Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - North Home Treatment Team

North London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in North London is seeking a part-time old age consultant psychiatrist. This role focuses on providing community care for older adults, primarily through home visits within Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey. The position is fixed-term for 6 months whilst awaiting RCPsych approval for the substantive role. Applicants should have experience in geriatric psychiatry and a commitment to high-quality mental health care.

Qualifications

• Experience in geriatric psychiatry is preferred.
• Familiarity with community mental health services.
• Ability to travel within the boroughs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct home visits to older adults in the community.
• Provide psychiatric care within the North Home Treatment Team.
• Collaborate with other mental health professionals.

Job description

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is recruiting a part‑time (5 PAs) old age consultant psychiatrist into a new post in an established Enfield Older Adults Division. The position has come about as a result of the Patient Benefit Case Older Adult Community Transformation work. The post is for a locum whilst RCPsych approval is sought for the substantive job. It is a fixed‑term job for 6 months.

The team is based at The Warwick Centre, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, and involves travelling within the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey to undertake mostly home visits, with some visits to older adult wards at Chase Farm. Please see attached JD for more details on the Locum Consultant Psychiatrist – North Home Treatment Team role at Warwick Centre Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, EN2 8JL.

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

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 a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.