Orchards Health Centre, Gascoigne Road Barking IG11 7RS 8 Programmed Activities This post is for a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, 8 Programmed Activities, in the All Age Eating Disorder Service, based at Orchards Health Centre, Gascoigne Road, Barking, IG11 7RS. This is a replacement substantive post of 8 Programmed Activities (PAs) with a ratio of 6 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) to 2 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).

The expectation of the post holder will be to support their team, department and organisation to follow the Trusts Values in their day-to-day work.

We are kind We are respectful We work with our communities On-call responsibilities The postholder will be part of the Senior CAMHS Psychiatrist on-call rota covering out of hours and weekends for Mental Health Services in NELFT. The on call will cover service delivery for Children and Adolescents presenting with mental health problems. The on-call rota is covered by the local community substantive CAMHS consultants and the two inpatient CAMHS consultants. This rota is currently 1:12 rota, with a 3% Category A salary supplement.

The postholder will provide senior medical leadership and specialist medical input within the Eating Disorder Service, supporting high-quality assessment, formulation, diagnosis, and treatment planning in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing care to children and young people with eating disorders and associated mental health needs, across Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest. The successful candidate will provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases. The consultant will be expected to provide guidance and supervision to the team, work directly with children and young people, and their families, and liaise as appropriate with other external CAMHS mental health providers, local community paediatric services, and acute hospitals.