Consultant Psychiatrist | North London NHS Foundation Trust

Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust; Enfield (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the North London Forensic Service, delivering leadership across two wards in low-security settings and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide high-quality patient care.

The post offers opportunities for ongoing professional development, with support for clinical practice improvement and transitions of patients out of hospital across Chase Farm Hospital site and Avesbury House.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant leadership to multi-disciplinary teams delivering high-quality patient care to service users.
• Work across two wards within low-security conditions as part of two forward-thinking multidisciplinary teams.
• Support ongoing professional development and collaborative working within the North London Forensic Service.

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist | North London NHS Foundation Trust

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Are you a passionate and dedicated psychiatrist looking to be part of a dynamic team?

The North London Forensic Service has an exciting position available for an enthusiastic and motivated consultant psychiatrist to join the well-established consultant group here within the North London Forensic Service- a large and successful forensic psychiatric service in the North London Forensic Collaborative, with its secure care services being deemed ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.

The successful applicant will work across two wards within conditions of low security and be part of two forward-thinking multidisciplinary teams, delivering high-quality care to complex patients and driving recovery-focused outcomes. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape clinical practice and support individuals transition out of hospital.

The post is split across the Chase Farm Hospital site and Avesbury House.

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

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

The successful applicant will have responsibility for providing consultant leadership to the well organised teams in the delivery of high-quality patient care to service users. The post holder will find themselves well supported, with ample opportunities for ongoing professional development and collaborative working within the North London Forensic Service in the North London NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert closes on Thursday 12 Nov 2026