Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Inpatient
Consultant
Main area: General Psychiatry
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 364-EPUT621R
Site: Finchingfield ward, Linden Centre
Town: Chelmsford
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 PA (please see further details)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/01/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.
* We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
* We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT).
Our vision and values
Our Vision: “To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.”
Our Purpose: “We care for people every day. What we do together, matters.”
Our Values:
* We Care
* We Empower
Our strategic objectives:
* We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
* We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
* We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
* We will help our communities to thrive.
Job overview
**THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS PENDING ROYAL COLLEGE APPROVAL**
Join Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for the opportunity to flourish and excel in your career and be part of our dedicated medical team.
EPUT is looking to appoint an enthusiastic consultant to join our adult inpatient team who will work on Finchingfield ward, an 18-bedded male treatment ward. The successful candidate will be expected to provide clinical leadership whilst working closely with the ward manager.
Main duties of the job
The ward is adjacent to Galleywood ward, a 10-bedded female acute unit with shared therapy teams. Patients are initially admitted to an assessment unit after a gate-keeping assessment by the Home First team unless they are detained under the mental health act, when admission is directly onto a treatment ward.
Working for our organisation
The trust is supportive of newly qualified consultants in continuing professional development. You will be supported to pursue educational and research interests which go hand in hand with providing high quality care and safety to our patients.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including:
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Provide consultant input and Responsible clinician duties for inpatients on Finchingfield ward.
* Ensure excellence in the provision of mental health assessments and evidence-based treatments to all referred patients in line with Trust policies.
* Establish a reliable and accessible work schedule and be readily available during work hours.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues in community and inpatient settings concerning the timely care and transfer of patients as necessary.
* Ensure appropriate administration and documentation related to duties of the post, including recording clinical activities in the Trust electronic patient record system.
* Liaise with primary care services about patients’ physical health, mental health and social care needs.
* Help coordinate further support and/or management between different services as service users’ needs may dictate.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
* Registration with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register.
* Meets Royal College of Psychiatrists criteria for appointment to the post of Consultant.
* Section 12 Approval and Approved Clinician Status.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* On the Specialist Register with qualifications in General Adult Psychiatry.
* Postgraduate degree in psychiatry (MRC Psych or equivalent).
* Additional clinical qualifications.
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
* Approved clinician status.
* Approved under Section 12.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Make decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
* Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems, develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using a systematic QI methodology.
Please note: staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Dr Georgios Mattas
Job title: Clinical Director
Email address: georgios.mattas@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01268 749824
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Georgios Mattas.
Come and work at EPUT and make a difference in people’s lives.
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