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Job summary

Main area
psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract
Perm
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
367-HPFT-MEDICAL-561
Employer
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Borehamwood Adult Community mental health services
Town
Borehamwood
Salary
£63,696 - £102,689 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/10/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialty Doctor - South West Community Team (Borehamwood)

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Job overview

Specialty Doctor - South West Community Team (Borehamwood) 10 PAs / Perm

Department - Borehamwood Adult Community mental health services, WD18 0JP

Base - Civic Offices, Borehamwood. WD6 1WA 

Accountable to Dr Mosun Fapohunda, Clinical Director

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.  

•    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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

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

Eligilbility

Essential criteria
  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Desirable criteria
  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
  • Section 12/Approved clinician approval

Clinical Skills / Knowledge / Experience

Essential criteria
  • A minimum of 4 years’ full time post graduate training (or it’s equivalent gained on a part time of 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
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical experience in a range of services within Psychiatry.
  • Excellent degree of medical knowledge

Academic Skills / Life Long Learning

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoAge positiveMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Murali Sekar
Job title
Deputy Clinic Director - Adult Community Division
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
08006444101
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