Consultant Psychiatrist in Epping Forest SCMHT (Loughton area)

Consultant Psychiatrist in Epping Forest SCMHT (Loughton area) Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

We are offering a generous relocation package up to £8,000 and recruitment and retention premia up to £15,000 is available (T&Cs apply)

Would you like to be part of leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health, community and inpatient 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 to join our West Epping Specialist CMHT based at Rectory Lane, Loughton, Essex. This post is covering the area of Loughton.

This post is for community-based consultant in the West Epping specialist community mental health team following the transformation of services, which became effective from January 2021. The team provides community services for patient referred to the secondary mental health by GP surgeries within the Neighbourhood localities of West Epping, Loughton, Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell. The team serves an adult population of around 49000. Loughton has been ranked as a nice place to live, it is located right on the border of Epping Forest. Loughton is a vibrant market town in the county of Essex's 'Golden Triangle'. It is the perfect location for Londoner's looking to move out of the capital and start a family, with well-connected commuter trains and beautiful countryside spots right on your doorstep.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is required to work independently and accountably as part of a team of clinicians offering Mental Health services. Working collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7 day a week, 24 hours a day service for 365 days a year.

You must have full GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register, with an appropriate CCT or equivalent or be within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the AAC.

Epping Forest district is a mixture of rural and urban areas and the key population centres are the commuter towns of Loughton, Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill, as well as the market towns of Epping, Waltham Abbey and Ongar. Some areas of the district have relatively good transport links with both the M11 and M25 motorways running through the area. Mainline railway networks run south to London and the Central Line tube has five stops in the district from Buckhurst Hill to Epping.

About us

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.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• 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
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Job responsibilities

• Attend twice weekly MDT meetings to discuss and support ongoing care of patients.
• Provide regular clinics to review patients via CPA process.
• Provide flexible emergency medical support for the teams patients.
• Support patients under the MHA and the processes required under the MHA.
• Support clinically and supervise your specialty doctor and trainee doctor.
• Work collaboratively with Primary Care.
• Liaise with other services within the organization and outside of the organization to optimize the care of your patients.

Person Specification TRANSPORT

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• On the Specialist Register with qualifications General Adult.
• Postgraduate degree in psychiatry MRC Psych or equivalent.

ELIGIBILITY

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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