ConsultantPsychiatryFixed Term

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Old Age (Home Treatment Team)

North London NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Enfield

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

5 days ago

About the role

The North London NHS Foundation Trust seeks to appoint an enthusiastic, part-time old age consultant psychiatrist to the Enfield Older Adult Services, working in the newly established older people's home treatment team covering the northern boroughs of the Trust (Barnet, Enfield and Haringey). This is an exciting opportunity to develop a new service from scratch and the opportunity has come about as a result of the organisation's older adult community transformation work.

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

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

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Old Age (Home Treatment Team)

North London NHS Foundation Trust

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

o To provide second opinions for consultant colleagues if requested.

o 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.

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

o To keep up to date with mandatory training.

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

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Person specification

Essential

MB BS 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 LD Specialist Register OR within six months
Approved clinician
Section 12 Approval
Excellent knowledge in specialty
Excellent clinical skills using biopsycho-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.

Desirable

Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Additional clinical qualification
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Wide range of specialist and subspecialist 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, and audit