Visa Note
While this employer offers a Certificate of Sponsorship for eligible international candidates, applicants must verify their visa/work permit eligibility directly with the employer before applying. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and will depend on meeting specific UK immigration requirements and the Trust’s assessment of your qualifications and experience.
Job Details
Company: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Colne House, 21 Upton Road, Watford, WD18 0JP
Salary: £61,542 to £99,216 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
Working Pattern: Part-time
Contract Type: Permanent
Language: English
Reference Number: 367-HPFT-MEDICAL-525
Application Deadline: 11 January 2026
About the Role
We are seeking a Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry to join our team at Colne House. In 12 years, our Trust has been successful in acquiring the tender for the provision of specialist Learning disability services in Norfolk, North Essex and Buckinghamshire. The Trust covers a mix of rural and urban areas, including the City of St Albans, the large towns of Watford, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage, and the smaller towns of Hemel Hempstead, Radlett, Berkhamsted, Harpenden, Hertford, Ware, Bishops Stortford, Hitchin and Letchworth.
Hertfordshire Social Services have divided the county into four areas. The county has three Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs): West Hertfordshire is served by Herts Valleys CCG and Dacorum, while East and North Hertfordshire is served by East and North Herts CCG. This diverse geographical area provides an excellent opportunity for professional development and varied clinical experience.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, submitting this promptly to the Information Department. You will participate annually in a job plan review with the line manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager to ensure the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
You will 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. The role requires you 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 while supporting the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
Key clinical responsibilities include provision of psychiatric expertise to the wider multi-disciplinary team, undertaking outpatient clinics, conducting home visits, and participating in multidisciplinary case discussions. You will also liaise effectively with primary care and mainstream mental health services and ensure regular clinical supervision with the consultant psychiatrist is arranged.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential: MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable: MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Eligibility
Essential: Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Desirable: In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice; Section 12/Approved clinician approval.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential: A minimum of 4 years’ full time post graduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis), at least two years of which must be within a psychiatry training programme or as fixed term Specialty Trainee within psychiatry, or equivalent experience and competencies. Minimum of 6 months experience within General Adult Psychiatry, ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams, excellent oral and written communication skills, and excellent clinical skills using bio-psychosocial perspective with wide medical knowledge.
Desirable: Clinical experience in a range of services within Psychiatry; excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to [specific areas as required].
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential: Ability to demonstrate clinical problem solving in interdisciplinary areas, possession of good organisational skills, ability to actively listen with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and active participation in clinical audit.
About Us
Our conversations with service users, carers, staff, commissioners and the wider communities we serve have informed a simple but ambitious vision. We will achieve our vision by putting the people who need our care, support, and treatment at the heart of everything we do – always.
We consistently achieve the outcomes that matter to the individuals who use our services, and their families and carers, by working in partnership with them and others who support them. We provide the very best experience of joined-up care in line with what service users and carers have told us makes ‘Great Care’.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website for overseas health professionals. This requirement is essential for all medical positions within the NHS.
How to Apply
Apply Instructions: Apply via NHS Jobs website.
International Applicant Checklist:
- Verify your eligibility for UK visa sponsorship with the employer before applying
- Prepare GMC registration documentation if not already registered
- Obtain criminal record certificates from all countries where you have resided for 12+ months in the past 10 years
- Prepare proof of qualifications and equivalent medical credentials
- Contact Dr Sridhar Shanmugham at [email protected] for any sponsorship-related questions
- Ensure your application addresses all essential criteria in the person specification
Contact Information
For questions about the job, contact:
Name: Dr Sridhar Shanmugham
Title: Consultant Psychiatrist
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Not provided
Employer Details
Employer Name: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Colne House, 21 Upton Road, Watford, WD18 0JP
Website: https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/
Supporting Documents
The complete Job Description and Person Specification are available for download as a PDF document (864 KB). This document contains detailed information about the role, responsibilities, and person specification that should be carefully reviewed before applying.
Privacy Notice
Please review the Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust’s privacy notice for information on how your personal data will be processed and protected during the recruitment process. This can be found on their website at https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/information-and-resources/your-information-and-privacy/.
The Trust is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences that can enrich our healthcare services.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust holds several accreditations including Age Positive, Apprenticeships, Disability Confident Employer, Happy to Talk Flexible Working, Menopause Friendly, MINDFUL employer, Stonewall, and Veteran Aware, demonstrating our commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment for all staff.
