ConsultantFixed Term

Locum Consultant - Barnet West Core Community Team (Redhill)

North London NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

London

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

Unknown

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

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About the role

North London NHS Foundation Trust seeks to appoint an enthusiastic full-time Locum consultant psychiatrist to the Barnet West Core Community Team, which is one of three adult core community mental health teams serving adult patients residing in Barnet. The post is available following the current post holder taking the role of Medical Director.

The post holder will be required to provide clinical and professional leadership and to take part in related management activities. As a senior clinician, the post holder will have an integral role in the performance of the team, further development of the service, and the development of clinical pathways and priorities.

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General Expectations of a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist employed with North London NHS Foundation Trust include

Locum Consultant - Barnet West Core Community Team (Redhill)

North London NHS Foundation Trust

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• To work within the MDT promoting respect for all professional groups and focusing upon coherent and integrated teamwork.

• To be Section 12(2) approved and have approved clinician status and participate in the Trust-wide Section 12 daytime rota.

• To provide second opinions for consultant colleagues if requested.

• To keep up with administration and note-keeping on the electronic patient record system in a timely manner, including letters to GPs, Dialog+ and risk assessments.

• To assist with Serious Incident investigations and complaints if requested.

• To keep up to date with mandatory training.

• To attend and participate in Consultants' and Management meetings to keep informed of service issues and developments.

• Other management/clinical supporting activity (to be negotiated as required by the Trust.)

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• To provide consultant input and clinical leadership to the Barnet West Core Community Team. • To assist with diagnosis, formulation, medication reviews, management plans, risk assessments, crisis plans, and self-help plans as required for these patients referred to the team. • To provide advice and support to West Barnet GPs, and other practice staff, regarding the assessment and management of the mental health difficulties of patients registered with their practices. This may be done through case discussions, joint consultations and bespoke training as appropriate. • As necessary to provide direct clinical assessments of patients registered with the West Barnet GP practices, and to provide follow-up as appropriate. • To assist in the prioritization (“triage”) of new referrals to the service. • To maintain effective communication with GPs, primary care staff, patients and their carers. • To assess and make recommendations under the MHA and to provide legal reports which may arise. The post holder is required to be approved under Section 12 (2) and hold Approved Clinician status. • To provide leadership and to take responsibility for the delivery of key performance indicators (KPIs). • Participation in Care Programme Approach (CPA) as appropriate, including patient review, multidisciplinary meetings related to CPA, training and medically relevant clinical documentation. • A willingness to be flexible in altering the timetable according to service developments. • Involvement in providing leadership and management to the service, and participation in the clinical governance processes of the service and service line. • To ensure appropriate clinical documentation.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

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We are the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) providing high quality mental health care to local people across the London Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. Previously two separate mental health trusts working in Partnership – Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust – we formally merged and became the new NLFT on Friday 1 November 2024. As the new NLFT, our ambition is to be a leading NHS mental health provider and to offer consistently excellent care across North London.

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Person specification

Essential

MBBS or equivalent qualification
Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Section 12 Approved or able to achieve within three months of appointment
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Excellent knowledge in specialty
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Ability to work in and lead team
Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
Participated in research or service evaluation.
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet

Desirable

Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Open Dialogue Training
Additional clinical qualification
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
Reflect 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 or improved outcomes to patients

Experience in data gathering and management