Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director (ICT)
Posted 16 days 15 hours ago by CNWL
£109,725 - £145,478 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description
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There's a place for you at CNWL. We're passionate about delivering first class patient centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
To help your onboarding go smoothly, it's essential that internal applicants:
Use their NHS.net email address in their TRAC profile
Ensure your application is marked to show that you are a current CNWL staff member
Applications using personal email addresses (e.g. Gmail or Yahoo) will not be recognised, and the process simply won't work. There is also a charge to change new starter personal email addresses to their nhs.net email address.
Before you apply:
Log into TRAC and update your email to your NHS.net address
Check your application details and make sure you are identified as an internal applicant
This small step helps avoid major problems later.
Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director (ICT) YC73 Main area Eating disorders Grade YC73 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 6 sessions per week Job ref 333-G-ED-C-0008
Site Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service Town London Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum (pro rata if less than full time) Salary period Yearly Closing 21/01/:59 Interview date 18/02/2026
Job overview Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Director One clinical role, two options. We are looking for a consultant to join our Vincent Square Adult Eating Disorders Intensive Community Treatment & Day Patient Services Team The role is a part time 6PA clinical post, but for those looking for the next step in their career there is the option of adding the 4PA Clinical Director of the Eating Disorders Service to the clinical post.
Intensive community treatment provides a community alternative to day patient and inpatient treatment, designed as an adjunct to outpatient therapy to provide brief intensive focus on behaviour change, medical stabilization and weight, in order to avoid admission.
The day patient service offers a specialist multidisciplinary approach, delivering individualized care and treatment, with well integrated pathways for transition with inpatient and outpatient/community services. The mainstay of treatment is the therapeutic group program and therapeutic milieu supporting change in eating disorder behaviours and maintenance factors.
Main duties of the job 1. To provide clinical leadership for the intensive community treatment (ICT) and day patient services.
2. To provide psychiatric and medical input to the care of ICT and day patients.
3. To develop and evaluate treatment pathways in collaboration with MDT leads.
4. To provide ED liaison for ICT and day patients admitted to medical wards.
5. To provide clinical leadership to the referral and assessment pathway.
6. To provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment for new referrals to VSEDS.
7. To work closely with MDT colleagues across the service line to ensure patient centred care, smooth and timely patient transitions between teams, and good working relationships with colleagues.
8. To work closely with external stakeholders, including the NL AED PC, to ensure equity of access and well integrated care pathways for all patients and their families.
9. Cross cover and collaborative working with CYP and Adult consultant colleagues.
10. Active membership of the VSEDS Care Quality Group.
Working for our organisation Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service (VSEDS) was established in 2002 and has developed significantly in size and scope over the last 19 years. The majority of services are provided at South Kensington & Chelsea Mental Health Unit (SK&C MHU), with an out patient facility at Roxborough Road in Harrow.
Specialist community CYP ED services are provided for the Boroughs of Westminster, Kensington, & Chelsea, Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon. Comprehensive (secondary and tertiary) adult services across community, day patient and inpatient levels are provided for the Boroughs of Westminster, Kensington, & Chelsea, and Hammersmith & Fulham, Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon, whilst tertiary level services are provided for the Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. Ealing and Hounslow have a secondary level service in the neighboring West London Health Trust (WLHT) providing outpatient treatment for adults with mild to moderate eating disorder (ED).
CNWL is a nationally leading NHS Foundation Trust providing Mental Health, Community Health and Child Health Services across London and the South East of England.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities 1. To provide clinical leadership within the ICT and Day Patient pathways.
2. To provide consultant responsibility for patient care within these pathways.
3. To diagnose patients with an ICD10 code at assessment and ensure that these are documented appropriately.
4. Participation in the weekly MDT meetings, providing leadership, supervision and consultation for the teams.
5. Consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding the management of risk.
6. To attend weekly MDT clinical forum.
7. Work with the day patient manager, ICT team lead, and consultant colleagues to manage flow of referrals, assessments, admissions, discharges and waiting lists.
8. To provide pre admission assessment and planning meetings for patients and their families/carers.
9. Contribute to CPA/discharge planning meetings as appropriate.
10. MHA work including MHA assessments, report writing, tribunals and hearings.
Person specification Qualifications
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job . click apply for full job details
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
There's a place for you at CNWL. We're passionate about delivering first class patient centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
To help your onboarding go smoothly, it's essential that internal applicants:
Use their NHS.net email address in their TRAC profile
Ensure your application is marked to show that you are a current CNWL staff member
Applications using personal email addresses (e.g. Gmail or Yahoo) will not be recognised, and the process simply won't work. There is also a charge to change new starter personal email addresses to their nhs.net email address.
