Job overview

 Locum Specialty Doctor - General Adult Community Psychiatry (Colne House) - based at South West Community Team Colne House, Watford. This role is FTC 11 months with 10 PAs. 

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.