EATING DISORDERS CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN

EATING DISORDERS CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN

The closing date is 10 November 2025

EATING DISORDERS CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN (CHELMSFORD)

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Contract

Fixed Term

Hours

None

Location

Widford Hall, Tattersall Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8TD

Qualifications needed:

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• CCT or equivalent
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Main duties of the job

To be successful in your application, you will need:

• To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values
• To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about children, and young people health care
• Essential understanding of current developments in paediatric care
• To be a team player
• Career Development and training
• Just & Compassionate Culture
• Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
• Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
• Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health & Wellness initiatives
• 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
• Retail Discounts
• Flexible working and agile working
• Cycle to work scheme

About us

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to a Consultant Paediatrician position in the South Essex and Thurrock (SET) CAMHS Eating Disorder Service, based at 125 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 0QT, covering the county of Essex. This is an established, substantive, part-time post. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible. You will join a full-time CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist (currently out to recruitment) within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people across South East Essex and Thurrock.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Work directly with children and young people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals.
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative.
• Work alongside 1wte CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist within the service.
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person Specification GMC

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT

• CCT or equivalent

Specialist Register

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rota