Consultant - Enfield North Core Community (Enfield - Silver Street)

North London Nhs Foundation Trust; Enfield; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time consultant psychiatrist for the Enfield North CORE Team, based in Silver Street, Enfield. The post involves 10 PAs per week with leadership duties and development of clinical pathways within a senior team.

The role includes direct clinical care, management duties, and participation in governance. Applicants must have GMC registration, Section 12 status, and be prepared for on-call duties in a demanding community setting.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent qualification.
• GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Section 12 approved or able to achieve within 3 months.
• Open Dialogue Training desirable.
• Leadership and teaching ability desirable.
• Clinical audit, education, research or service improvement experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage an established caseload of patients with severe mental illness (SMI).
• Collaborate with psychological therapies and other staff to manage non-SMI clients.
• Act as Responsible Clinician for CTO patients under your PCN.
• Assess newly referred cases and formulate treatment plans with colleagues.
• Comply with Mental Health Act and safeguarding procedures.
• Complete paperwork and maintain records and routine outcome monitoring.
• Supervise learning for medical staff and other professionals.
• Participate in the on-call rota (1:32) and weekly team meetings.
• Provide clinical and professional leadership and contribute to governance and service development.

Skills

Excellent communication in English

Leadership

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Education

MBBS or equivalent qualification

Higher degree in medical education / clinical research / management

Open Dialogue Training

Additional clinical qualification

Job description

Job summary

North London Foundation NHS Trust seeks to appoint an enthusiastic full-time consultant psychiatrist to the Enfield North CORE Team which is based in Silver Street in Enfield. The North Locality Team is one of two Core Community Mental Health Teams (North and South) that together would cover the borough of Enfield. The post is available as the current substantive consultant has relocated.

This post offers 10 Programmed Activities per week - 7.5 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and up to 2.5 PAs for supporting professional activity (SPA). 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.

Main duties of the job

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

• 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.)

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.

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.

Details

Date posted: 16 October 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 455-NLFT-0617-F

Closing date: 08 November 2026

Job responsibilities

• To manage an established caseload of patients with SMI, many of whom use medication.
• To contribute to the management of non-SMI clients in collaboration with colleagues from psychological therapies service streams and other staff groups working in the team.
• To act as Responsible Clinician (RC) for the clients of the Locality Team treated on a Community Treatment Order (CTO, S17A MHA) under your PCN.
• To contribute to the assessment of newly referred cases per month and formulate appropriate treatment plans in collaboration with colleagues in other disciplines.
• To comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures.
• To complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical work.
• To supervise and facilitate learning to medical staff and other professionals in all aspects of psychiatric care.
• To participate in Enfield consultant psychiatrist on-call rota (1:32).
• To participate in the weekly team meeting and undertake other duties, as negotiated, that contribute to the good functioning of the clinical team.
• To provide clinical and professional leadership within the post and take part in management activities and governance processes related to the post or the wider service within which it is embedded.
• As a senior clinician, to have an integral role in the performance of the team, further development of the service, and the development of the clinical pathways and priorities of the service line.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Open Dialogue Training
• Additional clinical qualification

Eligibility

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Transport

Essential

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

Clinical skills, knowledge and experience

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills and lifelong learning

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• 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

Information Technology Experience & skills

Essential

• Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet

Desirable

• 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Enfield North Core Community, 58-60 Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3EP, United Kingdom

Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact: Dr Alex Kitromilides, [e-mail], 02083752999

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