Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry-Triage Team & Wellbeing Clinic

Thank you for your interest in the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT). It is an exciting time to join us and be part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through 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. We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all, including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers, and more. The North London Way to deliver: Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities. Job overview The post offered is that of Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry, working between the Barnet Triage Team and Wellbeing Clinic. The Triage Team role involves supporting the team with screening GP referrals where medical input is required, providing advice to primary care colleagues, and reviewing primary care patients unlikely to need the support of a community mental health team (CMHT). The Wellbeing Clinic role involves reviewing standalone patients (not receiving input from a CMHT) attending for depot medication or clozapine monitoring. This post was initially commissioned as a pilot for twelve months as part of the Community Transformation Programme within Barnet and is currently occupied by a fixed-term locum. The post is full-time for ten Programmed Activities (PA): 7.5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA). Main duties of the job Provide leadership and supervision for a multidisciplinary Primary Care Triage Team and the Wellbeing Clinic team in Barnet. Provide supervision to Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP). Where appropriate this can be delegated to trainees/nurse prescribers under the supervision of the Consultant. Ensure the review and care of the standalone Wellbeing Clinic patients. Ensure the timely assessment, treatment, and reviews of people with mental health needs with appropriate referrals into specialized secondary care support as required. Promote mental health and independence for all people. Provide clinical and professional leadership in the service. Provide support to carers and relatives of people, including them wherever possible in care plans. Facilitate access to a range of community-oriented services to those who may need them. Liaise effectively with other Trust services and external partner agencies in the best interests of patients. Provide a service of the highest quality, within the limits of our resources. Promote high-quality management of mental health patients by non-medical staff. Support non-medical colleagues in working independently. Take part in management activities related to the post, or the wider service within which it is embedded. Comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. MHA (1983) and MCA (2005). Working for our organisation North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough, we will ensure equity of outcome for all. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement, and technology. Why NLFT? We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave, and NHS pension scheme. Excellent internal staff network. The post holder will be aligned with our Values: We Are Kind We Are Respectful We Work Together We Keep Things Simple We Empower We Are Proudly Diverse In order to meet the needs of the Trust, you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The team consultant role (this post) involves supporting the team with screening GP referrals where medical input is required, providing phone/email advice to primary care colleagues, and reviewing primary care patients unlikely to need the support of a CMHT. There is also a supervisory role to Advanced Clinical Practitioners (see below) based in GP surgeries. Please refer to the Job description for more details. Person specification Qualifications & Experience Essential criteria Within six months of obtaining a CCT in general adult psychiatry (or dual trained) or on the GMC Specialist Register. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent. Excellent clinical skills with experience of inpatient psychiatric care. Full GMC Registration. Section 12 Approved and an Approved Clinician. Registered for the Continuing Professional Development Programme in the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Membership of a Medical Defence Union. Clinical supervision skills training. Desirable criteria Additional degree or equivalent. Postgraduate teaching qualification. Research experience. Management & Audit Essential criteria Experience of medical audit / Quality Improvement projects. Management skills. Desirable criteria Postgraduate management. Understanding of contracting, finance, and activity monitoring. Service Development Essential criteria Demonstrable record of clinical leadership. Negotiation skills. Understanding of equal opportunities and appropriate training. Desirable criteria Experience in developing a service component. IT Experience & Skills Essential criteria Experience in data gathering and management. Basic computer skills, including the ability to use e-mail and the internet. Desirable criteria Familiarity with RiO electronic notes. Personal Skills Essential criteria Excellent communication skills. Excellent spoken and written English. 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. References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR. If you have been unemployed for a period of four years or more, please give the details of your last employer and one character referee of your choice (not members of your family). If more applicable, references will be requested from your teacher or head of faculty. Please ensure you provide full contact details. Vacancies that are advertised as Fixed Term Contracts will also be available as secondment opportunities for substantive internal staff. Please be aware that your documents, e.g., Passport/NI Card, will be electronically scanned using Home Office accredited Verification System. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first

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applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible. All non-medical posts with the Trust are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the Trust's satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed. Should you not hear from us within three working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully, in this instance, you have not been shortlisted. By applying for this role, you accept that in the event you are successful, your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make cost savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers. Employer certification / accreditation badges 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. Documents to download Job description (PDF, 939.8KB) Job description (PDF, 939.8KB)

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