Locum Consultant - Barnet South Core (Redhill Clinic)

Job overview

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

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

General Expectations of a Consultant Psychiatrist employed with North London NHS Foundation Trust include

• 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.)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical duties of post holder: •    To provide consultant input and clinical leadership to the Barnet South 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 South 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 South 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). •    To ensure appropriate clinical documentation.

General duties :   •    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 resident 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)

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