Specialty Doctor in Rehabilitation Psychiatry

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health organization is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Rehabilitation Psychiatry to work as part of the Enhanced Rehabilitation Outreach Service (EROS) in Hemel Hempstead. The role involves providing psychiatric care, multidisciplinary teaching, and outpatient clinics while working closely with the EROS team. The ideal candidate should have a medical qualification and experience in community psychiatry, along with outstanding communication and clinical skills. Competitive salary and support opportunities for professional development are included.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years' full-time post-graduate training, with at least 2 years in a psychiatry training programme.
• Minimum of 6 months experience within community psychiatry.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical problem-solving in interdisciplinary areas.

Responsibilities

• Provision of psychiatric expertise to the EROS team.
• To undertake outpatient clinics, and home visits and participate in multidisciplinary case discussions.
• To carry out assessments under the Mental Health Act.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams

Excellent clinical skills using bio-psychosocial perspective

Clinical experience in a range of services within Psychiatry

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Job description

Specialty Doctor in Rehabilitation Psychiatry

The closing date is 28 December 2025

We are seeking a Specialty Doctor in Rehabilitation Psychiatry.

HPFT's Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation pathway is designed for service users with complex and enduring long‑term SMI.

The existing pathway currently includes Secure Services, High Dependency Services and Community Rehabilitation Hospital Units alongside a time‑limited Enhanced Rehabilitation Outreach Service (EROS), a community rehabilitation service.

EROS: Enhanced Rehabilitation Outreach Service (This post)

EROS is a countywide service and the postholder will work with a Consultant Rehabilitation Psychiatrist to provide psychiatric care for the patients under the care of EROS.

EROS provides support to individuals with complex and enduring long‑term severe mental illness in the community. It provides the following pathways which service users can join and leave at different points and according to their needs.

There is a locally coordinated MRCPsych Course and the post holder will have the opportunity to teach on that. There are many opportunities for the post holder to contribute to multidisciplinary teaching, including the established monthly Medicines Management Training Course, which is available to all clinical HPFT staff. The post holder is expected to teach trainees in psychiatry.

Main duties of the job

• 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.

About us

In 12 years, the Trust has been successful in acquiring the tender for the provision of specialist Learning disability services in Norfolk, North Essex and Buckinghamshire.

The Trust covers a mix of rural and urban areas, including the City of St Albans, the large towns of Watford, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage, and the smaller towns of Hemel Hempstead, Radlett, Berkhamsted, Harpenden, Hertford, Ware, Bishops Stortford, Hitchin and Letchworth.

Hertfordshire Social Services have divided the county into four areas. The county has three Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).

West Hertfordshire is served by Herts Valleys CCG and Dacorum and East and North Hertfordshire is served by East and North Herts CCG.

Our values and behaviours have been developed by over 800 service users, carers and members of staff. They describe how we aim to be with service users, carers and each other. By living our values we will deliver our ambition to be a leading provider for everyone we work with.

Our values set the tone for:

• The way we plan and make decisions.
• The way we behave with service users and each other.
• The kind of colleagues we recruit.
• The way we induct, appraise and develop.

Job responsibilities

• Provision of psychiatric expertise to the EROS team.
• To undertake outpatient clinics, and 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.
• To carry out assessments under the Mental Health Act as and when appropriate. To write reports for Tribunal and renewal hearings for patients detained under CTO and provide medical evidence in the hearings.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

ELIGIBILITY

• 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.

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 4 years' full time post graduate training (or its 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 or have equivalent experience and competencies.
• Minimum of 6 months experience within community 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 management of people with complex psychosis.

ACADEMIC SKILLS LIFELONG LEARNING

• 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.
• Holds a full valid driving license and access to a car (Unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).
• Has actively participated in clinical audit.

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.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust