Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - North Home Treatment Team

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a part-time Locum Consultant Psychiatrist for their North Home Treatment Team. This role involves managing consultations primarily for older adults, ensuring compliance with key regulations, and supervising junior medical staff. The candidate should hold full GMC registration and possess strong clinical skills, with a background in mental health services, particularly for older adults. The position offers a competitive salary and is set within a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience within NHS or comparable service in a relevant specialty.
• Ability to use and appraise clinical evidence effectively.
• Evidence of achievement in clinical research and education.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise junior medical staff as per policies.
• Ensure compliance with General Medical Council regulations.
• Participate in the Trust's academic program and CPD.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent clinical skills using biopsycho-social perspective

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Decision making based on evidence and experience

Education

Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management

Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Job description

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - North Home Treatment Team

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.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached JD for more details on the Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - North Home Treatment Team role at Warwick CentreChase Farm Hospital,Enfield,EN2 8JL

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.

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.

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.

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPlus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per annum