Specialty Doctor in Eating Disorders Psychiatry

Employer Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Barberry Town Birmingham Salary £61,542 - £99,216 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/03/2026 23:59

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

We are seeking to appoint a fixed term Specialty Doctor in a split post between two eating disorder services which are both part of the same Trust. The role will be split 60/40.

The first team (60%) is the Adult Eating Disorders team based at the Barberry. This job will primarily be inpatient and day treatment based, providing assessment and management of patients on Cilantro Suite. The postholder would be expected to do new assessments, make management plans, present cases in MDTs, clerk new admissions to the day treatment service, and manage day treatment patients’ co-existing physical and mental heath co-morbidities.

The second team (40%) is the Specialist Eating Disorder Service (SEDS) who provide community treatment as part of the Children’s and Young People’s (CYP) division. SEDS provide assessment, treatment and intensive outreach for patients up to age 25 in the community across Birmingham. This role will primarily be with their outreach pathway, providing assessments, treatment and management plans for those who are at risk of inpatient admission or who have been recently discharged.

The CYP division have 3 community hubs across Birmingham:
Lozells, Washwood heath and Selly Oak.

You will participate in the engagement, assessment, diagnosis and formulation of patients referred to our eating disorders services. This will involve you in multi-disciplinary team working and collaboration with colleagues on the development of bio-psychosocial formulations and treatment plans well as liaising with referrers, psychiatric liaison teams, 3rd Sector partners, and the provider collaborative bed management.

You will also be involved in the assessment of patients’ physical health complications related to eating disorder conditions, such as review of blood tests, ECG and physical observations. You will take a lead on treatment planning for safe patient management both inpatient and in the community as well as prescribing medication for both physical and mental health, both in the community and on the ward

The successful candidate will require at least four years postgraduate training with at least two years experience of working in psychiatry. Some experience of working with patients with eating disorders is also required.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

This post is a 12 months fixed term position.

The postholder would be supported by a growing medical team; in the Barberry adult team there is a consultant psychiatrist covering inpatients and day treatment, and another consultant psychiatrist covering community and outreach. There is an existing specialty doctor who works primarily in the community. There is also a core trainee, sometimes a higher trainee, and…