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

ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and wellbeing provider in Essex is seeking a Specialty Doctor for the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. You will manage patient care, support trainee doctors, and ensure effective communication with the multidisciplinary team. Candidates should hold GMC registration and relevant psychiatry competences. This role offers opportunities for professional growth within a supportive medical environment.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loan

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Buying and selling annual leave scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for full GMC registration at the time of appointment.
• Must hold Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.
• Evidence of ST1/CT1 competences in psychiatry required.

Responsibilities

• Attend Ward reviews as per schedule.
• Carry out Ward review when Consultant is away.
• Admitting patients during working hours.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Education

Eligible for full registration with the GMC

Hold Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983

Evidence of ST1/CT1 competences in psychiatry

Job description

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 theopportunity to flourish and excel in your career and be part of our dedicated medical team. The Trust is seeking an enthusiasticSpecialty doctorto join the Christopher unit Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in The Linden Centre. This vacancy has arisen as a result of the incumbent moving to ST training within the trust. The post holder will primarily be based on the PICU Christopher unit, which is a modern 10 bedded male PICU at the Linden Centre for Mental Health. This Unit provides expert, supportive, short term, individualised, intensive care for service users aged 18 to 65, resident in Essex, who are in an acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder, resulting in increased risks that require them to be treated in a controlled environment for a brief period of time. The post holder will support the care and management of all patients who are admitted to Christopher unit until their transfer to locality ward, or (more rarely) discharge. Effective communication with GPs, CMHTs, fellow consultants, the pharmacy team, the Mental Health Act Administrators, the inpatient wards and the HTT is essential. 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Attend Ward reviews as per schedule
• Attend MDT meeting as per schedule
• Carry out Ward review when the Consultants is away
• Admitting patients during working hours
• Attending to urgent clinical issues for patients on the ward
• Dictate and check Discharge summaries for patients
• Administrative work related to these activities
• Support Trainee Doctors
• Work with Multidisciplinary team
• Attend the weekly regular supervision with the consultant

Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of
• Hold Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983
• Provide evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competences in psychiatry at time of application
• Likelihood of achieving CT2 competences in psychiatry by the start date of the post

Benefits

• 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