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Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Tendring; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Season Ticket Loan

Excellent Training facilities

Buying and Selling annual leave

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a dedicated Specialty Doctor in Adult Community to join its mental health team in Tendring. The role involves providing high-quality psychiatric care and working closely with consultants.

Ideal candidates will have significant experience in psychiatry and the ability to oversee clinical services within the community. Applicants must hold GMC registration and have the necessary competences in psychiatry.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Psychiatry.
• 2 years experience working at Specialty Doctor level or equivalent.
• Eligible for GMC registration at time of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct out-patient assessment and reviews for patients.
• Attend MDT and Allocations meetings.
• Supervise and support Trainee Doctors.

Skills

Compassion

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Psychiatry experience

Education

GMC registration

Section 12 (2) approval

ST1/CT1 competences

Job description

Specialty Doctor in Adult Community | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Previous UK experience will be prioritised -Applications will be considered from candidates who have a minimum of 3 years' experience in Psychiatry including 2 years experience working at Specialty Doctor level or equivalent.

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 theopportunity to flourish and excel in your career and be part of our dedicated medical team.

EPUT is seeking to appoint a compassionate and dedicated Specialty Doctor in General Adult to join our dynamic mental health team at the TendringSpecialist CMHT based at Reunion House, Clacton-on-Sea. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with experienced consultants in delivering high quality psychiatric care across community in Clacton and Harwich area.

Tendering Specialist CMHT provides community mental services for patient referred to the secondary mental health by GP surgeries within the Neighbourhood teams in Clacton and Harwich. The team serves an adult population of around 78000.

The post holder will have shared responsibility for the clinical care of those patients referred to the team and will be expected to work closely with the consultant and team manager to ensure the provision of an effective service.

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.

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 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
• 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

• Conduct out-patient assessment and reviews for patients in the patch.
• Attend MDT meeting twice weekly.
• Attend Allocations meeting as required.
• Carry out home visits.
• Attend to urgent clinical issues for patients.
• Administrative work related to these activities.
• Supervise and support Trainee Doctors if appropriate.
• Work closely with primary care nurses (PCN workers).
• Work with Multidisciplinary team.

This advert closes on Thursday 24 Sep 2026

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