NHS Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Inpatient Closing date is 02 June 2026
EPUT is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly dedicated NHS Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to join and lead on the Chelmer Ward based at the Derwent Centre Mental Health Unit.
Patients are admitted via the Home First team unless they are detained under the mental health act, when admission is directly onto a treatment ward. Chelmer ward is an acute inpatient female ward with 16 beds, which provides care to female patients aged 18-65. It is situated in the Derwent Centre, Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, West Essex and admits females with a various mental health presentations including psychoses, affective disorders, personality disorders and others. The multidisciplinary team includes a clinical psychologist, occupational therapists, a dietician, nurses, an activity coordinator and healthcare assistants. We have strong relations with other teams in the centre, such as home treatment team, liaison psychiatry team, a male inpatient ward which creates a wonderful and dynamic work environment and supports the team in ensuring continuity of care for our patients after discharge.
Main duties of the job The post holder will have responsibility for the clinical care of those patients admitted to the in-patient unit on the ward. The post holder will also be expected to work closely with the team and the ward manager to ensure the provision of an effective service.
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.
Job responsibilities Work closely with other consultant colleagues to ensure that the patient journey is as smooth as possible.
Provide clinical leadership and actively liaise with general practitioners, psychiatrists, and other hospital specialists, statutory and non-statutory agencies, whenever relevant to the care and treatment of patients.
Be committed to a multidisciplinary approach to care.
Use evidence-based interventions at all times.
Offer a consistent response to referrers/service users regardless of origin of the referral in a timely fashion.
Offer an accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that intensive treatment can be delivered to present chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services, in accordance with the recovery model.
Attend Mental Health Act assessments as requested for relevant patients.
Act as the Responsible Clinician for inpatients including attending Tribunals, as necessary.
Participate in the development and maintenance of care programmes for patients.
Supervise junior and middle-grade doctors in the team.
Participate in the teaching programmes of the multidisciplinary team.
Contribute to the collection of clinical information to ensure further service development and to enable audit.
Work closely with consultant colleagues to contribute to the provision of appropriate Consultant cross cover for daytime, 9 am to 5 pm, (working days), and for periods of annual/study/special leave.
Participate in clinical governance and teaching activities.
Contribute to the day-to-day management and the overall service development agenda through appropriate involvement with managerial and clinical colleagues.
Qualifications
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.
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.
Additional clinical qualifications.
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.
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
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.
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to 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.
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
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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