Consultant Psychiatrist in PICU and Flow Capacity Lead

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., · To provide clinical leadership for the assessment and management of general adult PICU inpatients admitted to Hadleigh ward.
· Typically, the part-time consultant will be responsible for a third of the current bed occupancy on the ward.
· Currently there are 15 beds on Hadleigh PICU and the post holder will be typically responsible for up to 5 patient, admitted from across Essex. The consultant will conduct weekly ward reviews, any Care Programme Approach meetings, any other ad hoc reviews, seclusion/segregation reviews during working hours, etc.
· Take part in the out of hours' on-call rota.
· To provide medical leadership into the flow and capacity team as highlighted above.
· To provide clinical expertise into the management of complex cases.
· To provide clinical leadership to the teams they work with.
· To provide input into assessment of referrals/admissions.
· To participate in care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
· To maintain liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.
· To perform RC input to aid Mental Health Act implementation on the ward.
· To follow principles of Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working.
For Flow and Capacity:
The medical Lead for flow and capacity aspect of the job includes;
· Delivery of a cohesive pathway and to monitor capacity and report risks where beds cannot be identified
· Attendance at meetings and engagement with discharge co-ordinators and bed management team
· Ensure robust system of pre-admission assessments and reviewing the purpose of admission to ensure that patients are treated in the clinically appropriate environments
· To work with the flow team to review all clinically ready for discharge patients and ensuring robust systems to minimize delays in throughput
· Lead weekly Consultant flow and capacity meetings
· Work collaboratively with system partners to ensure consistency in service delivery and best practice approaches
· To use evidence-based approach to review patients who are re-admitted within 28 days and to support in development of individualized management plans
!Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.

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.

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
+ We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
+ We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values
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.
Our services
+ Mental Health Services
+ Community Health Services
+ Learning Disabilities Services
+ Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory., The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Covid Vaccination
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.
If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing [email protected].

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 and passionate Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in General Adult to provide clinical leadership for the assessment and management of general adult inpatients admitted to Hadleigh Unit, PICU which is a 15 bedded Psychiatry Intensive care unit. The post holder will also be a lead in providing medical leadership for flow and capacity., Essex has something for everyone, amazing scenery, great schools, adventurous outdoor activities, fantastic restaurants and a colourful history so why not contact us to discover why so many of our staff love living and working here.

Working for our organisation
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