Locum Consultant Psychiatrist Rehabilitation Psychiatry
Values Based Screener
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Job overview
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is seeking a Part Time Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to join The Beacon, a 17‑bed AIMS‑accredited inpatient rehabilitation unit in St Albans. This fixed-term position, provides an exciting opportunity to deliver high‑quality, recovery‑focused psychiatric care within a well‑established, multidisciplinary rehabilitation service.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will:
- Provide Consultant-level clinical leadership for up to 8 inpatients at The Beacon
- Hold Responsible Clinician (RC) responsibility for individuals during their 16–20‑week transition period on the EROS pathway post‑discharge
- Conduct assessments for referrals into the rehabilitation pathway
- Contribute to ongoing service development in line with HPFT’s strategic “Great Together” plan
- Work collaboratively within a highly experienced MDT, contributing to safe, effective and compassionate care
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Lead on the psychiatric management of inpatients with complex psychosis
- Provide RC responsibilities under the Mental Health Act
- Support step‑down care for recently discharged service users via EROS
- Participate in assessments for rehabilitation referrals (approx. 1–2 weekly)
- Supervise junior medical staff and support their development
- Accurately record and submit clinical activity
- Attend MDT meetings, CPA reviews, tribunals and clinical governance sessions
- Maintain GMC registration and Section 12 approval
- Contribute to service planning, quality improvement, and rehabilitation pathway development
- Participate in annual appraisal, job planning and required CPD activity
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRC Psych OR MRC Psych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD,MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility
Essential criteria- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Section 12/Approved clinician approval/willingness to complete S12/AC approval
- In good standing with GMC with respect o warning and conditions on practice
- Endorsement in Rehabilitation Psychiatry
- CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on theGMC Specialist Register in Psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in psychiatry.
- Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies
- Experience of working with service users who have complex needs within psychiatry
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
- Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to Complex psychosis and Rehabilitation Psychiatry
Academic Skills Lifelong learning
Essential criteria- Able to deliver undergraduate or post graduate teaching and training.
- Participated in continuous professional development.
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit
- Holds a full valid driving license and access to a car (Unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education ,research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes ,presentations and publications
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
- Experience of organising and overseeing psychotherapy training program for psychiatry trainees
About us
HPFT supports people with mental ill health, learning disabilities and autism across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk and Essex. We employ around 4,500 people who deliver these services within the community and in inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services and medium and low secure learning disabilities services.We have operated as a NHS Foundation Trust since our authorisation in August 2007.
If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
Infection Control
All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles
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Visa, Immigration and Sponsorship
As a Trust we will offer sponsorship to roles which require professional registration, unfortunately, if you apply for a role that is outside of that your application will not be considered for the role. If you hold a different visa type, you must have a minimum of 2 years on your current visa to be considered for a role.