Consultant Psychiatrist - Haringey Home Treatment Team

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for their Haringey Home Treatment Team. This full-time role offers the opportunity to lead a dedicated team in providing urgent crisis assessments and intensive support to patients, helping them avoid inpatient admissions. The ideal candidate will have a strong medical background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage clinical complexities. This position not only emphasizes clinical leadership but also encourages participation in teaching and training, making it a fulfilling opportunity for those passionate about mental health services. Join a large, supportive organization committed to improving the wellbeing of the community.

Qualifications

• Must have a medical degree and GMC registration.
• Experience in clinical leadership and crisis management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for the Crisis and Home Treatment Team.
• Manage community emergencies and conduct medical reviews.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Excellent communication skills

Crisis management

Clinical assessment

Decision-making

Education

Medical degree

Full Registration with GMC

Specialist Register inclusion

Tools

Basic computer skills

Data management

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist - Haringey Home Treatment Team

We are really pleased to be offering this exciting full-time (10 PA) Consultant post in the Haringey Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT). This post has become available due to the resignation of the previous post holder. The CRHTT provides urgent crisis assessments and intensive support aiming to avert the need for inpatient admission, when safety possible.

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.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership for the Crisis and Home Treatment Team. The post-holder will be expected to:

1. Contribute to the assessment of newly referred cases and formulate appropriate treatment plans in collaboration with colleagues in other disciplines.
2. Conclude medical reviews for those on the caseload including monitoring of patient mental, physical, and psychological wellbeing.
3. Manage community emergencies including home visits for those on the caseload.
4. Participate in gatekeeping assessments for complex cases.
5. Comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures.
6. Complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical work.
7. Supervise and facilitate learning to medical staff and other professionals in all aspects of psychiatric care.
8. Participate in the trust-wide day-time consultant psychiatrist second on-call rota for Section 136 suite (1:32) and the Trust-wide Consultant psychiatrist on-call rota (1:32).
9. Participate in the weekly team meeting and undertake other duties, as negotiated, that contribute to the good functioning of the clinical team.
10. 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• 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.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

Transport

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

Clinical skills, knowledge and experience

• 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.
• Wide range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

Academic Skills and lifelong learning

• 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.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
• Reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken.
• Experienced in clinical research.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change.

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

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per annum and RRP £5000