Consultant Paediatrician U18s ED*Generous Recruitment Package*

Job overview

• All new starters may be eligible to receive up to £12,000 relocation package
• ‘Holiday of a lifetime scheme’: Consultants and SAS doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ or extended paid break

We are inviting applications from an enthusiastic Consultant Paediatrician to work with our under 18s Eating Disorders Team. Are you someone who enjoys working with young people and families, is a team player, can bring experience of working with young people with a range of health conditions , and is willing to be flexible according to patient need? Do you love to learn and want to make a contribution to developing excellent standards of care? If so, we are keen to meet you!

Main duties of the job

This post is to provide consultant paediatric input primarily for the EDITT service but will also offer support to all the community teams as required. The post has come about due to retirement.

The Norfolk and Waveney child and adolescent eating disorders service covers Norfolk and Waveney. This has a population of about 1.1 million and includes areas of particular social deprivation with considerable psychosocial related difficulties. The service complements the existing CAMHS services who manage other psychiatric conditions in children and young people.

NSFT provide eating disorders services to those under 18 across Norfolk and Waveney including a service for young people with an ARFID diagnosis. An alternative provider (Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust) runs the over 18 services.

EDITT provides intensive support to young people with an eating disorder for the eastern region with the primary aims of preventing admission or reducing length of stay. This service is provided and overseen by the Provider Collaborative (CYP) for the Eastern region and was the first to be set up in the region in 2022.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the vacancy available, please see attached the full Job Description and Person Specification.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.