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Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 23 day(s) ago
Reference: 2332903
Job summary
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 the opportunity 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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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.
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
- 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
Details
Date posted
10 September 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£63,696 to £102,689 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
364-EPUT787
Job locations
Peter Bruff Assessment unit
Colchester
CO4 5JY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment. and Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Skills
Essential
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job and specialty
- Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Desirable
- Experience of working within Adult Psychiatry
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical
Desirable
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
Transport
Desirable
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment. and Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Skills
Essential
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job and specialty
- Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Desirable
- Experience of working within Adult Psychiatry
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical
Desirable
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
Transport
Desirable
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peter Bruff Assessment unit
Colchester
CO4 5JY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peter Bruff Assessment unit
Colchester
CO4 5JY
United Kingdom