Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 15 weeks (Fixed Term - The post may be extended to cover 12 months (this is currently pending))
- Hours
- Part time - 5 sessions per week (4 PA consultant post and 1 APA to cover the remaining duties.)
- Job ref
- 367-HPFT-MEDICAL-540-A
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Beacon
- Town
- St Albans
- Salary
- Per annum dependent on experience
- Closing
- 08/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Psychiatrist Rehabilitation Psychiatry
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
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 on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
Job overview
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is seeking a Part Time Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to join The Beacon, a 17‑bed AIMS‑accredited inpatient rehabilitation unit in St Albans. This fixed-term position, provides an exciting opportunity to deliver high‑quality, recovery‑focused psychiatric care within a well‑established, multidisciplinary rehabilitation service.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will:
- Provide Consultant-level clinical leadership for up to 8 inpatients at The Beacon
- Hold Responsible Clinician (RC) responsibility for individuals during their 16–20‑week transition period on the EROS pathway post‑discharge
- Conduct assessments for referrals into the rehabilitation pathway
- Contribute to ongoing service development in line with HPFT’s strategic “Great Together” plan
- Work collaboratively within a highly experienced MDT, contributing to safe, effective and compassionate care
Working for our organisation
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 4,000 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:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Lead on the psychiatric management of inpatients with complex psychosis
· Provide RC responsibilities under the Mental Health Act
· Support step‑down care for recently discharged service users via EROS
· Participate in assessments for rehabilitation referrals (approx. 1–2 weekly)
· Supervise junior medical staff and support their development
· Accurately record and submit clinical activity
· Attend MDT meetings, CPA reviews, tribunals and clinical governance sessions
· Maintain GMC registration and Section 12 approval
· Contribute to service planning, quality improvement, and rehabilitation pathway development
· Participate in annual appraisal, job planning and required CPD activity
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRC Psych OR MRC Psych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Desirable criteria
- 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 criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Section 12/Approved clinician approval/willingness to complete S12/AC approval
Desirable criteria
- In good standing with GMC with respect o warning and conditions on practice
- Endorsement in Rehabilitation Psychiatry
- CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on theGMC Specialist Register in Psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in psychiatry.
- Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies
- Experience of working with service users who have complex needs within 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
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
- Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to Complex psychosis and Rehabilitation Psychiatry
Academic Skills Lifelong learning
Essential criteria
- Able to deliver undergraduate or post graduate 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
- Holds a full valid driving license and access to a car (Unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
Desirable criteria
- 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Rajesh Nehete
- Job title
- Medical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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