Location: Exeter, EX2 5AF
Salary: £93666.00 to £126281.00
Date posted: 16th April 2024
Closing date: 7th May 2024
Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Eating Disorders Service
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Job Description:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and service development driven Consultant Psychiatrist to join our growing Community Eating Disorder Team to continue to develop and implement our established assessment and therapy treatment programme for patients in the community with an eating disorder.
The Consultant role is embedded in a dedicated multidisciplinary eating disorders team and offers consultation, assessment, advice, and psychological services and dietetic interventions for patients to 18 years and older with moderate to severe eating disorders registered with GPs in North Devon, Exeter, East and Mid Devon, West Devon and South Devon and Torbay.
The Devon CEDS has developed from a pilot in 2016 and was fully commissioned in 2018. It has successfully rolled out a locality based FREED model in line with the transformation of the Community Health Framework and Long Term Plan.
Additionally it has developed and implemented a dedicated team of doctors, nurses and physician associates for ensuring high quality and timely monitoring of high risk patients for physical health needs across three clinic areas in Devon. This is GP led and is working closely with commissioners and PCN colleagues to develop shared care pathways with primary care
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have experience of both eating disorders presentations and managing complexity and co-morbidity in this client group and be passionate about delivering high quality patient care along with our other stakeholders in Mental Health, Acute Hospitals and Primary Care. This includes the dedicated SEDU ward, Haldon and colleagues in CAMHS. Transition facing work and development of an all age pathway in Devon is a part of Trust strategy and the role would support strategic input into this.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Contact information:
Medical Personnel Administrative Officer
Christie Madge
