Description
The East London Community Eating Disorders Service for Children and Young People (CEDS-CYP) is a multidisciplinary team covering East London boroughs. The ARFID Pathway is a specialist community-based service for children and young people with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). As a Specialty Doctor, you will be part of the ARFID Pathway, providing high-quality assessments and treatment, including medical monitoring, and contributing to professional and practice development.
The post holder will work closely with the Consultant Paediatrician and the wider CEDS-CYP consultant psychiatry team, dietetic, nursing, and psychology colleagues. You will gain valuable liaison skills through working with community and acute paediatric teams and participate in the CEDS-CYP duty rota.
Responsibilities include:
- Providing mental and physical health assessments and treatment to children and young people with ARFID
- Contributing to treatment, including medical monitoring where required
- Collaborating with other team members to assess and treat patients and their families
- Participating in audit, service evaluation, QI projects, and research according to personal developmental goals
- Developing skills in systemic family therapy, family-based treatment, or CBT under supervision
Requirements:
- MB.BS, MBChB or equivalent
- Full registration with the GMC
- Four years of full-time postgraduate training, with at least two years in specialty training in a relevant specialty
- Experience of working with children and adolescents, in different clinical settings, and with people with serious and enduring mental illness
- Excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal, and written
- Ability to function autonomously and as a team player
- Skills in assessing, formulating, and prioritizing patients' needs
The salary is negotiable, and the contract is fixed-term for 6 months, full-time.
The central base for this post is Emanuel Miller Centre, Tower Hamlets.