Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry

Overview

Working alongside a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist, Core Trainee and FY1 doctor, you will provide high-quality clinical care to adults of working age on our 20‑bedded acute inpatient ward. You will be a key member of the team, contributing to assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and delivery of safe, person‑centred care. You will also play an active role in the Trust's acute care pathway, working collaboratively with community teams, primary care, crisis services and other acute settings.

This role offers a balanced mix of direct clinical care (7.5 PAs) and supporting professional activities (2.5 PAs) in line with Royal College guidelines.

• Provide high‑quality medical care to inpatients including assessment, diagnosis, reviews and documentation
• Participate in MDT meetings, ward rounds and case discussions
• Liaise effectively with primary and secondary care colleagues
• Support physical health management, monitoring and medication‑related assessments
• Fulfil Mental Health Act responsibilities under supervision (training supported)
• Contribute to audit, clinical governance and service development
• Engage in annual job planning, clinical supervision and appraisal
• Provide teaching and guidance to trainees and wider MDT staff

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Extensive postgraduate experience, including significant experience in psychiatry or equivalent experience
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Significant experience working within the UK healthcare system
• A minimum of 4 years' full‑time post‑graduate training (or its equivalent on a part‑time or flexible basis), with at least two years within a psychiatry training programme or as a fixed‑term Specialty Trainee in psychiatry
• Minimum of 6 months experience within the UK
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent clinical skills using a bio‑psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Ability to demonstrate clinical problem solving in interdisciplinary areas
• Possession of good organisational skills
• Holds a full valid driving licence and access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• In good standing with the GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Section 12 / Approved Clinician approval

• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Experience across a range of psychiatric settings
• Involvement in research, audit or service evaluation
• Clinical experience in a range of services within Psychiatry
• Excellent degree of medical knowledge
• Has actively participated in clinical audit
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.

Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout. 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. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums".

This year, our staff rated us the 4th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported through 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.