ESNEFT is starting a new Complex Obesity Service which will deliver bariatric/metabolic surgery, endoscopic and medical weight management treatments to the Suffolk and North Essex population. We have designed our service with many innovations to make it fit for purpose for the current obesity landscape. We have combined the traditional Tier 3 and Tier 4 into a single comprehensive service (Tier 4 PLUS) and will offer all treatments including IWMP, GLP-1 medications, endoscopic and surgical bariatric procedures
We are recruiting Bariatric Psychologists to develop and deliver this new service and currently seeking an experienced psychologist looking to progress their career in a Band 8b Principal Psychologist or Band 8c Consultant Psychologist position. For candidates stepping up to this Band 8b Principal Psychologist role, we have secured an experienced Consultant Bariatric Psychologist to provide weekly supervision and service development advice
The ESNEFT Pain Management service is also seeking an experienced Band 8b/Band 8c Psychologist and we would hope to attract applicants who are willing to work across both Bariatrics and Pain Management. This is not an essential requirement for applicants but could be by mutual agreement. Creating this larger psychology team will enable better collaboration, supervision and team spirit across both services
This post would be available full or part time and options for flexible working hours and remote working will be considered by mutual agreement.
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The role within the Weight Management Service will involve both direct 1:1 patient care, service development, advice to other MDT members and the potential for group patient sessions. You will be a core member of the Multidisciplinary Team meetings and discuss each patient’s suitability for treatment to agree with other members of the MDT a shared decision for treatment for each patient.
You will be a core member of the Multidisciplinary Team meetings and discuss each patient’s suitability for treatment, to agree with other members of the MDT a shared decision for treatment for each patient.
Psychologists interested in discussing more about these roles and the Weight Management Service are invited to contact Mr Hywel Room, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon Hywel.room@esneft.nhs.uk
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Thursday 17 Apr 2025