Locum Specialty Doctor

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Watford is seeking a Locum Specialty Doctor (General Adult Community Psychiatry) for an 11-month FTC at Colne House with 10 PAs. You will cover outpatient clinics, home visits, and MDT collaboration, ensuring accurate clinical activity reporting and adherence to trust policies.

Essential criteria include MB BS or equivalent, GMC licence, and 6+ months in General Adult Psychiatry, with MRCPsych desirable and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• GMC registration with licence to practise.
• MRCPsych (desirable) or approved by RC Psych.
• Section 12/Approved clinician approval.
• 4+ years post graduate training in psychiatry (or equivalent).
• Minimum 6 months experience in General Adult Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care.
• Record clinical activity accurately and submit promptly.
• Participate in job plan review with line manager to reflect service changes.
• Comply with Trust policies and financial instructions; support management.
• Provide psychiatric expertise to the MDT and participate in outpatient clinics, home visits.

Skills

Clinical problem solving

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

GMC registration with licence to practise

MRCPsych (desirable)

Section 12 / Approved clinician

4+ years post graduate training in psychiatry

Minimum 6 months General Adult Psychiatry experience

Job description

Locum Specialty Doctor - General Adult Community Psychiatry (Colne House) - based at South West Community Team Colne House, Watford. This role is FTC 11 months with 10 PAs.

Responsibilities

• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
• To participate annually in a job plan review with the line manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation. To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
• To comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
• Provision of psychiatric expertise to the wider multi-disciplinary team
• To undertake outpatient clinics, home visits and participate in multidisciplinary case discussions.
• To liaise effectively with primary care and mainstream mental health services.
• To have regular clinical supervision with the consultant psychiatrist. It is the post holder's responsibility to ensure that this is booked.
• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable criteria

• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Section 12/Approved clinician approval.
• A minimum of 4 years' full time post graduate training (or it's equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two years of which to be within a psychiatry training programme or as fixed term Specialty Trainee within psychiatry o; or have equivalent experience and competencies.
• Minimum of 6 months experience within General Adult Psychiatry
• Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Clinical experience in a range of services within Psychiatry.
• Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate clinical problem solving in interdisciplinary areas
• Possession of good organisational skills
• Be able to actively listen and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. Feedback from our staff about working for the Trust is very positive and, in the NHS national staff survey, we regularly see a high percentage of staff saying their role makes a difference to our service users and that they would recommend the Trust as a place to work. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.