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Consultant Psychiatrist – Suffolk Ward

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
14 Aug 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
14 Jul 2025

Job overview

The North London NHS Foundation Trust seeks to appoint an enthusiastic full-time consultant psychiatrist to Sussex Ward, which is a 17-bed male acute psychiatric ward in The Chase Building at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield. The post is available since the substantive consultant moved to another service in the community.

This post offers 10 Programmed Activities per week – 7.5 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and up to 2.5 PAs for supporting professional activity (SPA). 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

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed with the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s 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 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.