Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Community (Rosanne House)

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is a brand-new opportunity for a consultant Psychiatrist based in Roseanne House, Welwyn Garden City. The post involves working as a Consultant Psychiatrist and providing diagnostic assessments and treatment to patients with severe, complex, and high-risk psychiatric conditions. The Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) team provides care to the residents of Welwyn Garden City and the surrounding areas. They also provide support to GPs in the local area through GP plus (Enhanced primary care mental health service). This is facilitated through weekly meetings with GP plus practitioners to triage their referrals and provide specialist Psychiatric input.

The ACMHS (Adult Community Mental Health Services) core team unites specialist medical, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, psychology, support workers, other Professionals and administrative staff within the service reporting to a single management structure. Each ACMHS has a team leader who reports to a Community Mental Health Service Manager who is responsible for the quality of the service provided. The Team Leader is responsible for the oversight of day-to-day delivery of services by the ACMHS team.

Main duties of the job

To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to Specialty Doctors and junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s 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 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.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

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

Desirable

  • 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

  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
  • Sec 12 approved.
  • CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview.

Desirable

  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in General Adult psychiatry.
  • Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies.
  • Experience of working with service users who have complex needs within General Adult psychiatry.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge.
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
  • Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.

Desirable

  • Wide range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
  • Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to of medical knowledge in relation to the roles and responsibilities of the post.

ACADEMIC SKILLS LIFELONG LEARNING

Essential

  • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate 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.

Desirable

  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
  • Holds a full valid driving license and access to a car (Unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

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