Locum Consultant Psychiatrist; Adult Eating Disorders; In-patients

The appointed consultant will provide overall clinical responsibility for the inpatient assessment, care and treatment of adults in South London. As such, this post holder will need to be able to support effective team functioning and will also be required to work with a part-time Consultant colleague and the team and directorate in service development initiatives. The aim of this post is to ensure the team delivers a high quality and innovative service, to develop new treatment ideas in keeping with current evidence, to continually evaluate the treatment and to work nationally towards improvement of services for patients with eating disorders. The appointed Consultant will have ample opportunities to engage in work and initiatives within South London Provider Collaborative and in training opportunities, as well as in teaching of students and trainees.There are max 18 patients on the ward. The postholder will share the clinical responsibilities of these patients with the other part-time consultant and a very experienced SAS doctor, so that the workload is manageable. The max number of patients the consultant will manage at any point in time will depend on the complexity of the patients and their detained / voluntary status on the ward.The appointed Consultant will be responsible for :

• Medical leadership and clinical responsibility for patients in treatment in the service
• Maintaining Sec 12 Approval, to use Mental Health Act framework
• To be aware of...