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

2 weeks ago


Chelmsford, United Kingdom ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Full time

OverviewWould 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.ResponsibilitiesAttend Ward reviews as per scheduleAttend MDT meeting as per scheduleCarry out Ward review when the Consultants is awayAdmitting patients during working hoursAttending to urgent clinical issues for patients on the wardDictate and check Discharge summaries for patientsAdministrative work related to these activitiesSupport Trainee DoctorsWork with Multidisciplinary teamAttend the weekly regular supervision with the consultantQualificationsEligible for full registration with the GMC at time ofHold Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983Provide evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competences in psychiatry at time of applicationLikelihood of achieving CT2 competences in psychiatry by the start date of the postBenefitsSeason Ticket LoanNHS discounts for staffExcellent Training facilities and opportunitiesBuying and Selling annual leave schemeThe opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areasSalary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work #J-18808-Ljbffr



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