Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 364-EPUT625
- Employer
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Gables
- Town
- Braintree
- Salary
- £52,530 - £82,400 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Specialist Mental Health
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
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
Would you like to be part of leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health 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 a passionate and enthusiastic Specialty Doctor who will provide consistent, high quality Medical input support to the Specialist Mental Health team based at the Gables, Braintree.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide medical input to the patients under the SMHT regarding, assessment, diagnosis and management of SMI patients. The post holder will liaise regularly with Community specialist Mental Health Teams for patient with severe mental health disorders whom require care coordination. The post holder will also liaise with Primary Care, IAPT and local mental health services when indicated. This will cover the Braintree PCNs in mid Essex with another CT and a fulltime Consultant.
The post holder will have shared responsibility for the clinical care of SMHT patients and will be expected to work closely with the consultant, GPs, Primary care practitioner’s team manager to ensure the provision of an effective responsive.
You should be eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983. You will also need to provide evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competences in psychiatry at time of application and likelihood of achieving CT2 competences in psychiatry by the start date of the post.
Working for our organisation
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.
If you share that vision and want to make a difference to the people that use our services, then please contact us to find out more.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loan
- 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assessing new patients for specialist mental health diagnosis when indicated.
- Drafting treatment plans in a bio psychosocial model
- Working closely with primary care / GP/ Voluntary sector / Social prescriber
- Regular liaison with the SMHT Area consultant for patients requiring ongoing care coordination or secondary care treatment for severe mental health conditions
- Offer advice for the team when needed
- Arrangement and review of investigations when indicated.
- Audit and service development.
- Contribution to management in team meetings.
- Attending the MDT
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment. and Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job and specialty
- Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within Adult Psychiatry
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
Transport
Essential criteria
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Georgios Mattas
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07432 123655
- Additional information
For further information about this vacancy, please contact Dr Georgios Mattas, Consultant and Clinical Director on 07432 123655.
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