Speciality Doctor (CAMHS Eating Disorders)
- Employer
- Schoen Clinic
- Location
- Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
- Closing date
- 4 Jul 2023
- Phone number
- 07729XXXXXX
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- Sector
- Hospital, Psychiatry
- Career Level
- Specialty doctor
- Contract Type
- Fixed Contract
- Hours
- Full Time, Part Time
Schoen Clinic Newbridge in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham is a highly specialised eating disorder hospital wholly for children and young people, rated 'Outstanding' twice consecutively by the Care Quality Commission.
This role will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, focusing on assessments and treatment plans for all inpatients and outpatients suffering from a range of eating disorders. The speciality doctor will support the Consultants and other members of the team to provide all aspects of care including emergency care and will be responsible for providing full medical assessments and treatment plans. The specialty doctor will work under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist. In addition to this, Schoen Clinic UK Group is active in research and the role may include opportunities to become involved in research projects.
You will be working as part of a highly talented and close multidisciplinary team of eating disorder professionals. The support you will provide will enable young people to help themselves recover from their disordered eating.
We welcome both privately-funded and NHS patients for eating disorder treatment at Schoen Clinic Newbridge.
Principle Duties
Clinical
- Responsible for assessing and managing patients with eating disorders, including psychiatric and general medical care
- Carry out practical procedures such as venepuncture
- Regularly review and conduct assessments of risk and develop patient management strategies
- Assess patients for both inpatient and outpatient treatment
- Responsible for developing appropriate care plans to meet each patient’s individual needs
- Provide prescriptions for appropriate medication with adequate monitoring
- Take a lead role in the management of physical complications and complications of refeeding
- Admit patients and carry out a full mental state examination and physical examination on the day of admission
- Arrange physical investigations, ensure that the results are obtained and interpret them within the limits of their competence
- Liaise with other health professionals as required in relation to both psychiatric and physical health care and refer as necessary
- Provide medical reviews of outpatients
- Perform additional duties in emergency situations and unforeseen circumstances
Support
- Support all consultants to provide high quality services to patients with eating disorders
- Accountable for supporting the multidisciplinary team review patients as required
Administrative
- Attend multidisciplinary team meetings, CPA meetings and other clinical reviews of all patients
- Communicate and liaise with relatives and carers
- Contribute to clinical audit and service evaluation
- Complete discharge summaries and other reports within the timeframe specified by the unit
- Complete reports for managers’ hearings and First Tier Mental Health Tribunals and attend hearings
- Attend mandatory training sessions, as required by the unit. including Immediate Life Support
- Participate in continuing professional development and remain in good standing for CPD with the Royal College of psychiatrists
Requirements
Essential
- Full registration with GMC
- Eligibility for inclusion under section 12 of the Mental Health Act
- Minimum 4 years’ postgraduate medical experience
- Minimum of 2 years’ psychiatry experience
- Able to make decisions independently
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to think in psychotherapeutic terms and reflect on own emotional response to the patient
- Able to work autonomously when required
- Understanding and knowledge of eating disorders
- Minimum 4 years’ postgraduate medical experience
- Minimum of 2 years’ psychiatry experience
- Able to make decisions independently
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to think in psychotherapeutic terms and reflect on own emotional response to the patient
- Able to work autonomously when required
- Understanding and knowledge of eating disorders
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Registered for the CPD programme of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Experience of working in eating disorders
- Evidence of training in psychotherapy
Benefits
- Salary up to £55,250.00 FTE with an annual salary review
- 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
- Professional development opportunities
- Contributory pension scheme
- Enhanced Private Medical Insurance with BUPA including access to a private GP service, free screening & the inclusion of pre-existing conditions.
- Eye care scheme with Specsavers
- Online benefits portal with high street and online shopping discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Group Life Assurance
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Paid emergency leave
- Occupational Sick Pay above SSP
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Employee Assistance Programme with wellbeing support
About us
Schoen Clinic Newbridge is a multi-award-winning and specialist eating disorder hospital, providing inpatient, outpatient and daycare services to young people aged 8-25 years. It is part of the Schoen Clinic UK Group.
With an enviable reputation for excellent service provision, our hospital was rated “Outstanding” twice consecutively by the CQC and is part of the LaingBuisson Hospital Group of The Year 2020. We were also LaingBuisson Hospital of the year 2021.
Schoen Clinic culture
Our culture of world-class medical excellence is based around our five key values:
Accountable: Taking ownership of the things I say and do
Caring: Treating others as I would like to be treated
Collaborative: Working together to make a winning team
Courageous: Being proud to be different and challenge the norm
Determined: Seeing things through to meet and exceed expectations
Working for Schoen Clinic
The Schoen Clinic Group (schoen-klinik.de) was founded in 1985 and has since developed into Germany's fifth-largest privately-owned hospital group, with 12,000 employees. It currently treats around 300,000 patients annually at 16 hospitals and 30 outpatient and day-clinic facilities in Germany and the UK. The group also includes the leading online telemedicine clinic: MindDoc.
Schoen Clinic entered the UK healthcare market in 2017 providing award-winning, expert-led healthcare specialising only in certain areas of medicine – now mental health and eating disorders at Schoen Clinic Chelsea, Schoen Clinic Newbridge and Schoen Clinic York.
For a friendly chat about the position or to arrange a tour of the hospital, please contact Hospital Director, Natalie Maley via the Apply button or call 07729 119382.
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