Full job descriptionNHS Medical & Dental: ConsultantMain area

Acute and Urgent Care Division (Adult Inpatient services)
Grade

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract

3 years (Fixed Term)
Hours

Part time - 1 session per week
Job ref

367-HPFT-MEDICAL-547
Site

Kingfisher Court
Town

Radlett
Salary

£109,725 - £145,478 Pro Rata Per Annum + £7000 Medical lead allowance per annum
Salary period

Yearly
Closing

13/09/2026 23:59
Values Based ScreenerAt 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 overviewWe are Seeking a Medical Lead for Acute and Urgent Care Division (Adult Inpatient services)
The post holder will provide leadership to facilitate the smooth operation, delivery and high quality of all medical services within their designated area of responsibility.
The post holder will take line management responsibility for operational and professional issues for doctors within the service area.
The post holder will work collaboratively with Clinical Directors, Deputy Clinical Directors and the Service Managers to ensure service delivery is in line with Trust Strategy and performance objectives.
The post holder will be a key member of the Service Stream Management Group and will contribute towards business planning, strategy attainment, service redesign and performance achievement.
Main duties of the jobLeadership
To provide strong medical leadership - this complements and supports the work of Service Manager, Divisional Director and the Clinical Director.
To strive to achieve the delivery of targets to improve performance with the service area.
Strategy
To support the Clinical Director in the strategic work of the service area.
Patient Care and Treatment
To support the Clinical Director, Divisional Director and Service Line Leaders, ensuring that proper procedures are in place for assessment, care and treatment of patients.
To support Clinical Director, Divisional Director and Service Line Leaders in ensuring the achievement of all quality standards and protocols and monitoring their application. Such protocols include referral pathways, confidentiality, safeguarding, maintenance of supervision and dealing with complaints etc.
To ensure medical staffing levels and clinical cover are adequate at all times.
Working for our organisationIn 12 years, the 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 and East and North Hertfordshire is served by East and North Herts CCG.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesHuman Resources Management
To inspire and motivate staff.
To carry out job planning of consultants and SAS doctors, aligning the job plan and the job plan objectives with the objectives of the Division and the organisation as a whole, paying particular attention to the business plan, issues of safety, effectiveness, service user-experience, efficiency and key performance indicators.
Proposed Job Plans must then be agreed signed off by the Clinical Director.
To appraise medical staff and agree personal development plans as appropriate and in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures.
To actively support continuous professional development of the staff.
To manage any disciplinary or performance situations which might arise including exercising discretion in matters such as sickness and compassionate leave.
To be responsible for the line management of medical staff within designated area of responsibility. This will include junior staff that might be managed with individual consultants with the college tutor with the Medical Lead having an overall responsibility in either case.
To deal with any disciplinary and performance situations which might arise, including exercising discretion in matters such as sickness and compassionate leave with the support of the Clinical Directors and Associate Medical Directors - professional issues.
To be responsible for operational line management of medical staff (not just line management).
To work with Doctors experiencing difficulty when the need arises.
Person specificationCriteria Training & QualificationsEssential criteria*Primary Medical Degree
*Full registration with the GMC and license to practice
Desirable criteria*Project Management experience
*Training as an investigator
ExperienceEssential criteria*Sufficient experience as a consultant psychiatrist (minimum 1 year).
*Managing time and ensuring deadlines are met
Desirable criteria*Experience of budgetary control/management
*Proven track level of achieving healthcare targets
*Experience of participating in or leading programmes of change within the public sector
Communication and Relationship SkillsEssential criteria*Excellent communication skills, written and oral
*Able to work collaboratively with partner organisations
*Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets.
*Negotiating skills and ability to manage conflict
Desirable criteria*Ability to build successful teams
*Ability to present complex data
*Ability to promote and market services
*Proven negotiating skills
Analytical and Judgement SkillsEssential criteria*Ability to see strategic picture and understand the importance of service alignment to Trust vision and values.
*Problem solving skills
*Business focused
*Objectivity
Desirable criteria*Critically analyse complex financial and clinical data sets.
*Innovative thinker with the ability to...