Consultant Psychiatrist – Ruby Ward
THIS JOB DESCRIPTION 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 highly dedicated consultant psychiatrist to join and lead on the Ruby Ward based at The Crystal Centre, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7LF.
This is a full‑time consultant post within the Older Adult Functional Inpatient Mental Health Service, based at Ruby Ward at The Crystal Centre, Broomfield Hospital. Ruby Ward is a 17‑bed functional older adult unit serving Chelmsford, Maldon and Braintree. The ward provides assessment and treatment for older adults, typically aged 70 and over, or for adults with significant frailty requiring inpatient care for functional mental illness.
As a post holder you will have responsibility for the clinical care of patients admitted to the in‑patient unit on the ward, and will also be expected to work closely with the team and the ward manager to ensure the provision of an effective service.
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
- 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.
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
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
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