Main area: Older Adult Psychiatry
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (PA please see further details)
Job ref: 364-EPUT631
Employer: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Sydervelt Centre
Town: Canvey Island
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 PA plus generous relocation package (T&Cs apply)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/09/2024 08:00
Interview date: 23/10/2024
Consultant Psychiatrist in OA Rochford & Castlepoint
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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.
Job overview
*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 is available (T&Cs apply)
Would you like to be part of leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health for inpatient and community 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 for an enthusiastic and passionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Old Age Community team based at Sydervelt Centre, Canvey Island. The team provides services mainly to dementia patients and to elderly patients in Rochford, Rayleigh and Canvey Island.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing clinical leadership for the assessment and management of dementia patients in the community and to functional older adults 70+ in the catchment area. The post holder will be the Approved Clinician for patients detained under the Community treatment order.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership and be the Responsible Clinician for all patients open to the community team.
- Review new patients in a timely manner and oversee the clinical management of patients.
- Will be available for timely meetings, MDT and facilitate discharge planning.
- Carry out duties as Responsible Clinician, including Mental Health Act assessments, preparation of tribunal reports and giving oral evidence at manager’s hearings and mental health review tribunals for Patients under CTO.
- Be actively involved in supporting staff development and in effecting continual service improvement.
- Provide clinical supervision to the trainees, as well as supervising the specialty doctor.
- Clinical Audit: The post holder will participate in audit to ensure the continuous improvement of the service.
- The post holder will only be expected to provide cover for holidays and absences with an agreement with other Consultant Colleagues in the area.
Person specification
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Registration with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register OR within six months.
- 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 Older Adult/General Adult/Dual trainee.
- Postgraduate degree in psychiatry MRC Psych or equivalent.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
Transport
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Important: Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year 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.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
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.
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.
If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing epunft.cv19hr@nhs.net.
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 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Dr Adnan Khan
Job title: Clinical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist
Email address: adnan.khan9@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01245 515386
For further information about this vacancy, please contact Dr Adnan Khan, Clinical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist on 01245 515386.
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