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Main area
General Psychiatry
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
364-EPUT630R
Employer
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kelvedon Ward, Basildon Mental Health Unit
Town
Basildon
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 PA please see further details
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/01/2025 08:00

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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Inpatient

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. Also:

  • We are among the largest employers in the 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). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

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

  • We Care
  • We Learn
  • We Empower

Our strategic objectives

  • We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
  • We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
  • We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
  • We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

  • Mental Health Services
  • Community Health Services
  • Learning Disabilities Services
  • Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory. 

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 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 to appoint an enthusiastic consultant to join our Adult Inpatient team who will work on a Kelvedon ward, Basildon Mental Unit, Basildon which is a 16 beds on an acute psychiatric admission ward for male patients. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership for the assessment and management of adult inpatients admitted to the ward.

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. We also offer generous relocation package.

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

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. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  1. To provide clinical leadership for the assessment and management of male general adult inpatients admitted to Kelvedon Ward.
  2. Take part in the out of hours on-call rota.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 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.
Desirable criteria
  • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
  • MRCPsych
  • On the Specialist Register with qualifications General Adult.
  • Postgraduate degree in psychiatry MRC Psych or equivalent.
  • Additional clinical qualifications.

Eligibility

Essential criteria
  • 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.
Desirable criteria
  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

Clinical skills, knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • 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.
Desirable criteria
  • 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Gaurish Gaunekar
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01268 243551
Additional information

For further information about this vacancy, please contact Dr Gaurish Gaunekar Clinical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist on 01268 243551.

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