Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (6 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 367-HPFT-MEDICAL-474-A
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Specialty Doctor CCAT (Lister)
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
http://hpft.recruitforvalues.co
Job overview
We are seeking a Locum Specialty Doctor - CCAT CAMHS to be part of the Specialist Services Strategic Business Unit in Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust.
CCATT work in close collaboration with the East of England CAMHS Collaborative Patient Flow Team who is gatekeeping for Tier 4 admissions in inpatient / home treatment team setting CAMHS Eating Disorders Team, Adolescent DBT team and the PATH – Psychosis: Prevention, Assessment and Treatment in Hertfordshire
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 CCAT team
• To undertake outpatient clinics via intervention arm of CCAT 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.
** full overview of the role is in the JD**
Working for our organisation
This is a hugely exciting time for the Trust having recently achieved an OUTSTANDING CQC RATING and being one of just five mental health and learning disabilities NHS trusts in England to hold an outstanding rating.
We are driven by our values. If you believe in Respect, Kindness and a Positive outlook then you'll be right at home.
Here's what we have to offer you
- Mentoring support for new Consultants
- Dedicated support to help become a future NHS Leader
- Access to Leadership, Teaching, Education and Research opportunities
- A strong ethos on Learning and Development
- Access to a state-of-the-art Simulation Training Facility including opportunities to join the Multidisciplinary Simulation Faculty
- Access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-calibre Consultants
- Study leave of 30 days over 3 years
- Study leave budget of £800 per person per annum
- Innovative patient electronic record system (PARIS)/ Admin and IT equipment/ software to improve work experience (4G enabled laptops provided upon starting)
- Flexible working
- Excellent staff benefits
- Health and wellbeing support
- Flexible APAs to seek development opportunities in service development/ management / Simulation Training /working with Community Transformation Projects
- Dedicated SPA time in Job Plan
- Generous relocation package up to £7.5K (subject to terms & conditions)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. Following appointment there will be a meeting at no later than three months with the clinical manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder. The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable is indicative only. 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.
• To perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances in consultation with senior and junior colleagues.
• To participate in regular Audit and Quality Assurance programmes to improve and maintain the high standard of service.
• To contribute to or conduct research in clinical or service areas pertinent to the Trust and their own relevant experience. There is an active academic unit headed by Professor Hawley who currently holds a Chair at the University of Hertfordshire.
• Provide liaison and consultation as required with the local acute paediatric services.
** full overview of the role is in the JD**
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable criteria
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice 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 compentancies.
- Minimum of 6 months experience within CAMHS
- 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 in relation to CCAT
ACADEMIC SKILLS LIFELONG 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.
- 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
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rania Moussa
- Job title
- Medical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Colonnades
Beaconsfield Road
Hatfield
AL10 8YE
- Telephone
- 07971639527
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