Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 306-BEH-1588-C
- Employer
- Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Redhill Clinic
- Town
- Edgware
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 Pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - Barnet West Core Community
Consultant
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust is responsible for providing mental health services for people of all ages across the London Boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, as well as providing some specialist services across the whole of North London and beyond. Since January 2011, the Trust also provides adult and children’s community health services in Enfield, following the transfer of Enfield Community Services from NHS Enfield.
Please note - Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust will only accept on-line application forms.
Job overview
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The post offered is that of Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry (10PA), working in the Barnet West Core Community Team. The team is aligned to the Primary Care GP Locality in the West of the Borough. The post holder will share consultant lead responsibilities with one part-time substantive consultant in the service, ensuring high quality, patient-centered, effective and safe care is delivered by the team. This post will have responsibility for adults with complex mental health presentations. The West Team is one of three adult core community teams (previously known as locality teams) within Barnet (North, South and West). The service is for adults who are aged 18–65 and are experiencing a range of mental health difficulties and who may also have complex needs that would be best met by secondary mental health services. This includes individuals experiencing the following conditions: schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, severe depression, anxiety, personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorders. This is an exciting time to join the Trust as there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations’ development and contribute to service redesign. |
Main duties of the job
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A more detailed job description is attached. There is support for newly appointed consultants in the StartWell group. As part of this the post holder will have the opportunity of having a more senior consultant as a mentor. The post holder will have consultant and RC responsibility for a defined caseload of service users under the care of the Barnet West Core Community Mental Health Team. The post holder will provide assessment of new patients and clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members; making formulations using a biopsychosocial model. Ensuring evidence-based practice that is patient centered in recovery principles. The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership in the Team and will take part in management activities related to the post and the wider service within which it is embedded. Service development and quality improvement in line with the Trust’s vision, values and objectives are core responsibilities. The post holder is expected to maintain compliance with all legal obligations as prescribed by the Mental Health Act (MHA) and the Ministry of Justice. The post holder is expected to assess patients under the MHA and make recommendations under the MHA and to act as Responsible Clinician (RC) for patients detained under a S17A Mental Health Act 1983 (Community Treatment Order). |
Working for our organisation
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will have consultant and RC responsibility for a defined caseload of service users under the care of the Barnet West Locality Community Mental Health Team.
The post-holder will provide clinical and professional leadership in the Team and will take part in management activities related to the post and the wider service within which it is embedded.
Service development and quality improvement in line with the Trust’s vision, values and objectives are core responsibilities.
The consultant psychiatrist is expected to establish good working relationships with the GPs in the West Locality catchment area.
Medical staff of the West Locality Team work as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering a community service to clients with the full range of mental and behavioural disorders. The post-holder is expected to participate in the CPA reviews, multi-disciplinary meetings, training, supervision of staff in the team, and the completion of relevant documentation.
The post-holder is expected to ensure appropriate clinical documentation, to collaborate with GPs, hospital doctors, and primary care clinicians regarding the physical healthcare of the patients and to take a lead within the Pathway to ensure team patients receive the appropriate level of physical healthcare.
The team is expected to actively manage their caseload; to facilitate recovery enabling patients to return to Primary Care once they are able, and to respond to new patients as they are referred.
Staff in the Locality Teams remain closely involved in the management of their clients during periods within the Acute Care Service with a view to actively facilitating discharge from in-patient care and the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team without delay.
As a senior clinician, the post-holder has an integral role in maintaining the performance of the team, in further development of the service and clinical pathways.
The post-holder is expected to maintain compliance with all legal obligations as prescribed by the Mental Health Act (MHA) and the Ministry of Justice. The post-holder is expected to assess patients under the MHA and make recommendations under the MHA and to act as Responsible Clinician (RC) for patients detained under a S17A Mental Health Act 1983 (Community Treatment Order).
Part of the role of the post-holder is the supervision of junior medical staff and to observe compliance with the requirements of the Health Education England.
The post-holder is expected to report concerns about professional conduct or competence of medical or other colleagues.
The post-holder is expected to demonstrate willingness to be flexible in altering the timetable according to service needs and to be actively involved in providing leadership and management to the service. Ensuring fair access to services for all is part of this remit.
Person specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- Full registration with GMC and a license to practice
- Within six months of obtaining a CCT in general adult psychiatry or on the GMC Specialist Register
- Section 12 (2) and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility) – qualifies to act as Responsible Clinician
- Registered for the Continuing Professional Development Programme in the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Membership of a Medical Defence Union
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Additional degree or equivalent
- Clinical supervision skills training
- Postgraduate teaching qualification
- Research experience
Management & Audit
Essential criteria
- Experience of medical audit / Quality Improvement projects
- Management skills
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate management qualification
- 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 and Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience in data gathering and management
- Basic computer skills, including ability to use e-mail and 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
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Tomasz Mielnik
- Job title
- Associate Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 702 6770
- Additional information
Please find the attached JD&PS for detailed job description.
Kindly contact Dr Tomasz Mielnik / Dr Gil Kovac on [email protected] / [email protected] if you have any further queries. Thanks
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