Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist ARFID Pathway: Sponsorship Available

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

part-time (0.4 WTE) community post in child and adolescent eating disorder psychiatry, working within the ARFID Pathway of the East London Community Eating Disorder Service for Children and Young People (EL CEDS-CYP).

The ARFID Pathway is a dedicated, community-based specialist pathway for children and young people aged 8-18 years with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) or suspected ARFID, delivering early, evidence-based, multidisciplinary assessment, consultation and brief intervention (6-8 structured sessions), supported by MDT formulation. The pathway addresses the gap between paediatric and mental health services, reduces fragmentation of care, and prevents avoidable escalation to acute hospital or Tier 4 services.

The post holder will provide senior medical input to the ARFID Pathway, working closely with the ARFID Pathway Lead and the wider CEDS-CYP multidisciplinary team, including Psychology, Dietetics, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy and Paediatrics.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide consultant psychiatric leadership and support the continued development of the ARFID Pathway.

2. Ensure that children, young people and families consistently receive high-quality care that adheres to best practice guidelines (including NICE) and achieves high professional standards.

3. Undertake all work in the context of a recovery- and family-centred approach, placing the child, young person and their family at the centre of planning and decision-making.

4. Provide a key role as the senior medical clinician within the ARFID Pathway, supporting the wider work of the multidisciplinary team, working closely with and providing specialist psychiatric advice and support to non-medical members of the team.

5. Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment of complex referrals, including consideration of ARFID and non-ARFID psychopathology, neurodevelopmental presentations and comorbid mental health difficulties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • MRCPsych parts 1&2 or equivalent

Skills

Essential

  • Possesses an extensive range of clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills
  • Displays sound professional judgement

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of teaching in small groups and lecturing
  • Commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, academic and clinical

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 2 October 2026

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