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Nouvita Limited

Associate Specialist/Speciality Doctor/SHO (On-Call cover)

The closing date is 01 April 2026

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Job summary

The On-Call Doctor will provide out-of-hours medical cover for a psychiatric hospital, ensuring the safe assessment and management of patients during evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. The role involves responding to urgent clinical issues, supporting nursing staff, and maintaining continuity of care in line with hospital policies and relevant legislation.

You will be required to provide the necessary documents to meet compliance checks (ID, mandatory training, qualification, GMC registration, Indemnity Insurance)

Main duties of the job

  • Provide medical cover for inpatients during out-of-hours periods (evenings, weekends, and bank holidays).

  • Assess and manage urgent psychiatric and physical health issues.

  • Review and manage acute mental health presentations, including risk assessment and crisis intervention.

  • Prescribe medication and review treatment plans as clinically appropriate.

  • Attend the hospital on-site when required and provide telephone advice when appropriate.

  • Participate in emergency situations, including management of disturbed behaviour and medical emergencies.

    • About us

    Baldock Manor is a 40-bed hospital in north Hertfordshire that provides specialist psychiatric services for adults. The hospital has two female PICU (Psychiatric Intensive Care) wards and two acute wards.Our PICU services provide care and support for women at crisis level with a severe mental disorder who require rapid assessment and stabilisation.Our acute wards care for older adults, usually 55 years or older, who need a short-term hospital stay, where we can stabilise their mental health. The average stay in our acute wards is less than forty days.

    Details

    Date posted

    08 January 2026

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    Depending on experience On call rates

    Contract

    Locum

    Working pattern

    Part-time

    Reference number

    L0012-oncall

    Job locations

    Baldock Manor

    4 London Road

    Baldock

    Hertfordshire

    SG7 6ND


    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The first line On-Call Doctor will provide out-of-hours medical cover for a psychiatric hospital, ensuring the safe assessment and management of patients during evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. The role involves responding to urgent clinical issues, supporting nursing staff, and maintaining continuity of care in line with hospital policies and relevant legislation.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The first line On-Call Doctor will provide out-of-hours medical cover for a psychiatric hospital, ensuring the safe assessment and management of patients during evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. The role involves responding to urgent clinical issues, supporting nursing staff, and maintaining continuity of care in line with hospital policies and relevant legislation.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise.
    • Experience working in psychiatry or mental health settings.
    • Competence in assessing and managing acute psychiatric presentations.
    • Ability to work independently and make sound clinical decisions out of hours.
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
    • Knowledge of relevant mental health legislation.
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise.
    • Experience working in psychiatry or mental health settings.
    • Competence in assessing and managing acute psychiatric presentations.
    • Ability to work independently and make sound clinical decisions out of hours.
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
    • Knowledge of relevant mental health legislation.

    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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Additional information

    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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Nouvita Limited

    Address

    Baldock Manor

    4 London Road

    Baldock

    Hertfordshire

    SG7 6ND


    Employer's website

    https://nouvita.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Nouvita Limited

    Address

    Baldock Manor

    4 London Road

    Baldock

    Hertfordshire

    SG7 6ND


    Employer's website

    https://nouvita.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Head of Recruitment

    Catherine Goldsmith

    01707932120

    Details

    Date posted

    08 January 2026

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    Depending on experience On call rates

    Contract

    Locum

    Working pattern

    Part-time

    Reference number

    L0012-oncall

    Job locations

    Baldock Manor

    4 London Road

    Baldock

    Hertfordshire

    SG7 6ND


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