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Resident Medical Officer (FTC), CYGNET
Resident Medical Officer – Cygnet Hospital Colchester
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Are you an outstanding Junior Doctor looking for new challenges, career development, and a competitive salary?
We are seeking an enthusiastic Resident Medical Officer for a one-year-fixed term contract at Cygnet Hospital Colchester.
The Role
You’ll play a vital part in providing emergency (on-call) and day shift medical cover across our 59-bed specialist rehabilitation service for men with:
- Learning disabilities
- Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
- Mental health needs
Key Responsibilities (in addition to other duties as required)
- Cover 3 non-residential on-calls per week:
- Weekday evenings (5:00 PM – 9:00 AM)
- Weekend day shifts (9:00 AM – 9:00 PM)
- Provide 5-day weekday shifts (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
- Acute outreach, crisis care, and ward cover
- Respond to service needs across specialist mental health settings
- Carry out core acute psychiatric mental healthcare assessments and interventions:
- ECGs
- Blood tests
- Nasogastric tube (NG) tubing
- Patient admissions & mental health assessments
- Risk assessments
- Patient clinical assessments
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About Cygnet Hospital Colchester
Our service focuses on:
- Diagnosis, stabilisation and treatment
- Recovery-centred, least-restrictive care
- Discharge planning into community or step-down services
The Perks
At Cygnet, we support your holistic well-being and career growth with:
- FCP salary up to £65,000 (pro-rata for 1-year FTC – aligns to Band 5/6 NHS equivalent fee-pays)
- Growing annual leave entitlement (age-related: up to 35 days)
- 5-day study leave + in-house training
- CPPD study budget & National Cygnet Peer Group forums
- Salary-linked Life Assurance (3x salary)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Internal publication opportunities: Submit to The Cygnet Journal (peer reviewed by patients)
- Join the internal Cygnet Research & Development Group
- Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme (EAP, Seγένη)
- On-site parking & food provided daily
- Smart Health Toolkit (24-hour on-call GP + home pharmacy prescriptions)
- *34,882 Member EEP Salary Sacrifice Autmotive benefits (incl. free electric charging points)
- Discount schemes:
- NHS Discounts + Blue Lights Card
- Free prescriptions, glasses & dentistry at NHS partners
- Corporate discounts (FIT4, ShopFIT4, gyms)
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Core Requirements
- Fully registered with the GMC (
MBBS or equivalententry route) - Sound psychiatric medicine fundamentals
- Knowledge of legal grounds and communication skills
- Real-world experience in UK acute inpatient mental health settings
- Confident in acute on-call clinical decision-making
- Ability to identify risks & when to escalate
- Must work well as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Liaison with nurses, OTs, psychologists, psychiatry cover team
- Clean, clear and detailed documentation
- Accurate and traceable notes for clinical and service planning
- On-going commitment to CPD (tracing refresher training)
Optional Skills (Advantageous)
All services are rated “good” or “outstanding” by care inspectors
*Sponsored Part-Time Training Assistantships
- Our 42-hybrid bespoke in-house training options include:
- CPD workbooks & 12-week learning & skills development modules
- Peer supported workshops (including psychiatry forensic peer edge training)
- Dual pathways to speciality
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