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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist specialising in Adult Eating Disorders to join a highly experienced, multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership and management within the Adult Eating Disorder Service, working alongside a team of nurses, psychotherapists, psychologists, dietitians, occupational therapists, and medical staff.

Although focused on adults, the role involves close collaboration with colleagues in Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Adult Primary Care, and Community Mental Health Teams, ensuring a seamless and coordinated approach to patient care.

This position offers the opportunity to drive forward the continued development of specialist eating disorder services across Wales, with a strong focus on early intervention, recovery, and community living skills.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical

• Provide a high-quality psychiatric service for adults with eating disorders, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• Maintain overall clinical responsibility for patient care, including Care and Treatment Plans, while appropriately delegating to and supporting the multidisciplinary team.
• Work closely with colleagues across adult and CAMHS services to ensure continuity of care and smooth transitions.
• Participate in the 1 in 20 on-call rota with prospective cover, offering cross-site support when required.
• Undertake domiciliary visits and consultations as clinically appropriate.
• Engage in risk management, clinical governance, and audit to ensure safe, evidence-based practice.
• Comply with Caldicott Principles, safeguarding procedures, and GMC standards of Good Medical Practice.

Education & Training

• Provide teaching and supervision for medical students, foundation doctors, psychiatry trainees, and other healthcare professionals.
• Act as an Educational Supervisor for junior doctors assigned to you, supporting their training and professional development.
• Participate in local and regional postgraduate teaching programmes.
• Contribute to undergraduate teaching, including clinical bedside teaching, assessments, and examinations when required.
• Support multiprofessional education, ensuring collaborative learning across teams.

Research, Quality Improvement, and Service Development

• Contribute to service redesign, improvement projects, and pathway development to ensure the service meets current and future needs.
• Participate actively in audit, quality improvement, and clinical research in line with local and national priorities.
• Support initiatives to integrate evidence-based practice and prudent healthcare principles into service delivery.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Complete GMC registration and licence to practice.
• On GMC Specialist Register in Psychiatry or eligible for CCT within 6 months of interview.
• MRCPsych (UK) or equivalent.

Desirable

• Endorsement or CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or CAMHS.
• Higher degree (MD, PhD, MSc, or equivalent).
• Qualification in teaching or medical education.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Significant clinical experience in psychiatry, including eating disorders.
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working.
• Experience in teaching and training medical students and/or junior doctors.
• Demonstrated ability to lead clinical audits and implement service improvements.

Desirable

• Experience in service development and commissioning.
• Research experience with publications in psychiatry or eating disorders.
• Experience in psychological therapies relevant to eating disorder care.
• Previous Approved Clinician/Section 12 approval.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Strong clinical leadership and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication skills with patients, families, carers, and colleagues.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing demands.
• Knowledge and application of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Competency with clinical information systems and digital health records.

Desirable

• Familiarity with Improvement Science methodology.
• Skills in service redesign and prudent healthcare delivery.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Flexible, adaptable, and resilient.
• Empathetic and sensitive, able to see people as individuals.
• Committed to continuous professional development and service improvement.
• Enthusiastic about clinical innovation and leadership.

Desirable

• Welsh language skills (or willingness to learn).

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