Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 270-MED516
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Berrywood Hospital
- Town
- Duston
- Salary
- £63,696 - £102,689 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Speciality Doctor - Inpatients (Harbour Ward)
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
Harbour ward is a 12-bed acute unisex inpatient unit based within the Berrywood Hospital. Harbour ward provides psychiatric care for patients, aged 18-65, with acute mental health problems. Patients can come from all trust areas and occasionally from other areas if the home area does not have capacity to admit their own. You will be supported in this role by range of junior doctors (FY2 and GPVTS), and it is expected you will have regular dialogue with the Consultant psychiatrists on other two adult inpatient wards onsite. Berrywood Hospital is a modern stand-alone 6 ward psychiatric inpatient unit and is staffed by a MDT including nursing staff, occupational therapists and psychologists. Cross cover will be provided by both inpatient and outpatient consultant colleagues on a rotational basis as is the system currently.
Main duties of the job
The Specialty Doctor will play a pivotal role in ensuring proactive, recovery-focused, individualised treatment plans are in place and being followed for each patient. They will be supported with a team of professionals who have been recruited specifically for this unit. Our intention is to have a short length of stay to manage only the acute phase of illness and support care in the least restrictive manner.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding this role please see attached job description or contact the team
This vacancy may close early due to large application numbers
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- In good standing with the GMC with respect to warnings and conditions on practice
- Understanding of the political and financial framework within which services operate.
- Understanding of the use of security in the treatment of psychiatric patients.
- Understanding of the dynamics of working with damaged and disturbed patients.
- Awareness of the national agenda for secure psychiatric care and criminal justice.
- Able to meet duties and responsibilities under the Mental Health Act (MHA) and Mental Capacity Act (MCA).
- Willingness to undertake training and CPD appropriate to the post.
- Willingness to participate in in-house training.
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with peers and colleagues.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Demonstrates the ability to motivate, support and develop junior medical staff and other MDT members.
- Shows initiative and is able to work in a self-directed manner.
- Able to balance individual requirements with the wider needs and priorities of the Directorate and Trust.
Desirable criteria
- • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
- Ability to present complex information clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences, including courts and tribunals.
- Ability to work autonomously and use initiative appropriately.
- Ability to contribute effectively within an MDT and wider organisational structure.
- Ability to motivate and support the development of junior medical staff and other MDT members.
Desirable criteria
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Debasish Das Purkaystha
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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