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Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 68,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Season Ticket Loan

Excellent Training facilities andOp

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Cycle to Work

Ward reviews daily

MDT meetings daily

Admitting patients during working days

Support Trainee Doctors

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry to join the Peter Bruff Assessment Unit in Colchester. The role involves providing high quality medical input, working closely with the consultant and MDT to support a 17-bed unit serving North East Essex and Mid Essex.

Applicants should have GMC full registration, Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983, and evidence of ST1/CT1 competencies with a view to CT2 by start

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Psychiatry including 2 years at Specialty Doctor level or equivalent.
• Eligibility for GMC full registration at time of appointment.
• Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.
• Evidence of ST1/CT1 competences in psychiatry at time of application and likelihood of CT2 by start date.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent, high quality medical input to the Peter Bruff Assessment Unit team.
• Work closely with the consultant and team manager to ensure an effective service.
• Attend ward reviews and MDT meetings; admit patients during working hours when required.
• Support trainee doctors and perform administrative duties related to discharge summaries.

Education

ST1/CT1 competences in psychiatry

Job description

Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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 looking to appoint a passionate and enthusiastic Specialty Doctor who will provide consistent, high quality Medical input support to the Peter Bruff, Assessment Unit team in Colchester.The service provides 17 bedded mixed gender unit caters to patients from North East Essex and Mid Essex who require information admission.

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. Patients attend gatekeeping assessment from home treatment team and if the assessment identifies that patient needs an informal hospital admission they are admitted to Peter Bruff assessment unit.

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
• Attend Ward reviews every day
• Attend MDT meeting every day
• Carry out Ward review when one of 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

This advert closes on Thursday 24 Sep 2026

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust