Elysium Healthcare

Residential On Call Speciality Doctor

The closing date is 20 July 2025

Job summary

This role involves providing on-call psychiatric services for a new 42-bed mental health service in Clacton-on-Sea, England. The successful candidate will be a GMC-registered psychiatry doctor with experience working in a multi-disciplinary team, and will provide care and treatment for individuals affected by mental health disorders, including trauma, acute mental illness, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, and dual diagnosis.

Main duties of the job

The Specialty Doctor will be responsible for reviewing the mental state and physical health of service users, ensuring adequate handover to colleagues, managing physical health concerns, seeking collateral history, completing timely admission assessments, and working effectively with the team to ensure patients have access to appropriate medical treatment. The role involves on-call coverage from 5pm to 9am Monday to Friday every other week, and every other weekend from Friday 0:00 to Monday 09:00, with flexibility in the rota.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees, providing a wide range of mental health, neurological, learning disability, autism, children's, and education services across England and Wales. As part of the Ramsay Health Care global network, Elysium has a presence in 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people worldwide.

Details

Date posted

22 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£70,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1307401169

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Clacton-on-Sea

CO16 0BX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an GMC registered Psychiatry doctor, with experience of working in Psychiatry as part of a multi-disciplinary team?

Do you live 1 hour commute from Dunnock View (Application submitted subject to CQC registration) and want to work flexibly as part of a team of Speciality Doctors, jointly covering On call 5pm to 9am Monday to Friday every other week and On call every other weekend from 0:00 on Friday to 09:00 on Monday.

You will not be contractually obliged to complete all these hours, however advance notice will be required for a change in rota. Annual leave and sick pay will form part of the hourly rate, however mileage will be paid through a claims process.

Working in a new 42-bed mental health service, you’ll be providing care and treatment for men and women who may have suffered trauma and are affected by mental health disorders.

As an Speciality Doctor you will be delivering a high-quality clinical service to service users, attending seclusion reviews and escalated incidents within a timely manner, completing full physical health screen for new admissions, and working effectively with colleagues to ensure that service users have access to appropriate medical treatment.

There’s a strong emphasis on teamwork and communication with this role, with cover needing to be actively sourced within the medical team.

Where you will be working:

Location: Dunnock View, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BX

Be part of the new team at this newly opened 42-bed service, providing treatment for men and women who may have suffered trauma and are affected by mental health disorders.

A trauma-informed care model is used to focus on length of stay to make sure individuals are able to move as quickly and safely as possible from the service to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them.

Service users could be suffering from Acute mental illness, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Personality Disorder, Dual diagnosis, Self-harm, Substance misuse issues.

The RMO Doctor role involves:

  • Review the mental state and physical health of service users.
  • Ensure adequate handover to colleagues.
  • Take a lead with managing any physical health concerns that emerge during inpatient stay.
  • Seek collateral history from other professionals and family.
  • Complete admission assessments in a timely manner.
  • Work effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical treatment at all times, including referral to the local A&E Department if required.
  • Attend monthly clinical and managerial supervision sessions.

To be successful as a Speciality Doctor, you’ll need:

  • Full GMC registration
  • Experience working in psychiatry within multi-disciplinary teams
  • To have had an appraisal/RITA within the last year
  • At least 1 years’ experience in Psychiatry
  • Experience working as a doctor within a PICU/Secure services (desirable)

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an GMC registered Psychiatry doctor, with experience of working in Psychiatry as part of a multi-disciplinary team?

Do you live 1 hour commute from Dunnock View (Application submitted subject to CQC registration) and want to work flexibly as part of a team of Speciality Doctors, jointly covering On call 5pm to 9am Monday to Friday every other week and On call every other weekend from 0:00 on Friday to 09:00 on Monday.

You will not be contractually obliged to complete all these hours, however advance notice will be required for a change in rota. Annual leave and sick pay will form part of the hourly rate, however mileage will be paid through a claims process.

Working in a new 42-bed mental health service, you’ll be providing care and treatment for men and women who may have suffered trauma and are affected by mental health disorders.

As an Speciality Doctor you will be delivering a high-quality clinical service to service users, attending seclusion reviews and escalated incidents within a timely manner, completing full physical health screen for new admissions, and working effectively with colleagues to ensure that service users have access to appropriate medical treatment.

There’s a strong emphasis on teamwork and communication with this role, with cover needing to be actively sourced within the medical team.

Where you will be working:

Location: Dunnock View, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BX

Be part of the new team at this newly opened 42-bed service, providing treatment for men and women who may have suffered trauma and are affected by mental health disorders.

A trauma-informed care model is used to focus on length of stay to make sure individuals are able to move as quickly and safely as possible from the service to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them.

Service users could be suffering from Acute mental illness, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Personality Disorder, Dual diagnosis, Self-harm, Substance misuse issues.

The RMO Doctor role involves:

  • Review the mental state and physical health of service users.
  • Ensure adequate handover to colleagues.
  • Take a lead with managing any physical health concerns that emerge during inpatient stay.
  • Seek collateral history from other professionals and family.
  • Complete admission assessments in a timely manner.
  • Work effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical treatment at all times, including referral to the local A&E Department if required.
  • Attend monthly clinical and managerial supervision sessions.

To be successful as a Speciality Doctor, you’ll need:

  • Full GMC registration
  • Experience working in psychiatry within multi-disciplinary teams
  • To have had an appraisal/RITA within the last year
  • At least 1 years’ experience in Psychiatry
  • Experience working as a doctor within a PICU/Secure services (desirable)

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • The successful candidate must have full GMC registration, experience working in psychiatry within multi-disciplinary teams, an appraisal/RITA within the last year, and at least 1 year of experience in psychiatry. Experience working in a PICU/Secure service is desirable.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • The successful candidate must have full GMC registration, experience working in psychiatry within multi-disciplinary teams, an appraisal/RITA within the last year, and at least 1 year of experience in psychiatry. Experience working in a PICU/Secure service is desirable.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Clacton-on-Sea

CO16 0BX


Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Clacton-on-Sea

CO16 0BX


Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Elysium Healthcare

recruitment@elysiumhealthcare.co.uk

Details

Date posted

22 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£70,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1307401169

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Clacton-on-Sea

CO16 0BX


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