Job summary
A generous Recruitment and Retention Premia of £20,000 is applicable to this post (conditions apply). A relocation package of up to £8000 is also available for this post.
There is an exciting opportunity within the North London Mental Health Partnership (NLMHP) for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Enfield Acute Adult Inpatient Services based at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield. The role is based on Suffolk ward in the Chase Building, which cares for adult female patients with regards to assessment and treatment. This is a 17 bedded ward.
Please refer to the updated Job Description for this full time (10PA) post and the Person Specifications within it.
Interviews will take place on Friday 19th April 2024 at St Ann's Hospital in Haringey.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership for the MDT on Suffolk ward. The post-holder will be expected:
To manage 17 adult inpatients (female) with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses, many of whom will be detained under a section of the Mental Health Act (MHA).
To conduct assessments, request investigations and contribute to formulation of acutely unwell psychiatric inpatients.
To formulate treatment plans and oversee implementation and evaluation of these treatment plans.
To contribute to management of patient flow with a view to manage bed capacity effectively and avoid or flag up potential delayed transfers of care.
To comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures.
To complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical work.
About us
Formed in 2001 through the merger of its predecessor organizations, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH-MHT) continues to innovate and develop at a fast pace. We are a large mental health trust in London with an annual budget of £337 million and employing more than 3,300 staff. We serve a population of 1.2 million and operate from over 20 main sites in the community. In 2020-21 the trust cared for more than 126,176 people; approximately 2,800 patients on our wards and over 128,388 service users in the community.
We provide a wide range of local and more specialist mental health services, including helping people with serious mental illness (SMI), personality disorders, drug and alcohol recovery, children's mental health issues, dementia, eating disorders, learning disabilities, ADHD and suicide prevention. The Trust has an overall Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating as 'Good' from 2019 and retained the 'good' rating in 2022. It also runs the North London Forensic Service (NLFS), which the CQC has rated as Outstanding.
Our CEO, Jinjer Kandola MBE has been appointed to be joint CEO for both BEH and Camden and Islington Trust, bringing the two organisations ever closer together and they are now working in a partnership across North Central London. This is allowing for the joint expertise, increased innovation and reduction in barriers with joint initiatives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage 17 adult inpatients (female) with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses, many of whom will be detained under a section of the Mental Health Act (MHA).
To conduct assessments, request investigations and contribute to formulation of acutely unwell psychiatric inpatients.
To formulate treatment plans and oversee implementation and evaluation of these treatment plans.
To contribute to management of patient flow with a view to manage bed capacity effectively and avoid or flag up potential delayed transfers of care.
To comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures.
To complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical work.
To teach and supervise medical staff and other professionals in all aspects of psychiatric care.
To participate in the trust-wide day-time consultant psychiatrist second on-call Rota for Health Based Place of Safety situated at Chase Farm Hospital (1:32) and the trust wide on call rota (see section 20, below).
To participate in the daily MDT Meeting and other regular ward or team meetings including staff supervision. To undertake other duties, as negotiated, that contribute to the good functioning of the clinical team.
To take part in weekly Enfield discharge planning meetings and other regular meetings around patient flow involving locality and system colleagues.
To provide clinical and professional leadership within the post and take part in management activities and governance processes related to the post or the wider service within which it is embedded.
As a senior clinician, to have an integral role in the performance of the team, further development of the service, and the development of the clinical pathways and priorities of the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage 17 adult inpatients (female) with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses, many of whom will be detained under a section of the Mental Health Act (MHA).
To conduct assessments, request investigations and contribute to formulation of acutely unwell psychiatric inpatients.
To formulate treatment plans and oversee implementation and evaluation of these treatment plans.
To contribute to management of patient flow with a view to manage bed capacity effectively and avoid or flag up potential delayed transfers of care.
To comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures.
To complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical work.
To teach and supervise medical staff and other professionals in all aspects of psychiatric care.
To participate in the trust-wide day-time consultant psychiatrist second on-call Rota for Health Based Place of Safety situated at Chase Farm Hospital (1:32) and the trust wide on call rota (see section 20, below).
To participate in the daily MDT Meeting and other regular ward or team meetings including staff supervision. To undertake other duties, as negotiated, that contribute to the good functioning of the clinical team.
To take part in weekly Enfield discharge planning meetings and other regular meetings around patient flow involving locality and system colleagues.
To provide clinical and professional leadership within the post and take part in management activities and governance processes related to the post or the wider service within which it is embedded.
As a senior clinician, to have an integral role in the performance of the team, further development of the service, and the development of the clinical pathways and priorities of the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent qualification
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Section 12 Approved or able to achieve within three months of appointment
- Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Desirable
- Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Open Dialogue Training
- Additional clinical qualification
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-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 the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- 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
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this pos
- 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent qualification
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Section 12 Approved or able to achieve within three months of appointment
- Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Desirable
- Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Open Dialogue Training
- Additional clinical qualification
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-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 the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- 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
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this pos
- 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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Suffolk Ward, The Chase Building
Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway
Enfield
EN2 8JL
Employer's website
http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
