Job Summary
To provide Consultant input to community eating disorder mental health team (0.5 WTE) and to the A-EDIT service (alternative to admission eating disorder team) (0.5 WTE).
To observe local and national employment directives with regard to managed medical personnel and ensure adherence to appropriate NHS and Trust policies.
About Us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Job Details
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year Per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Job location: Ward S3 Outpatients, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
Date posted: 03 March 2026
Job Description
Key Clinical Responsibilities
* Provide clinical leadership to both the community eating disorder service and the A-EDIT team.
* Contribute to assessment of patients referred for diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders and relevant comorbid conditions.
* Support multidisciplinary team members in assessment and liaison with other teams and professionals for complex patients.
* Facilitate accurate diagnosis and timely interventions in line with the recovery model.
* Deliver ongoing evidence‑based treatments for patients, supported by NICE guidelines, maintaining a biopsychosocial approach.
* Chair the weekly high‑risk meeting and assist in the weekly team meeting.
* Participate in induction, training, supervision of junior doctors, medical student teaching, and peer supervision of GPs.
* Maintain Section 12(2) status, Approved Clinician status and awareness of Mental Health, Mental Capacity and Care Act legislation.
* Act as Responsible Clinician for patients on supervised community treatment orders and participate in Mental Health Act assessments when possible.
* Contribute to collection of clinical information for service development, audit and clinical governance activities.
* Engage in quality improvement and service development work within the Trust.
* Lead service development and quality improvement, implementing national guidance such as NICE guidance and the MEED guidance.
* Maintain professional development, education and accreditation, with time and financial support provided.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
* Full GMC registration and licence to practice.
* MBBS or equivalent.
* Approved clinician status or eligible to attend training.
* MRCPsych or equivalent (desirable).
Entry Criteria for the Grade
* Specialty Registration in specialty.
* CCT in relevant specialty or within 6 months of attainment of Higher Training CCT at interview.
* Equivalent experience and competencies recognised by GMC.
Experience
* Proven experience of good working relationships and multidisciplinary working.
* Experience of reflective practice/formulation.
* Experience of teaching and supervision of doctors in training.
* Experience in eating disorder psychiatry (desirable).
* Experience of managing patients with complex comorbid conditions (personality disorder, autism) (desirable).
* Qualification in leading reflective practice/formulation (desirable).
Skills / Ability / Knowledge
* Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health.
* Decision‑making and problem solving skills.
* Management skills.
* Ability to take a clinical lead.
* Ability to represent department at Trust wide meetings.
* Ability to work and build relationships with others.
* Ability to travel.
* Advanced therapeutic skills such as formal psychotherapy training in an intensive modality (desirable).
Qualities / Attributes
* Able to demonstrate reflective practice.
* Approachable and flexible.
* Reliable.
* Understanding of service within the wider context of NHS Mental Health Services and PCTs.
* Experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment within tight budgetary restraints (desirable).
Equality
* Demonstrate understanding of acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer website: https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/
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