Job Summary
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust seeks to appoint an enthusiastic full-time consultant psychiatrist to the Enfield South Locality Team, based in Lucas House in Enfield. The South Locality Team is one of two Core Community Mental Health Teams (North and South) covering the borough of Enfield. This post is available as the current substantive consultant has taken up a management role.
There is an exciting opportunity within the North London Mental Health Partnership (NLMHP) for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Community Services in Enfield. The role offered is that of a Consultant in The Enfield South Locality Team covering one of the Community General Adult Teams in the London Borough of Enfield.
Main Duties of the Job
Principal duties will include senior clinical leadership to the team and responsibility for the medical care of patients under the care of the team.
The team is a multidisciplinary group comprising medical staff, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and specialist substance misuse workers responsible for the care of patients requiring secondary mental health services.
Currently, community services are undergoing transformation as part of the NHS long-term plan, with investments to support services to offer more personalized care aligned to primary care networks, better access to psychological therapy, and trauma-informed care for people with mental health problems. Work is underway to better integrate care offered across primary and secondary care, with more joined-up work with partners in the local authority and voluntary sector.
The post-holder will have the opportunity to provide senior medical leadership as the service develops, playing a central role in ensuring that changes are designed and implemented to improve services available to the local community.
The post-holder will work alongside Dr. Antonio Albanese, part-time consultant psychiatrist to the service and current Clinical Director for Enfield Community and Older Adult Services.
About Us
Formed in 2001 through the merger of its predecessor organizations, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH-MHT) continues to innovate and develop at a fast pace. We are a large mental health trust in London with an annual budget of £337 million and employing more than 3,300 staff. We serve a population of 1.2 million and operate from over 20 main sites in the community.
We provide a wide range of local and more specialist mental health services, including helping people with serious mental illness (SMI), personality disorders, drug and alcohol recovery, children's mental health issues, dementia, eating disorders, learning disabilities, ADHD, and suicide prevention. The Trust has an overall Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating as 'Good' from 2019 and retained the 'good' rating in 2022.
Job Responsibilities
The Enfield South Locality Team is part of the Enfield Community Mental Health Services. Other teams include the Enfield North Locality Team, Enfield Community Rehab Team, Enfield Early Intervention Service, Enfield Complex Emotional Needs Service, and Enfield Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team.
The advertised post is for a consultant in the Enfield South Locality Team.
The Enfield Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team holds a caseload of between 30 - 40 clients and works closely with the inpatient teams as part of their role as gatekeepers for hospital admissions.
The Enfield Acute Services are based at Chase Farm Hospital and include 4 inpatient general adult wards (one of which is a male PICU), a male rehabilitation ward (Somerset villa), and 3 other Older Adult inpatient wards.
Community Services have an established and close working relationship with the Psychiatric Liaison Service at North Middlesex University Hospital, which runs a dedicated psychiatric A&E unit called Horizon. There are also close links with the Psychiatric Liaison Service at Barnet General Hospital.
Consultants are expected to regularly attend the weekly consultant meeting and the weekly academic program. New consultants are encouraged to seek a mentor within or outside the organization as part of their job plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Within six months of obtaining a CCT or on the GMC Specialist Register
* Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
* Training and experience in General Adult Psychiatry
* Section 12 Approved and an Approved Clinician
* Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practice at the intended start date
* Registered for the Continuing Professional Development Programme in the Royal College of Psychiatrists
* Training in effective therapeutic techniques including Psychoeducation, medication, and Psychological Therapies
* Membership of a Medical Defence Union
* Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
* Enthusiasm and commitment to the NHS
* Highest level of integrity
* Capacity to respond positively to the constantly changing NHS environment
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer Details
Employer name: 306 North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Enfield South Locality Team, Lucas House 305-309 Fore Street, London, N9 0PD
Employer's website: North London Mental Health NHS Trust
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