THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THIS POST IS PENDING ROYAL COLLEGE APPROVAL
We are offering a generous relocation package up to £8,000 and recruitment and retention premia up to £15,000 (T&Cs apply).
Would you like to be part of a leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health, community, and inpatient care? Why not 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 and passionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join the well-established Colchester Specialist Mental Health team. The team provides community services for patients referred to the secondary mental health services from GP surgeries within the Neighbourhood area. The Colchester team has a total of four consultants and serves approximately 67,000 people in this neighborhood team.
The post-holder is required to work independently and accountably as part of a team of clinicians offering Mental Health services. This includes working collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians, and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7 day a week, 24 hours a day service for 365 days a year.
You must have full GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register, with an appropriate CCT or equivalent or be within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the AAC.
The trust is actively supportive of newly qualified consultants' continuing professional development, seeking to deepen and broaden their skills. As well as making a clinical difference, we believe that your development is key, so you will be supported to enable you to pursue educational and research interests which go hand in hand to provide a high quality of care and safety to our patients. We have excellent links with the medical school at ARU and other educational establishments where we have shared appointments in teaching and research.
EPUT is 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:
1. Season Ticket Loans
2. NHS discounts for staff
3. Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
4. Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
5. The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
6. Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
7. Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Attend twice-weekly MDT meetings to discuss and support the ongoing care of patients.
2. Provide regular clinics to review patients via CPA process.
3. Provide flexible emergency medical support for the team's patients.
4. Support patients under the MHA and the processes required under the MHA.
5. Support clinically and supervise your trainee doctor and SAS doctors.
6. Work collaboratively with Primary Care.
7. Liaise with other services within the organisation and outside to optimize the care of your patients.
8. Consultant Psychiatrist On-call Rota.
9. Patch Consultants are expected to be available to deal with problems arising with patients under their clinical responsibility from Monday to Friday during working hours. Consultants are expected to ensure that there are adequate arrangements for them to be contacted, without difficulty, during regular and on-call working hours.
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