Employer: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Galleywood ward, Linden Centre
Town: Chelmsford
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 PA (please see further details)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/09/2024 08:00
Interview date: 23/10/2024
Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Inpatient
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.
Job Overview
**THIS JOB DESCRIPTION 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).
EPUT is looking to appoint an enthusiastic consultant to join our adult inpatient team who work on Galleywood, which is a 16-bedded acute ward for female service users of adult working age.
Main Duties of the Job
The ward provides inpatient psychiatric assessments, treatment and care to help reduce risk of harm to self and others. The successful candidate will be expected to provide clinical leadership whilst working closely with the ward manager.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
- Provide consultant input and Responsible clinician duties for inpatients on Galleywood ward.
- Ensure excellence in the provision of mental health assessments and evidence-based treatments to all referred patients to the service in line with Trust policies.
- Establish a reliable and accessible work schedule with the team and be readily available during work hours.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues in community and inpatient settings concerning the timely care and transfer of patients as necessary.
- Ensure appropriate administration and documentation in relation to duties of the post, including recording clinical activities in the Trust electronic patient record system.
- Liaise with primary care services as appropriate about patients’ physical health, mental health and social care needs.
- Help coordinate further support and/or management between different services as service users’ needs may dictate.
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.
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- On the Specialist Register with qualifications General Adult.
- Postgraduate degree in psychiatry MRC Psych or equivalent.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status.
- Approved under Section 12.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- 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.
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
- Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems, develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using a systematic QI methodology.
Important: Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contact information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
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.
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.
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