Job summary
This is a newly expanded, multi-disciplinary team which provides specialist CAMHS input to children and young people with eating disorders across Hertfordshire.

It provides home-based treatment, out-patient treatment and gate-keeps referrals to in-patient services. The range of care includes: intensive home based support for high risk cases; community based support to provide early intervention to all ED cases; specific ED based therapy working on recovery (including CBT-E, MET, CRT, and family therapy using Maudsley model; psychiatric monitoring and intervention when required).

The team has a very positive reputation and the ED practitioners have won numerous Trust wide and national awards. The team has been successful in attracting Government funding to allow service expansion.

Main duties of the job
Provision of the psychiatric component of the CAMHS tier 3 service to the under 18 population in the Eating Disorder CAMHS Team.

Alongside the multi-disciplinary staff, the post holder will have responsibility for assessing a young person's mental state, formulating a diagnosis and monitoring the risks a young person poses.

To undertake referral meetings, case reviews as required.

Providing consultation, advice and appropriate support to professionals in the wider network of the young person and/or family

To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.

About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. Feedback from our staff about working for the Trust is very positive and, in the NHS national staff survey, we regularly see a high percentage of staff saying their role makes a difference to our service users and that they would recommend the Trust as a place to work. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.

Job responsibilities
To participate annually in a job plan review with the line manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation. To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.

To undertake outpatient clinics, home visits and participate in multidisciplinary case discussions.

Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

ELIGIBILITY
Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Section 12/Approved clinician approval

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential

• A minimum of 4 years' full time post graduate training (or it's equivalent gained on a part time of flexible basis) at least two years of which to be within a psychiatry training programme or as fixed term Specialty Trainee within psychiatry o; or have equivalent experience and compentancies.
• Minimum of 6 months experience within CAMHS
• Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge.

Desirable

• Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to eating disorders.

ACADEMIC SKILLS LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate clinical problem solving in interdisciplinary areas
• Possession of good organisational skills
• Be able to actively listen and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Holds a full valid driving license and access to a car (Unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).
• Has actively participated in clinical audit.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).