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.
Applications will be welcome for part time or job share or flexible working.
Shape the future of Dementia Care and join the service where your clinical insight will directly enhance the lives of older adults living with dementia. EPUT is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist to provide medical leadership for the Tower ward in Clacton which is a 14 bedded dementia ward. The ward has good resident doctor and SAS support and well as a comprehensive MDT. The post will also incorporate a session of memory clinic with MDT discussion for the Clacton area only based at Landermere Centre in Clacton.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work closely with the ward managers and the wider MDT to provide a safe and effective service and also be expected to work closely with the relevant community teams and contribute to providing an effective care pathway for patients across the service.
The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician (RC) for patients under their care on Tower Ward for patients detained under the Mental Health Act and expected to carry out the duties expected of an RC knowledgably and in a timely manner. The post holder will be expected to be knowledgeable of the Mental Capacity Act and be proficient at applying it appropriately to patient care.
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.
About us
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.
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
Details
Date posted
08 September 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year
per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Job share,
Flexible working,
Home or remote working
Reference number
364-EPUT783
Job locations
Tower ward, Clacton Hospital
Clacton
CO15 1LH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical areas:
- Diagnosis
- Bio psychosocial approach to treatment
- Evidence based interventions
- Legal issues
- Boundary setting
Clinical Leadership:
- Enabling/Encouraging other team members
- Strategic planning and development
- Available to the team both to individuals and the team as a whole
- Active team member
- Attend regular reviews
- Work towards high team morale
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 cover for daytime, 9 am to 5 pm, (working days) and for periods of annual/study/special leave.
Participate in the on-call Consultant Rota primarily for advice; Consultants are on the 3rd Tier of on call.
Participate in clinical governance and teaching activities.
Contribute to the day-to-day management and to the overall service development agenda through appropriate involvement with managerial and clinical colleagues.
Undergo annual appraisal and fulfil the requirements of continuing professional development (CPD) in order to meet the criteria for revalidation by the General Medical Council.
Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director.
Attend Trust Wide Medical Staffing Committee and other Management forums.
Job responsibilities
Clinical areas:
- Diagnosis
- Bio psychosocial approach to treatment
- Evidence based interventions
- Legal issues
- Boundary setting
Clinical Leadership:
- Enabling/Encouraging other team members
- Strategic planning and development
- Available to the team both to individuals and the team as a whole
- Active team member
- Attend regular reviews
- Work towards high team morale
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.
What you will do
The post holder will be expected to work closely with the ward managers and the wider MDT to provide a safe and effective service and also be expected to work closely with the relevant community teams and contribute to providing an effective care pathway for patients across the service.
The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician (RC) for patients under their care on Tower Ward for patients detained under the Mental Health Act and expected to carry out the duties expected of an RC knowledgably and in a timely manner. The post holder will be expected to be knowledgeable of the Mental Capacity Act and be proficient at applying it appropriately to patient care.
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.
Clinical areas:
- Diagnosis
- Bio psychosocial approach to treatment
- Evidence based interventions
- Legal issues
- Boundary setting
Clinical Leadership:
- Enabling/Encouraging other team members
- Strategic planning and development
- Available to the team both to individuals and the team as a whole
- Active team member
- Attend regular reviews
- Work towards high team morale
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 cover for daytime, 9 am to 5 pm, (working days) and for periods of annual/study/special leave.
Participate in the on-call Consultant Rota primarily for advice; Consultants are on the 3rd Tier of on call.
Participate in clinical governance and teaching activities.
Contribute to the day-to-day management and to the overall service development agenda through appropriate involvement with managerial and clinical colleagues.
Undergo annual appraisal and fulfil the requirements of continuing professional development (CPD) in order to meet the criteria for revalidation by the General Medical Council.
Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director.
Attend Trust Wide Medical Staffing Committee and other Management forums.
Clinical areas:
- Diagnosis
- Bio psychosocial approach to treatment
- Evidence based interventions
- Legal issues
- Boundary setting
Clinical Leadership:
- Enabling/Encouraging other team members
- Strategic planning and development
- Available to the team both to individuals and the team as a whole
- Active team member
- Attend regular reviews
- Work towards high team morale
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.
