Consultant Psychiatrist Primary Care and Community Psychiatry

3 weeks ago

Essex, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THIS POST IS PENDING ROYAL COLLEGE APPROVAL**


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 an enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist with experience in leading expert medical input to the Essex Community Adult Eating Disorder Service. 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
Given the psychological approach to formulation and treatment within this Service, we are looking for someone who thrives on team working and thinking in a psychologically informed way about this patient group whilst providing medical expertise. The post holder will be expected to provide leadership and medical advice to the team. The post holder will work flexibly in consultation with the team and service manager, local operational leads and other consultants. In addition to the clinical duties associated with a post of this type, it is expected that the post holder will take on additional responsibilities including close working with partners and stakeholders, service development work, service evaluation and a clear responsibility for service leadership in conjunction with the head of service and operational managers.


To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.


We care for people every day. We Care


We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.


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.


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

Attend the weekly clinical MDT meeting as well as taking part in MDT discussions around high-risk clients.
Liaise with acute hospitals and specialist eating disorders units, psychiatry colleagues in local Mental Health teams, and with general practice.
Provide formulation of complex cases with medical and psychiatric needs, and for SET-CAMHS CYP transitions as indicated.
those with significant additional Mental Health or Physical Health needs, including the prescription and titration of medications, or to closely advise the patients GP where necessary.
Lead in the monitoring and treatment of the physical complications of eating disorders in collaboration with other health professionals, including general practitioners, acute sector colleagues and dieticians. Supervise the team in charge of the medical monitoring and management of high risk patients (ordering investigations, interpreting results and liaising with GPs and acute specialisms where required).
Maintain an active involvement in the treatment of patients who are admitted in medical/psychiatric wards whose primary diagnosis is an Eating Disorder and the patient is open to Essex CAEDS, working closely with the other mental health teams from the Trust for those service users who require joint care.
Assess and manage risk including vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
Work closely with consultant colleagues to provide office hours cover and annual, study or special leave cover across all the eating disorder services delivered by EPUT.
Write reports for patients in education, training, work and/or accessing benefits.
Participate in multidisciplinary discussions regarding the most appropriate treatment settings for patients, including community or intensive day care treatment, or referral to a regional specialist inpatient unit.

Ensure that they are in good medical standing for CPD, that their practice is up-to-date and in line with the GMCs Good Medical Practice Guidelines and best practice guidelines and able to evidence this for the purposes of annual appraisal.
To actively promote the eating disorder services core values of evidence-based treatment, close multidisciplinary team working, shared care with other services and effective risk management.
Work with operational and clinical colleagues in managing the overall clinical performance of the team.
Contribute to the direction of the clinical management of eating disorders within the team, following the principles of evidence-based medicine.
Promote the involvement of all stakeholders - including patients, carers, primary care, acute hospitals, universities, etc. - This will include participation in Regional ED network meetings in relation to a new care model for eating disorder inpatient units and other regional meetings.
Work in accordance with Trust and service policies and guidelines.
Provide specialist input to contract negotiations.

Registration with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register.
Postgraduate degree in psychiatry MRC Psych or equivalent


Basic specialist training and 3 years higher or equivalent professional training


Experience of clinical research methods with published research
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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