Consultant Psychiatrist -Old Age Psychiatry | North London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A mental health service trust in North London is looking for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age Psychiatry. The successful candidate will lead multi-disciplinary teams, supervise junior staff, and manage the care of older adult patients with complex mental health needs. The role includes both clinical leadership and administrative responsibilities, ensuring high-quality patient care and participation in the on-call rotation. This position offers a chance to impact the community positively while working within a supportive NHS framework.

Benefits

Competitive salary

NHS benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a variety of psychiatric disorders.
• Ability to provide clinical leadership for multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in conducting meticulous psychiatric assessments and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage, appraise, and supervise junior medical staff.
• Provide clinical assessments and consultations for patients.
• Formulate and oversee treatment plans for psychiatric patients.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Psychiatric assessment

MDT collaboration

Treatment planning

Teaching and supervision

Education

Registration with the General Medical Council

Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age Psychiatry
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is recruiting a full-time consultant psychiatrist into a post in an established Enfield Older Adult Service due to the previous post-holder partially retiring and moving to a different service within Enfield.

The post is split between 2 services: Hawthorne Recovery Unit (a recovery day unit for older adults) and the Enfield Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield.

Please see attached JD for details on the Consultant Psychiatrist -Old Age Psychiatry role at Hawthorne Recovery Unit and Emerald House - Chase Farm Hospital

At the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) we provide integrated mental health services to the people of North Central London living in the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington, as well as some services regionally and nationally.

We employ more than 5000 staff, which makes us one of the largest employers in our area. Last year, in the North part of the Trust (previously known as Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Mental Health Trust) we supported more than 134,952 people; approximately 2,312 patients and service users on our wards and over 132,640 in the community. In 2021-22 our budgeted expenditure was £393 million. 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. The wards are found at Edgware Community Hospital, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and St. Ann’s Hospital.


General duties

• To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed with the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures.
• To ensure that junior doctors working with them are compliant with the Working Time Directive.
• To comply with procedures whereby doctors report concerns about professional conduct or competence of medical or other colleagues.
• To comply with the principles of practice laid out by the General Medical Council and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council (GMC), Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
• To demonstrate compliance with legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, Mental Capacity Act, The Children Act.
• To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• To participate annually in a job plan review with the relevant Clinical Director and Service Manager or Managing Director.
• To attend and participate in the academic program of the Trust, including lectures and seminars of the internal CPD program.
• To comply with the regulations of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on Continuing Medical Education (CPD).
• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
• To comply with confidentiality as advised by professional and Department of Health Guidelines.
• To comply with proper and safe discharge procedures for in-patients in line with relevant partnership and national guidelines.
• To comply with Trust procedures that involve users in their care.
• To comply with Trust procedures about responsibility to carers.
• To commit to ensuring that people from all ethnic groups have equitable access to appropriate services.
• To ensure successful multi-disciplinary working.
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
• To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the services and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
• To maintain good relationships with general practitioners, the CCG, Social Services, and voluntary sector organizations.



Clinical duties of post holder
The post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership for the MDT on Hawthorne Recovery Unit as well as the Enfield CMHTOP. The post-holder will be expected:

• To manage patients (male and female) with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses. Many of the current inpatients on Cornwall Villa and The Oaks wards will be detained under a section of the Mental Health Act (MHA).
• To provide clinical leadership for the team, direct clinical assessments and consultations for patients under the care of the Enfield CMHTOP for the sub-team the consultant will be responsible for.
• Medical input and leadership in weekly MDT referral/allocation/team meetings.
• To conduct assessments, request investigations and contribute to formulation of patients attending HRU.
• To formulate treatment plans and oversee implementation and evaluation of these treatment plans.
• To contribute to management of patient flow with a view to manage bed capacity effectively and avoid or flag up potential delayed transfers of care.
• 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 teach and supervise medical staff and other professionals in all aspects of psychiatric care.
• To participate in the trust-wide day-time consultant psychiatrist second on-call Rota for Health Based Place of Safety situated at Chase Farm Hospital (1:32) and the trust wide on call rota (see section 20, below).
• To participate in the MDT Meetings once weekly in the Enfield CMHTOP as well as other team meeting in HRU including staff supervision. To 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.


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Sep 2025