Specialty Doctor ARFID Children’s Service

Job overview

We are inviting applications for an enthusiastic Speciality Doctor to work with our ARFID 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!

This is a 0.5 WTE Speciality Doctor post working in the ARFID children’s service. It is a fixed term post for up to one year. This will be a community post there are no inpatient responsibilities.

The postholder, together with other members of the multidisciplinary team will be expected to assess new referrals, assess and be part of the treatment for children and young people aged 0 to 18 years old, presenting with ARFID.  The role would include attendance at weekly team meetings and reviews, as well as providing appropriate clinical support and supervision to non-medical staff within the team.

The post holder may be expected to work in a number of different settings within the Trust, including other Trust facilities, primary care, local acute Hospital NHS Trust facilities, Children’s Centres and patients’ residences.

Main duties of the job

We developed a new Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) pathway within Suffolk CFYP to meet the needs of our children and young people who may otherwise struggle to access a specific care pathway; this has been identified by the ICB as a priority area of service development.

• To work with the multidisciplinary team, including Community Nurses, therapists and dietitians in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of referred patients; take part in team meetings, supervision and development within the Suffolk Children’s ARFID service.
• The post holder will undertake, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances and to be available for such irregular commitments outside normal duties as are essential for continuity of patient care which will on occasion involve seeing people at home and allowing time for ‘hard to engage’ children and families.
• The job plans and working patterns of doctors reflect the functional requirements of the Locality and the National Service Framework for Mental Health and are not determined by catchment area. These job plans will be subject to a review with the associate medical director annually.

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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