Consultant - Camden Focus Team (Greenland Road)

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health authority is seeking a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Focus Community Mental Health Team in Camden. This role involves providing clinical leadership, managing complex cases, and supporting a multidisciplinary team focused on mental health issues among the homeless population. The successful candidate will have GMC registration, training qualifications in psychiatry, and experience in clinical assessments. A competitive salary and additional London weighting are offered, reflecting the importance of this position.

Qualifications

• GMC registration and a license to practice.
• Specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining a completion certificate.
• Experience in the assessment of complex clinical cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant input and clinical leadership.
• Assess and manage homeless patients with serious mental illness.
• Maintain effective communication with GPs and primary care staff.
• Engage with local service user participation models.
• Contribute to management activities and governance processes.

Skills

Consultant Psychiatrist expertise

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Knowledge of mental health disorders

Teaching and supervision skills

Ability to manage time

Sensitivity to diverse needs

Education

Full GMC registration

Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists

Post-graduate qualification in psychiatry

Training as a Consultant mentor

Job description

Consultant - Camden Focus Team (Greenland Road)

This post is for a 0.5 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist working within the Focus Community Mental Health Team as work progresses with the transformation of community mental health services in line with the NHS Long Term plan.

It is available from 17th April 2026. This is a replacement post within this service with the current post holder relocating from London.

The post-holder will be part of a multidisciplinary team working with street homeless people with mental health problems aged 18 years and over within the direct access hostels in Camden.

National terms and conditions apply to this post. Inner London Weighting applies.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached JD / Person Spec for the Consultant - Focus Team (Greenland Road) role at Camden Focus Team for more details

About us

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

• 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.

Job responsibilities

Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe specific clinical and managerial responsibilities of the post-holder will be as follows:

To provide consultant input and clinical leadership to maintain clinical standards at the Focus Community Mental Health Team

To assess and manage homeless patients with SMI such as complex psychotic and bipolar illnesses ensuring improved outcomes including outcomes for physical health.

To assist with diagnosis, formulation, medication reviews, Dialog+ care planning, management plans, risk assessments, safety plans (Formerly crisis plans), and self-help plans as required for these patients referred to the team.

To provide advice and support to 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.

To maintain effective communication with GPs, primary care staff, patients and their carers.

To work flexibly within timetabled working hours, so that urgent clinical matters can be prioritized.

To carry out Mental Health Act and domiciliary assessments as required.

To play a key role in implementing improved linkage between primary and secondary care services.

To liaise and work closely with local voluntary services as part of the new model of core community teams

To provide clinical input, where necessary, to multi-disciplinary case conferencing around difficult patients being managed solely in primary care.

To engage with local service user participation models.

To participate in management activities and governance processes related to the Focus Team, including audits and quality improvement projects.

To play an integral role in the performance of the team, the further development of the service, and the development of clinical pathways and priorities of the service line.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Registration

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and a license to practice. Must be on the specialist register or within 6 months of gaining a Certificate of Completion of Training
• Section 12(2) and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility) - qualifies to act as a Responsible Clinician
• Registered with Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD programme and in good standing
• Shared Services training up to date to be an approved trainer/clinical supervisor
• Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent higher qualification in psychiatry
• Other relevant post-graduate qualification (incl. those gained outside UK
• Trained as an Educational Supervisor for doctors in training
• Training as a Consultant mentor

Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge and observance of the requirements and duties of a doctor laid down by the GMC in Good Medical Practice.
• Clinical knowledge of the full range mental disorders.
• Experience in the assessment of complex clinical cases involving severe and enduring mental illness and significant risk histories and the ability to assertively engage and manage such cases.
• Expertise in a comprehensive range of evidence based treatment and case management options including pharmacotherapy.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding practices
• Experience in work place based assessments of doctors in training
• Knowledge of clinical commissioning and external organisations that interface with an NHS Trust.
• Experience in organising and chairing meetings.
• Good understanding of Trust governance structures, especially clinical governance
• An understanding of the role of research within the wider service
• Willingness to participate in research as appropriate and within the context of the duties of the post
• Experience in teaching small and large groups
• Experience in developing policies and protocols.
• Experience of service development.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change
• Ability to effectively communicate ideas and influence others.
• Good knowledge of and ability to use both spoken and written English
• Ability to organise workload and manage time and delegate responsibility where appropriate
• Ability to practise as an independent Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Thoroughness and attention to detail in clinical matters
• Sensitivity to needs of all patients and carers.
• Sensitivity and awareness in clients and staff from different cultures, ethnicities, gender and sexual orientations.
• Teaching and supervision skills for undergraduate medical students, doctors in training and multi-professional staff
• Ability to work in a team environment and to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multidisciplinary basis with all levels of staff.
• Ability to take on the role and responsibilities of the clinical lead
• Experience in undertaking clinical audit, investigating serious incidents and handling complaints
• Enthusiasm for pathology and willingness to share knowledge and experience
• A special interest or willingness to develop one in an area which helps to meet the needs of the Trust
• Experience in successfully delivering research projects

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPlus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year