Consultant Psychiatrist - Islington Crisis Team 455 North London NHS Foundation Trust

The post offered is that of a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry covering Islington Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team (ICRHTT) 5PA, and the Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service (MHCAS) 5PA. Both services are co-located at The Highgate Mental Health Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London, N19 4NX. Integral to the ICRHTT sessions is liaison to Drayton Park Women’s Crisis House, 32 Drayton Park, London, N5 1PB and Crisis Single Point of Access (C-SPA). This is a replacement post and full-time substantive position for 10 Programmed Activities and has arisen due to the promotion & overseas secondment of previous post holders. The position may suit one full-time or two part-time consultants. The role of the consultant is to be the clinical lead of the teams and to ensure high quality, patient-centred, effective, safe and efficient care is delivered by the team. Please see attached JD for details about the Consultant Psychiatrist role, located at The Highgate Mental Health Centre (Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 5JG). Join us at an exciting time for Barnet, Haringey and Enfield Mental Health NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. After three years working in partnership, we are due to create a new Trust, to be known as the North London NHS Foundation Trust on 1 November 2024, subject to Secretary of State approval. Join us to be part of the North London Way as we: Collaborate at every level by living our Values to create the right conditions for us all to work together. Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care. Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes. Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high quality care across all our services. Ensure that research, Quality Improvement and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services. Take a trauma-informed approach to everything we do. The post holder will provide overall clinical leadership for the CRHTT as well as direct clinical assessments and consultations for the team, including the following: Daily Medical input, consultation and clinical leadership to the team and overall clinical responsibility for patients referred to the team. Medical input and leadership in care planning and risk assessment for patients under the team. Regular clinical supervision as required of the two full-time Specialty Grade Psychiatrists and to Specialist and Core Psychiatry trainees contributing sessions to the team. Carrying out Mental Health Act assessments when required. Regular clinical liaison with the relevant community, inpatient, liaison and perinatal teams and their Consultants. Close clinical liaison with the inpatient service, helping facilitate early discharge of patients back into the community where appropriate. Weekly attendance at the bed management meeting. Clinical leadership in facilitating physical health care checks for all patients under the team. Regular direct assessments of patients referred to the team with a focus on complex cases and high risk. Regular lead reviews of patients admitted to the Drayton Park Women’s Crisis house and Highbury Grove Crisis Resource Centre. Minimum twice-weekly multi-disciplinary chart reviews of all patients under the team. Medical report writing as and when required. Close liaison as required with GPs referring to the team. Assist with Serious Incident investigations and complaints when required. Provide second opinions for Consultant colleagues if requested. Support Clinical Governance projects, particularly audits projects in the Division plan. Provide annual and study leave cover for colleagues. Ensure that a structured programme of learning is in place for medical students when attached to the team. Attend and participate in Consultants\’ and Management meetings to keep informed of service issues and developments, including the Clinical Advisory Group, Medical Advisory Group. This advert closes on Friday 10 Jan 2025. #J-18808-Ljbffr