Before you apply:
Log into TRAC and update your email to your NHS.net address
Check your application details and make sure you are identified as an internal applicant
This small step helps avoid major problems later.
Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director (ICT) YC73 Main area Eating disorders Grade YC73 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 6 sessions per week Job ref 333-G-ED-C-0008
Site Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service Town London Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum (pro rata if less than full time) Salary period Yearly Closing 21/01/:59 Interview date 18/02/2026
Job overview Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Director One clinical role, two options. We are looking for a consultant to join our Vincent Square Adult Eating Disorders Intensive Community Treatment & Day Patient Services Team The role is a part time 6PA clinical post, but for those looking for the next step in their career there is the option of adding the 4PA Clinical Director of the Eating Disorders Service to the clinical post.
Intensive community treatment provides a community alternative to day patient and inpatient treatment, designed as an adjunct to outpatient therapy to provide brief intensive focus on behaviour change, medical stabilization and weight, in order to avoid admission.
The day patient service offers a specialist multidisciplinary approach, delivering individualized care and treatment, with well integrated pathways for transition with inpatient and outpatient/community services. The mainstay of treatment is the therapeutic group program and therapeutic milieu supporting change in eating disorder behaviours and maintenance factors.
Main duties of the job 1. To provide clinical leadership for the intensive community treatment (ICT) and day patient services.
2. To provide psychiatric and medical input to the care of ICT and day patients.
3. To develop and evaluate treatment pathways in collaboration with MDT leads.
4. To provide ED liaison for ICT and day patients admitted to medical wards.
5. To provide clinical leadership to the referral and assessment pathway.
6. To provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment for new referrals to VSEDS.
7. To work closely with MDT colleagues across the service line to ensure patient centred care, smooth and timely patient transitions between teams, and good working relationships with colleagues.
8. To work closely with external stakeholders, including the NL AED PC, to ensure equity of access and well integrated care pathways for all patients and their families.
9. Cross cover and collaborative working with CYP and Adult consultant colleagues.
10. Active membership of the VSEDS Care Quality Group.
Working for our organisation Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service (VSEDS) was established in 2002 and has developed significantly in size and scope over the last 19 years. The majority of services are provided at South Kensington & Chelsea Mental Health Unit (SK&C MHU), with an out patient facility at Roxborough Road in Harrow.
Specialist community CYP ED services are provided for the Boroughs of Westminster, Kensington, & Chelsea, Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon. Comprehensive (secondary and tertiary) adult services across community, day patient and inpatient levels are provided for the Boroughs of Westminster, Kensington, & Chelsea, and Hammersmith & Fulham, Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon, whilst tertiary level services are provided for the Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. Ealing and Hounslow have a secondary level service in the neighboring West London Health Trust (WLHT) providing outpatient treatment for adults with mild to moderate eating disorder (ED).
CNWL is a nationally leading NHS Foundation Trust providing Mental Health, Community Health and Child Health Services across London and the South East of England.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities 1. To provide clinical leadership within the ICT and Day Patient pathways.
2. To provide consultant responsibility for patient care within these pathways.
3. To diagnose patients with an ICD10 code at assessment and ensure that these are documented appropriately.
4. Participation in the weekly MDT meetings, providing leadership, supervision and consultation for the teams.
5. Consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding the management of risk.
6. To attend weekly MDT clinical forum.
7. Work with the day patient manager, ICT team lead, and consultant colleagues to manage flow of referrals, assessments, admissions, discharges and waiting lists.
8. To provide pre admission assessment and planning meetings for patients and their families/carers.
9. Contribute to CPA/discharge planning meetings as appropriate.
10. MHA work including MHA assessments, report writing, tribunals and hearings.
Person specification Qualifications
- Primary Medical Degree
- Full GMC Registration with GMC Licence to Practise
- Section 12 MHA Approved
- Approved Clinician status
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register (or expected within 6 months of interview date)
- General Adult Psychiatry CTT
- Training in Eating Disorders
- Additional postgraduate qualification of relevance to Eating Disorders
- Clinical supervisor approval
- QI training
- Experience and skills in Eating Disorders
- Excellent communication and empathic skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Experience of team working
- Sound organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Experience and skills in adult inpatient Eating Disorders
- Experience and skills in evidence based treatments for Eating Disorders
- Experience and skills in MHA Tribunals and report writing
- Experience and skills in QI
- Experience and skills in teaching and training
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job . click apply for full job details