Consultant Psychiatrist Primary Care and Community Psychiatry

4 weeks ago


Watford Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

10k recruitment incentive


This post involves providing clinical leadership to one of the South-West Community Mental Health Team (based in Watford) providing diagnostic assessments and treatment to service users with severe, complex, and high-risk psychiatric conditions. South-West Community Mental Health Teams cover two borough localities in South West Hertfordshire - Watford and Three Rivers borough locality with a population of around 200,000 is covered by the team based at Colne House in Watford, and Hertsmere borough locality with a population of around 100,000 is covered by the team based at Civic Offices in Borehamwood.
A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and associate medical director or clinical manager three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim it to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disabilities within the UK.


In recent 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. To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trusts personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.


To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.


To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.


To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and the team including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.


To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.


To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical 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 Trusts 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.


To liaise with primary care colleagues including providing advice to Primary Care Nurses and Additional Role Reimbursement Workers (ARRS) workers dedicated to the Primary Care Network (PCN)
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
Full Registration with the GMC and inclusion on Specialist Register (or CCT expected within 3- 6 months of appointment date in Medical Psychotherapy)
External qualification in psychoanalytic psychotherapy

Holds a full valid driving license (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)


Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Expertise in at least one principal form of psychotherapy alongside a working familiarity with others.
Experience of working with people requiring care through secondary mental health services, including people with personality disorders and other complex needs.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Experience of & trained in a range of psychological therapies

ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Participated in continuous professional development
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
Experience of organising and overseeing psychotherapy training program for psychiatry trainees.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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