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Job summary

Main area
CAMHS
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
40 hours per week (can be full or part time)
Job ref
311-M316-26
Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bury Stockport
Town
Bury Stockport
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 PA pro rota
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/12/2026 23:59

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Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST CAMHS COMMUNITY EATING DISORDERS SERVICE

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

 

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

 

Job overview

This is a vacancy due to retirement of current Consultant. The post holder will  join the Pennine Community Eating Disorder teams (PCEDS)

 

This post holder will provide Consultant Psychiatry input and clinical leadership into the 2 Community Eating Disorders Hubs. The South Hub multidisciplinary team encompasses Stockport, Tameside & Glossop. The North Hub multidisciplinary team encompasses Bury, Oldham and Rochdale metropolitan boroughs.

 

This is an ideal post for those who have experience working in community eating disorder service and looking to move to a new job. It is also an excellent opportunity for a new qualified consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist who might want a split post between community CAMHS and CEDS. If the latter is desired, please contact clinical director(details below) to discuss.

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

This is a full time (10 PA) post with 5 programmed activities devoted to each CEDS team but we welcome any interest in part time post. Pennine CEDS provides a comprehensive community service to young people up to their 18th birthday, who are resident in the identified Boroughs of the Trust footprint, and who have a significant Eating disorder.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
  • Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
  • Access to Continued Professional Development
  • Involvement in improvement and research activities
  • Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
  • Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

To help lead the Community Eating Disorders team in providing emergency, urgent and routine multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment plans for young people with significant Eating disorders.

To assume consultant clinical responsibility for those young people who are directly receiving psychiatry input, and to support consultation and liaison with other professionals.  To use effective clinical leadership to ensure robust clinical plans, pathways management into and out of the service.

To adhere to the policies and procedures in support of the caseload, maintaining appropriate clinical records, confidentiality and administration. 

To work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, and provide strong clinical leadership to the CEDS team.

To participate in reviews, CPA,  referral and step-down planning.  

To ensure effective referrer engagement and professional liaison with Paediatrics / Physical health teams. To ensure the highlighting of additional needs to be addressed by other agencies eg social care / special education / physical health.

To utilise the Care Programme Approach, and also the new Mental Health Act, the Children Act and the Mental Capacity Act when required.

To work in partnership with other professionals/ agencies involved in the care of young people, across departmental and organisational boundaries.

To provide appropriate clinical supervision to the CEDS MDT, and offer consultation to referring professionals.

(Alternative travel arrangements will be available for non-car drivers on journeys essential to the carrying out of their duties).

To lead in the areas of medical practice in particular, and mental health practice in general using a clinical governance framework.

To take a leadership role in the development of evidence based practice, practice development and teaching within the field of Adolescent Psychiatry.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
  • Published research MRCPsych

Professional/Occupational Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Possession of CCT in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, or be within 6 months of achieving this or entered on the GMC Specialist Registe
  • Section 12 Approval under Mental Health Act 183, or be eligible for approval
  • Demonstrable competency across the PMETB approved curriculum for higher training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry
  • Registered for CPD with the RCPsych
Desirable criteria
  • Other postgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD etc
  • Experience in the use of the Mental Health Act (1983)
  • Area of special interest and expertis

Special Aptitudes & Skills - Job Specific

Essential criteria
  • Qualities essential to make a good educational supervisor of trainees in psychiatry
  • Commitment to training and teaching
  • Strong Leadership skills Clarity, Commitment to share ideas with colleagues, to develop and improve the service
  • Ability to work clearly and effectively across organisational boundaries
  • Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups
  • Evidence of audit activity
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Cultural competency
  • Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
Desirable criteria
  • Current or past education supervisor of basic trainee and a specialist registrar
  • Evidence of previous experience in teaching
  • Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere
  • Experience of effective work with Adult Psychiatry or partner agencies
  • Experience of leading creative team work with complex clients, or those in emergency/ mental health crisis
  • Published audit

Special Aptitudes & Skills - Communications/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Cultural competency
  • Awareness of key legislation NSF, NICE, MHA, MCA, Children Act
Desirable criteria
  • Sociable personality and supportive colleague
  • Evidence of using these to inform practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyDisability confident employerNorth West BAME

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Misty Bhandary
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01617162020
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