Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Primary Care Liaison (St Albans) (NHS Medical & Dental: Locum C ...

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Primary Care Liaison (St Albans) NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Main area: General Adult Community Psychiatry

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Locum Consultant)

Hours: Part time - 5 sessions per week

Job ref: 367-HPFT-MEDICAL-400-M

Site: Waverley Road, St Albans Town, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 01/01/:59

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 in our online values questionnaire.

Would you like to be part of something Outstanding?

We are seeking a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, Primary Care Liaison for a fixed-term 12-month appointment working 5 Programmed Activities per week.

This is a hugely exciting time for the Trust having recently achieved an OUTSTANDING CQC RATING.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide specialist consultative liaison to Primary Care based staff for advice and guidance (GPs and Primary Care Mental Health Service) for the primary care networks in North West Hertfordshire. Where necessary, a service user may be seen by the primary care liaison psychiatrist for one-off mental health diagnostic assessment and/or medication management.

Working for our organisation

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
• 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
• Health and wellbeing support
• Flexible APAs to seek development opportunities
• Generous relocation package up to £7.5K (subject to terms & conditions)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will ensure clinical outcomes are clearly shared with the GP via primary care Electronic Clinical Record (ECR), e.g., SystmOne/EMIS, subject to Information Governance arrangements.

Person specification Qualifications

• 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
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Transport

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

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.

About us

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.

Additional Information

HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all areas of the community.