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We are seeking an SAS doctor to join the STEPS eating disorders service, with a primary focus on the community team within the service.

This locum post is for 10PA weekly, and for a fixed term of 12 months. The post has been created to provide maternity leave cover for the substantive incumbent.

The post holder will offer direct psychiatric care to STEPs inpatient and outpatient service users. This would include specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnostic formulation and treatment planning.

The post holder will work collaboratively with members of the two multi-disciplinary teams within the STEPs service, both in planned (e.g. MDT and CPA meetings) and ad hoc (e.g. professional discussions) contexts.

The post holder will also work collaboratively with health and social care professionals outside the STEPs service, as well as third sector professionals, whenever this is appropriate for the service user’s needs.

There will be opportunities to engage in psychotherapeutic work with service users and to facilitate evidence-based interventions for eating disorder. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

•           To assess patients under the care primarily of the community but also the inpatient service if required, and formulate a treatment plan in collaboration with the unit consultant.

•           To attend weekly MDT meetings and other clinical meetings.

•           To arrange and participate in CPA meetings.

•           To liaise with other mental health teams, primary care and non NHS organisations as required by patients’ needs.

•           Ensure effective and timely documentation and communication of clinical decision making and management plans.

•           The post holder is expected to have Section 12 approval, or be able to obtain this within 3 months of their appointment.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. 

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing.