# Consultant in Psychiatry of Learning Disability (Buckinghamshire) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-psychiatry-of-learning-disability-buckinghamshire/4a94313d-9b89-4830-847a-35f3099480e6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-psychiatry-of-learning-disability-buckinghamshire/4a94313d-9b89-4830-847a-35f3099480e6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kingsley Green - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T09:11:11.085Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/High_Wycombe/Hertfordshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Locum_Consultant_Psychiatrist/Locum_Consultant_Psychiatrist-v8302323 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8302323?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview *Job Description pending Royal College Approval* We are seeking a Locum Consultant in Psychiatry Learning Disabilities. High Wycombe catchment area involves both affluent and rural areas with pockets of deprivation towards High Wycombe. The consultant is expected to do home visits and see patients at Anglo business Park outpatients. Currently, there are between 80 patients on the consultant’s caseload, and they are seen between 3 to 6 months. The consultant is expected to work with and lead a multidisciplinary team which includes nurses, psychologists, speech and language therapists, dieticians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and art and drama therapists. The admissions to the team are through referral meetings, the core assessments are conducted by two professionals from the team and internal referrals are done once accepted. The consultant is supported by a dedicated secretary and office space. They are expected to do home visits hence valid driving license and access to a car is essential. ### Main duties of the job - To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust's personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework. - To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant. - To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients. - To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department. - To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service. - To participate in annual appraisal for consultants. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct. To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation. To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. To comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services. From time to time it may be necessary for the post holder to carry out such other duties as may be assigned, with the agreement, by the Trust. The post holder is expected to not unreasonably withhold agreement to any reasonable proposed changes that the Trust might make. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### ELIGIBILITY **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise 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 the time of interview. - Section 12/Approved clinician approval. **Desirable** - In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice. ### QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. - MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. - Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications. ### ACADEMIC SKILLS LIFELONG LEARNING **Essential** - Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate 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** - 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. ### CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in Learning Disability psychiatry. - Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies. - Experience of working with service users who have complex needs within Learning 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** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service. - Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to neurodevelopmental conditions ## Documents - [bucks jd&ps consultant (pdf, 482.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10621754) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.