Consultant Psychiatrist-Haringey West Core Team

Consultant Psychiatrist-Haringey West Core Team

We are really pleased to be offering this exciting part-time (6 PA) Consultant post in the Haringey West Core Team. This post has become available due to service redesign and financial investment as a result of the community transformation work. We welcome applications from candidates who wish to work flexibly. Please feel free to make contact to discuss the post.

At North London NHS Foundation Trust we provide integrated mental health services to the people of North Central London, as well as some services regionally and nationally. We employ almost 6000 staff, which makes us one of the largest employers in our area. We provide our services to children, adults, and older people from over 20 sites. We support people to overcome the hurdles they face with their health and wellbeing. We support them to get back into the community and to live as independently as they can. We aim to give people the skills they need to look after themselves with our support in the community. When they need a higher level of care, we provide that on our wards.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide joint clinical leadership for the West Core Team, working alongside 1 other Consultant. Responsibilities include:

1. Contributing to the assessment of newly referred cases and formulating appropriate treatment plans in collaboration with colleagues.
2. Conducting medical reviews for patients, including monitoring mental, physical, and psychological wellbeing.
3. Managing community emergencies, including home visits.
4. Acting as Responsible Clinician for clients treated under Community Treatment Orders.
5. Complying with legal obligations covering clinical practice.
6. Maintaining electronic records and participating in routine outcome monitoring.
7. Supervising and facilitating learning for medical staff and other professionals.
8. Participating in the North Sector Consultant Psychiatrist on-call rota (1:32).
9. Participating in team meetings and other duties that contribute to the clinical team's functioning.
10. Providing clinical and professional leadership and participating in management activities.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Open Dialogue Training.
• Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise.
• 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.
• In good standing with GMC.

Transport

• Holds and will use a valid UK driving licence or provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Clinical skills, knowledge and experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Makes evidence-based decisions.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Wide range of specialist experience relevant to the post.

Academic Skills and lifelong learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Ability to work in and lead a team.
• Commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working.
• Participation in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Experience in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement.

Information Technology Experience & Skills

• Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet.
• Experience in data gathering and management.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per annum.