Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - North Home Treatment Team

NHS; Enfield; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is recruiting a part-time consultant psychiatrist. This is a 6-month fixed-term position based in Enfield, involving home visits and working with junior medical staff. Candidates must hold an MBBS or equivalent and be fully registered with the GMC. Excellent communication and clinical skills are essential. Salary ranges from £109,725 to £145,478 annually, plus London weighting.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with current licence to practise.
• Ability to achieve approved clinician status within 3 months of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise junior medical staff.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Maintain professional registration with the GMC.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Education

MBBS or equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Summary

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.

Job Responsibilities

To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed with the medical director and in accordance with the Trusts 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 to 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 Trusts 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, Social Services, and voluntary sector organizations.

Qualifications

• Essential: MBBS or equivalent qualification
• Desirable: Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management; 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 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
• Desirable: Wide range of specialist and subspecialist 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; Able to use and appraise clinical evidence; Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Desirable: 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

• 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 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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Warwick Centre, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, EN2 8JL

Website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/

Pay and Contract

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per annum

Contract: Fixed term, 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Grade: Consultant

Reference number: 455-NLFT-0488

Job Location

Warwick Centre, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, EN2 8JL