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Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry (Dove)

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Radlett

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

Yesterday

About the role

We are Seeking a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry.

Dove ward is a newly established 16 bedded female only adult inpatient ward with comprehensive multi-disciplinary team, which will be operational from February 2026. There is an already established 18 bedded Acute Assessment Unit in Kingfisher court (Swift ward), which will become 18 bedded male only adult inpatient Acute Assessment & Treatment ward.

The post holder will be one of 5 WTE Consultant Psychiatrists providing medical leadership to the two Assessment & Treatment Unit (AATU) on Dove Ward and Swift ward at Kingfisher Court.

The Acute Assessment Unit provides a robust multidisciplinary assessment of all new acute adult admissions to HPFT (excluding those subject to Section 3 MHA) within 24 hours of admission, seven days of the week.

The patients who are deemed to need longer admission would be transferred to a treatment ward within first 10 days of admission to AATU, for a longer period of treatment when indicated. The aim of the AATU is to facilitate early discharge where appropriate. There is daily Crisis Team (CRHTT) clinical input to support the process.

Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry (Dove)

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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To provide clinical leadership to Acute Assessment & Treatment Unit - Dove ward. To chair daily handover meeting to ensure and support robust clinical oversight of MDT input and timely decision making. To conduct ward reviews for all new admissions and review patients leading to assessment, formulation, diagnosis and treatment of acute mental illness. To ensure treatment and care planning are adhered according clinical pathways and NICE recommended treatment. To ensure adherence to principals of Purposeful Inpatient Admission where effective and timely assessments, reviews and treatment is ensured by medical team as well as wider MDT to maintain speedy recovery and facilitate early discharge to community. Ensure oversight of restrictive practice with aim to reduce restrictive practice and observations with regular MDT reviews supported by consultant. Support 72 hour meetings for all admissions where purpose of admission is clarified, PDD is agreed and discussed with patient and family, barriers to discharge and relevant actions identified, documented and allocated to responsible staff in timely manner in order to support driving up quality and safety of care and efficiency, and reduce LoS.

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 12 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.

Person specification

Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
CCT in General Adult Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in General Adult psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview.
Section 12/Approved clinician approval.
Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in general adult psychiatry including working in acute adult inpatient wards.
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 clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
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.
Ability/means to get to and from work in a timely manner.

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
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to working age adults
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.

Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.

Has led clinical audits leading to service change.

Experience of organising and overseeing psychotherapy training program for psychiatry trainees.