Consultant Psychiatrist Eating Disorders 4Pas & Med Psychotherapy 6Pas

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Consultant Psychiatrist to a newly established full-time post that combines specialist clinical work within the Eating Disorder Community Service and Medical Psychotherapy provision across Gloucestershire.

The post holder will contribute 4 programmed activities (PAs) per week to the Eating Disorder Community Service and 6 programmed activities (PAs) per week as a Consultant Medical Psychotherapist, delivering specialist clinical care across the county.

This role has been created in response to increased local investment in medical psychotherapy services and rising demand within the Eating Disorder Service.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are full-time, 10 sessions per week.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following:

o To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service.o To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.o To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.o To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies.o To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's service plans.o To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty.o To work effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and promote team working.

The postholder will be working alongside the existing Consultant in Medical Psychotherapy, will ensure provisions of General adult psychiatry services within the Eating Disorder team, will deputize for absent colleagues, work flexibly to ensure service delivery and patient care and achieve value for money through the most effective use of resources.

The post holder will join the on call rota that spans across specialties, within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. This will mean participating in a 1:20, 9am to 9pm/9pm to 9am rota. Section 12 cover is provided with on-call duties under an arrangement with the local authority for which a 0.25 PA retainer is payable, plus fees.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.

76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.

81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-257

Job locations

Brownhill Centre & Leckhamption Lodge (Cheltenham)

St Paul’s Medical Centre, Swindon Road,

Cheltenham

GL51 9EZ

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