Consultant - Barnet North Core Community Team (Springwell Centre)

North London NHS Foundation Trust seeks to appoint an enthusiastic full-time consultant psychiatrist to the Barnet North Core Community Team, which is one of three adult community core mental health teams serving adult patients residing in Barnet. The post is available since a previous substantive consultant left the Trust.

The post holder will be required to provide clinical and professional leadership and to take part in related management activities. As a senior clinician, the post holder will have an integral role in the performance of the team, further development of the service, and the development of clinical pathways and priorities.

Main duties of the job

• To work within the MDT promoting respect for all professional groups and focusing upon coherent and integrated teamwork.
• To be Section 12(2) approved and have approved clinician status and participate in the Trust-wide Section 12 daytime rota.
• To provide second opinions for consultant colleagues if requested.
• To keep up with administration and note-keeping on the electronic patient record system in a timely manner, including letters to GPs, Dialog+ and risk assessments.
• To assist with Serious Incident investigations and complaints if requested.
• To keep up to date with mandatory training.
• To attend and participate in Consultants' and Management meetings to keep informed of service issues and developments.
• Other management/clinical supporting activity (to be negotiated as required by the Trust).

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.

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

Job responsibilities

• To provide consultant input and clinical leadership to the Barnet North Core Community Team.
• To assist with diagnosis, formulation, medication reviews, management plans, risk assessments, crisis plans, and self-help plans as required for these patients referred to the team.
• To provide advice and support to North Barnet GPs, and other practice staff, regarding the assessment and management of the mental health difficulties of patients registered with their practices.
• This may be done through case discussions, joint consultations and bespoke training as appropriate.
• As necessary to provide direct clinical assessments of patients registered with the North Barnet GP practices, and to provide follow-up as appropriate.
• To assist in the prioritization (triage) of new referrals to the service.
• To maintain effective communication with GPs, primary care staff, patients and their carers.
• To assess and make recommendations under the MHA and to provide legal reports which may arise.
• The post holder is required to be approved under Section 12 (2) and hold Approved Clinician status.
• To provide leadership and to take responsibility for the delivery of key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Participation in Care Programme Approach (CPA) as appropriate, including patient review, multidisciplinary meetings related to CPA, training and medically relevant clinical documentation.
• A willingness to be flexible in altering the timetable according to service developments.
• Involvement in providing leadership and management to the service, and participation in the clinical governance processes of the service and service line.
• To ensure appropriate clinical documentation.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

• Qualifications
  • Essential: MBBS or equivalent qualification
  • Desirable: Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management; Open Dialogue Training; 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 bio-psycho-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 sub-specialist 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; Participated in research or service evaluation; Able to use and appraise clinical evidence; Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
  • Desirable: Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post; Reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken; Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation; Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications; Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
• Information Technology Experience & Skills
  • Essential: Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet
  • Desirable: Experience in data gathering and management

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.