Speciality Doctor in Eating Disorders
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Coventry, CV4 9PNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£63,696 to £102,689
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 November 2026
17 days leftJob description
This post forms part of the new Community Eating Disorders Service. The role will involve direct clinical care and supporting a multi-disciplinary tea...
The main responsibilities of this post will be to support the consultants in providing high quality services to patients with eating disorders. The post-holder will assist the consultants in all aspects of the service, including the provision of emergency care.
The post-holder will be expected to assess and manage patients suffering from a range of eating disorders; this will include both psychiatric and general medical care. Management will include both pharmacological and psychological treatments. The post-holder will be expected to carry out a full medical assessment, perform a mental state examination and perform a physical examination when appropriate.
The post-holder will assess patients referred for both outpatient and inpatient treatment and liaise with referrers.
The post-holder will support non-medical members of the multidisciplinary team and review patients as required at their request.
The post-holder will be expected to attend team meetings and clinical reviews, leading such events if required.The post-holder will conduct, and regularly review, assessments of risk with patients and determine/agree management strategies to reduce risks.
The post-holder will communicate and liaise with relatives and carers and other disciplines and agencies, including general practitioners, as appropriate. The post may also include liaison with other trusts regarding individual patient care.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with GMC
- Approval (or eligibility for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act
- Part 1 MRC Psych or equivalent
- Knowledge of evidence base for eating disorders
Desirable
- Able to make decisions independently, but know when to seek advice
- Able to make a comprehensive assessment of a person presenting with suspected mental illness, including appropriate risk assessment
- Able to design and implement appropriate management plans, including appropriate risk management plans
- Able to think in psychotherapeutic terms and reflect on own emotional response to patients
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
16 September 2026
Last checked
18 September 2026
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