Job summary
Would you like to be part of leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health for inpatient 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.
We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join our multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service working in PICU, Larkwood ward, based at St Aubyn Centre in Colchester. The post offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the delivery, development of high-quality mental health services for young people aged 13-18 and their families and also play an instrumental part in their recovery. You will play a key role in providing clinical leadership, assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning within a supportive experienced multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The St Aubyn Centre is a purpose-built unit, with a therapeutic education department on site. It has a Generic Adolescent Unit that has 15 beds, and a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit that has 10 beds. The post holder will work across both wards with a maximum of 5 patients on each ward and will be part of an extensive MDT which includes 1 other consultant colleague, two specialty doctors and two core trainees.
The post holder will be part of an innovative team, who have implemented DBT practices on the ward over the past few years, winning a national award for their work!
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 a generous relocation package.
Benefits
* 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
Flexible working
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.
Details
Date posted: 11 November 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 364-EPUT721
Job locations: St Aubyn Centre, Colchester, CO4 5HG
Job description
Job responsibilities
* The post holder will be responsible for a maximum of 10 young people admitted across the PICU and GAU wards. This includes screening referrals, conducting tabletop assessments, joining meetings with the Provider Collaborative about complex cases in the East of England and liaising with community teams.
* Main duties include the assessment and treatment of all young people admitted to the unit with acute, complex and high‑risk presentations, mostly admitted on a formal basis. The post holder would therefore need to be AC approved.
* Work closely with colleagues across all disciplines to review the progress of treatment, including medication reviews, assessments of mental states, ward reviews, CPA reviews and care planning meetings, as well as preparing medical reports and attending MHRT hearings. The post holder will also supervise trainee doctors.
* Participate in team meetings to ensure clinical governance activities are maintained, including quality and management meetings.
* Participate in the training of core trainees, acting as a clinical supervisor; also contribute to teaching and training of other doctors, medical students and MDT members.
* Use the allocated SPA time and comply with the Trust’s programme of mandatory training.
* Collaborate with colleagues to cover absences due to annual leave, study leave and short‑term sickness.
* Can be part of the local consultants peer group.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
* Registration with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register.
* Meets Royal College of Psychiatrists criteria for appointment to the post of Consultant.
* Section 12 Approval and Approved Clinician Status.
Desirable
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* MRCPsych
* On the Specialist Register with CAMHS qualifications.
* Postgraduate degree in psychiatry MRC Psych or equivalent.
* Additional clinical qualifications.
Eligibility
Essential
* 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.
* Approved under Section 12.
Desirable
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Essential
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
Desirable
* Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to the post within NHS or comparable service.
* Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems, develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using a systematic QI methodology.
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. Further information can be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website. 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.
Employer details
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
St Aubyn Centre
Colchester
CO4 5HG
Website: https://eput.nhs.uk/
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