Overview
Seward Lodge ward is a mental health unit for older people, similar in function to Wren ward at Kingfisher Court. Wren ward admitted 113 patients and transferred 5 in during Sep 2024–Aug 2025, discharged 85 patients and transferred 33 out. A similar patient mix is expected at Seward Lodge. Most admissions are under the Mental Health Act. The post holder will have a dedicated office on the ward and a dedicated medical secretary, be supported by trainee doctors, and participate in the on-call consultant rota and Mental Health Act assessments.
Main duties
- Provide clinical care, RC responsibility and treatment for patients in Seward Lodge, including clinical supervision for resident doctors.
- Ensure junior medical staff operate within the parameters of the New Deal and Working Time Directive.
- Undertake the administrative duties associated with patient care and record clinical activity accurately, submitting promptly to the Information Department.
- Participate in service and business planning for the locality and the wider mental health service as appropriate.
- Manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff in line with the Trusts’ policies; include assessment of competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.
- Participate in annual consultant appraisal.
- Attend and participate in the Trust’s academic programme, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
- Maintain GMC registration, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and abide by professional codes of conduct.
- Participate in annual job plan reviews with the clinical manager, accounting for changes in service configuration and delivery.
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification; higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management is desirable.
- MRCPsych. Included on the GMC Specialist Register in Old Age Psychiatry OR within six months of eligibility.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment; CCT in Psychiatry or inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at appointment.
Desirable criteria
- Good standing with the GMC; Section 12/Approved Clinician approval where applicable.
- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities for a consultant in old age psychiatry; experience collaborating with social care and other agencies; experience with service users with complex needs in old age psychiatry.
- Excellent clinical skills with a bio-psycho-social approach; strong oral and written communication; ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty; evidence-informed decision making with team contribution.
- Wide range of specialist experience relevant to NHS posts; ability to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching; participation in CPD, research or service evaluation; experience in clinical audits and service improvement.
- Full driving licence and access to a car (unless exempt by disability); ability to plan and deliver teaching and training; evidence of education, research, audit and service improvement achievements.
- Previous leadership in audits and oversight of psychotherapy training for psychiatry trainees.
- UK professional registration is appropriate for the post.
About Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
HPFT is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. The Trust values development, wellbeing and work-life balance, and a compassionate culture. Our staff are welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional, delivering great care and outcomes for service users and carers. HPFT supports people with mental ill health, learning disabilities and autism across multiple counties and employs around 4,500 people. We deliver a range of nationally commissioned services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services and learning disability services. HPFT has operated as an NHS Foundation Trust since August 2007.
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