Job overview
To deliver an effective and evidence-based community eating disorder service as part of a Trust-wide multi-disciplinary team, with particular responsibility for patients in the South of the Trust. The post holder will work with the existing consultant to provide medical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team, helping to develop and maintain the pathway including the new home treatment team.
There are some exciting developments in the ED pathway and CPFT has recently been chosen as a hub centre for a regional development of day programmes. There will be an opportunity with this post to support development and possibly provide sessions into this therapeutic day programme.
Cambridge Children’s Hospital
The vision of Cambridge Children’s Hospital is to deliver a whole child, whole family approach to care. Bringing the treatment of mental and physical health together, under one roof, alongside world-leading research, pioneering the way in which healthcare is delivered. CPFT is partnering with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) and the University of Cambridge to achieve this exciting ambition. This role will play an exciting part in being able to shape the design and model of care for the new Children’s Hospital including the potential opportunity to take on a shared lead role representing CPFT as part of the formal project.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide a Consultant Psychiatrist level assessment and treatment for the children, young people and families referred to the Eating Disorder Pathway The clinical workload will be as per the Choice and Partnership model with a full time practitioner assessing approximately new cases per annum. The Consultant will have consultant level responsibility for all the children and young people in the pathway with a direct caseload of - patients and - follow-up appointments per week. The pathway has been commissioned to assess and treat children and young people per year, with referral to treatment times being between one and four weeks depending on severity. Not all children and young people need to see a psychiatrist – many receive care from other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
CPFT is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our BAME & LGBTQ+ communities.
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