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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Inpatient

Harlow
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Would you like to be part of 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 highly dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to join and lead on the Chelmer Ward based at the Derwent Centre Mental Health Unit.

Patients are admitted via the Home First team unless they are detained under the mental health act, when admission is directly onto a treatment ward. Chelmer ward is an acute inpatient female ward with 16 beds, which provides care to female patients aged 18-65. It is situated in the Derwent Centre, Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, West Essex and admits females with a various mental health presentations including psychoses, affective disorders, personality disorders and others. The multidisciplinary team includes a clinical psychologist, occupational therapists, a dietician, nurses, an activity coordinator and healthcare assistants. We have strong relations with other teams in the centre, such as home treatment team, liaison psychiatry team, a male inpatient ward which creates a wonderful and dynamic work environment and supports the team in ensuring continuity of care for our patients after discharge.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder will have responsibility for the clinical care of those patients admitted to the in-patient unit on the ward.
  • The post holder will also be expected to work closely with the team and the ward manager to ensure the provision of an effective service.

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.

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  • 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.

Working for our organisation

Essex has something for everyone, amazing scenery, great schools, adventurous outdoor activities, fantastic restaurants and a colourful history so why not contact us to discover why so many of our staff love living and working here.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares 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

Important Notice

  • Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

  • Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

  • As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

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  • The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice

  • Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.

  • Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

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Skills

Clinical Psychiatry
Acute Inpatient Care
Multidisciplinary Team Leadership
Patient Assessment
Treatment Planning
Mental Health Act Knowledge
Psychosis Management
Affective Disorders Treatment
Personality Disorders Treatment
Clinical Governance
Teaching
Research

Location

Harlow, England, United Kingdom

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