Specialty Doctor in Older Adult Community FIRST | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Ebrill 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £61,542 - £99,216 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 23 Mai 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Basildon, SS13 3EB |
| Cwmni: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7960148/364-EPUT749 |
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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 theopportunity to flourish and excel in your career and be part of our dedicated medical team.
EPUT is looking to appoint enthusiastic and passionate Specialty Doctor who will provide consistent, high quality Medical Psychiatric support to Older Adult Community Functional Intensive Response and Support Team (FIRST) based at Sankey House, Basildon.
You should be eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.
The post holder will be expected to work independently and provide clinical leadership to the team, through good multi-professional working. The post holder will have shared responsibility for the clinical care of those patients referred to the team and will be expected to work closely with the consultant and team manager to ensure the provision of an effective service to the patients in community.
Functional Intensive Response and Support Team (FIRST) provides acute input to patients in community to support any crisis and to avoid hospital admissions. This service is designed to manage Referrals for patients over 70 years old with complex functional mental health problems or 65 – 70 with Rockwood Frailty score greater than 5. The aim is to manage the patients for a period of 6 weeks and they are either discharged back to the GP or if long term support is needed they are referred to the local mental health teams.FIRST team provides services to Basildon, Brentwood, Billericay, Wickford, Grays, Thurrock and the Brentwood Community Hospital on behalf of Basildon Liaison team duty for location logistics. The doctor is also expected to provide input into the local community team to manage patients with dementia or complete memory assessments.
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
We Care
We Learn
We Empower
Our strategic objectives
We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
We will help our communities to thrive.
If you share that vision and want to make a difference to the people that use our services, then please contact us to find out more.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loan
• 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
• The post holder will be expected to work with the consultant of the team.
• Community care to the patients under the care of FIRST.
• Participation in MDT meetings,Handover on Monday, Tuesday and Friday 09:15 - 09:30 (via Teams or at base in Sankey house).MDT is Wednesday 09:30 - 10:00.
• Medical support for patients under the care of FIRST.
• Clinical work with a local OA CMHT for 2 sessions weekly, including home visits.
This advert closes on Thursday 7 May 2026