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Job summary

Main area
Psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
NLPSS TO ADD
Employer
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sussex Ward - The Chase Building, Chase Farm Hospital
Town
Enfield
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/08/2025 08:00

Employer heading

North London NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Psychiatrist – Suffolk Ward

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

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.

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 5000 staff, which makes us one of the largest employers in our area. Last year, in the North part of the Trust (previously known as Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Mental Health Trust) we supported more than 134,952 people; approximately 2,312 patients and service users on our wards and over 132,640 in the community. In 2021-22 our budgeted expenditure was £393 million. We provide our services to children, adults, and older people from over 20 sites. We support people to overcome the hurdles they face with their health and wellbeing. We support them to get back into the community and to live as independently as they can. We aim to give people the skills they need to look after themselves with our support in the community. When they need a higher level of care, we provide that on our wards. The wards are found at Edgware Community Hospital, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and St. Ann’s Hospital. 

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MB BS or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
  • Open Dialogue Training
  • Additional clinical qualification

Eligibility

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
  • Approved clinician
  • Section 12 Approval
Desirable criteria
  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Transport

Essential criteria
  • Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

Clinical skills, knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • Excellent knowledge in specialty
  • Excellent clinical skills using biopsycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including Wide range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service 31 the contribution of others
  • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable criteria
  • Wide range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills and lifelong learning

Essential criteria
  • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
  • Ability to work in and lead team
  • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
  • Participated in research or service evaluation
  • Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit/quality improvement programmes
Desirable criteria
  • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
  • Reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken
  • Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
  • Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

Information Technology Experience & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and Internet
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in data gathering and management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleJob share policyAge positiveImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthAccredited Living Wage Employer

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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Ekaterina Doukova
Job title
Director
Email address
[email protected]
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