Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Community Services (Marlowes)
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
The post is based with the Hemel Hempstead Community Mental Health Service. This involves providing clinical leadership, diagnostic assessments, and treatment to service users with severe, complex, and high-risk psychiatric conditions.
HPFT community services were remodelled into HONOS cluster-based virtual teams following a Community Services Review. Adult Community Mental Health Teams in North West Hertfordshire operate from two clinical team bases: The Marlowes in Hemel Hempstead (Dacorum district) and Waverley Road in St Albans (St Albans district). Both teams provide a range of community-based services, including outpatient clinics based on recovery care pathways. The teams provide assessment and treatment to people with complex or severe mental health conditions in HONOS clusters of care 5-17.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Manage, appraise, and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director.
2. Ensure that junior medical staff operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
3. Undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
4. Record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, submitting this promptly to the Information Department.
5. Participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
About Us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) aims to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disabilities within the UK. With a workforce of over 4,300 people and an annual income of some £330 million, the Trust provides integrated health and social care services through a network of community and inpatient settings, serving diverse communities across Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, and Norfolk.
Job Responsibilities
1. Participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
2. Attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and the team, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
3. Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council and abide by professional codes of conduct.
4. Participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager.
5. Comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, and financial instructions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* CCT in Psychiatry or inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
* Section 12/Approved clinician approval.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in general adult psychiatry.
* Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies.
* Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
Academic Skills Lifelong Learning
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary.
Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year, per annum pro rata.
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