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Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Eligibility
Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
- Eligibility
Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Eligibility
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Eligibility
Section 12 Approved or able to achieve within three months of appointment
- Qualifications
MBBS or equivalent qualification
- Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Ability to work in a team
- Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Demonstrate commitment to collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Information Technology Experience & Skills
Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Transport
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
- Eligibility
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Qualifications
Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Qualifications
Additional clinical qualification
- Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Academic Skills and lifelong learning
Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
- Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Information Technology Experience & Skills
Experience in data gathering and management
Job overview
The post offered is that of a part-time Specialty Doctor in Older Adult Psychiatry, working within the Haringey Memory Service. This is a new post within Older Adult Community Services division. It is a great opportunity to gain a great deal of experience and knowledge working in Older Adult Psychiatry. It has arisen due to a transfer of resource to the Haringey memory service to support and enhance service delivery of the diagnosis to end of life service model for dementia care provided by the memory service. The service provides assessments to individuals with cognitive and functional decline and ongoing care for those living at home.
Main duties of the job
The post is full-time for 5 Programmed Activities (PA): 4 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1 Supported Professional Actitivies (SPA). The post holder will be supported by the Consultant Psychiatrist working within the Memory Clinic, as well as a team and service manager.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide memory assessments and treatment plans for patients under the memory service o Provide leadership and clinical advice to colleagues within the memory service o Provide treatment based on knowledge of the evidence for pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, in accordance with NICE and relevant guidelines o Ensure effective and timely documentation on electronic patient notes (RiO) o Provide support in formulating treatment plans in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team o Ensure the review and care of patients’ physical health through liaison with other agencies including the patients GP and general hospital services. o Promote mental health and independence for all people o Provide clinical and professional leadership in the service o Provide support to carers and relatives of people, including them wherever possible and in care plans o Facilitate access to a range of community orientated services to those who may need them o Liaise effectively with other Trust services and external partner agencies in the best interests of patients o Provide a service of the highest quality, within the limits of our resources o Support non-medical colleagues in working independently o Take part in management activities related to the post, or the wider service within which it is embedded. o Comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. MHA (1983) and MCA (2005) o Commit to ensuring fair access to services for all o Comply with procedures on reporting concerns about professional conduct or competence of medical or other colleagues
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Specialty Doctor - Haringey Memory Service (Victoria Unit) with North London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £63696.00 to £102689.00. The contract type is Perm. The application deadline is 15 Oct 2026.
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