Employer: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Aubyn Centre
Town: Colchester
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 PA plus see further details
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/09/2024 23:59
Interview date: 23/10/2024
Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS
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:
Job overview
We are offering a generous relocation package up to £8,000 and recruitment and retention premia up to £15,000 (T&Cs apply).
We are looking to appoint a Consultant who will provide consistent, high quality medical leadership to the Tier 4 team based at the St Aubyn Centre in Colchester. The St Aubyn Centre is a purpose-built unit, with a therapeutic education department on site. It has a Generic Adolescent Unit that has 15 beds, and a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit that has 10 beds. The post holder will work across both wards with a maximum of 5 patients on each ward and will be part of an extensive MDT which includes 2 other consultant colleagues, two specialty doctors and two core trainees.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be responsible for a maximum of 10 young people admitted across the PICU and GAU wards, including screening referrals, conducting assessments, joining meetings about complex cases, and liaising with community teams.
- Main duties include the assessment and treatment of all young people admitted to the unit with acute, complex and high-risk presentations.
- Work closely with colleagues across all disciplines to regularly review the progress of treatment.
- Participate in team meetings to ensure clinical governance activities are maintained.
- Participate in the training of core trainees and contribute to the teaching and training of other Doctors, Medical Students and MDT members as appropriate.
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
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Important: Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references covering your last three years of employment history.
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees.
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.
For further information about this vacancy, please contact Dr Rana Moharam, CAMHS Clinical Lead and Consultant Psychiatrist on 01206 334600.
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