# Consultant Psychiatrist Adult Community, East Thurrock > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-adult-community-east-thurrock/84638c38-352e-49c3-ab57-472cc242696c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-adult-community-east-thurrock/84638c38-352e-49c3-ab57-472cc242696c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Rochford Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 PA - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T12:31:10.387Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Grays/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Community/Adult_Community-v8336534 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8336534?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview **THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THIS POST IS PENDING ROYAL COLLEGE APPROVAL** 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 to join Community Mental Health services based at Grays Hall, Grays. This post provides community services for patients referred to the secondary mental health services from GP surgeries within 2 PCN areas of Grays and ASOP . The Thurrock team has 2 consultants with the second consultant looking after patients from the remaining 2 PCN in the Thurrock area. There are additional consultant sessions into the PCN. The total population covered by the 4 PCNs is approximately 175000. ### Main duties of the job The post holder would be part of the senior management team of the team and be integral in developing and improving the service. The post holder will require to have AC status to be able to provide RC inputs into the cases who could be on CTO or are on MoJ orders. 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. 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Attend CMHT and PCN MDT meetings to discuss and support ongoing care of patients. - Provide regular clinics to review patients via CPA process. - Provide flexible emergency medical support for the teams patients. - Support patients under the MHA and the processes required under the MHA. - Support clinically and supervise your training doctor. - Work collaboratively with Primary Care. - Liaise with other services within the organization and outside of the organization to optimize the care of your patients. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Transport **Essential** - Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative. ### 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. ### 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 qualifications General Adult/any mental health speciality - Postgraduate degree in psychiatry MRC Psych or equivalent. - Additional clinical qualifications. ### 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 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. ## Documents - [jd (docx, 770.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10660259) - [person spec (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10660258) - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [why join the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 91.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1849) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.