Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Core Trainee (CT1/2)
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term (From August 2025))
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 455-ME624-B
- Employer
- North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Highgate East and West Mental Health Centres
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £49,909 Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 18:00
Employer heading
LAS Doctor - Psychiatry- (Equivalent to CT1/2)
NHS Medical & Dental: Core Trainee (CT1/2)
C&I has worked closely with current service users and Trust staff to create a set of shared values that make sure people who use the Trust’s services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery. These values are embedded in the campaign: Changing Lives – will help drive up the standards of care across the Trust. For people who use the C&I‘s services, these values meant that they can be assured that through their journey to recovery they will be guaranteed:
• To receive a warm welcome through their journey to recovery
• That their dignity will always be respected
• That their care will be founded on compassion and kindness
• To receive a positive approach to care as they journey towards recovery
• High Quality Care from a highly trained team of professionals
• That each individual will be part of the wider team in the journey to recovery –
i.e. ‘no decision about you, without you’.
C&I staff are required to reflect these values throughout their service at the Trust both:
• for people who use the services of the Trust, AND
• within their immediate teams and across the wider business of C&I.
As an applicant for this role, you are urged to demonstrate within your supporting statement a combination of evidence that reflects your competence to meet the job specification and provide examples of how C&I values are an integral part of the way you have and will continue to deliver service.
Job overview
We are seeking enthusiastic LAS doctor (From August 2025) to join our in-patient mental health teams at the Highgate East and West Mental Health Centres. These posts offer an incredible opportunity to gain hands-on experience in managing severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, within a supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
• Working on acute treatment wards (male and female) or rehabilitation and older adults' wards.
• Participating in daily morning MDT meetings, patient reviews, and case formulation discussions.
• Gaining comprehensive experience in psychiatric assessment, patient management, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Developing your skills through excellent clinical supervision and training opportunities.
Working for our organisation
North London NHS Foundation Trust provides in-patient and community mental health services across Camden and Islington. Our centres are a hub of excellence, offering tailored mental health care to diverse populations and promoting better mental health for better lives and communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will ensure that all new patients admitted under your team’s care are fully assessed, including an assessment of their physical state, so that a preliminary formulation of their problems is made, at the latest within two working days of their admission. All in-patients should be reassessed as necessary and no less frequently than once per week, so that an update is made before each main ward round. You will attend ward rounds and care formulation meetings. The post holder will liaise with primary and secondary care services regarding clients’ physical health issues. They will also work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team on a wide variety of psychosocial aspects of client care. You will maintain accurate, legible, contemporaneous and useful clinical records for all patients in whose care you are involved.
Person specification
Education/Experience/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- Full GMC registration
- Experience in general medicine and/or psychiatry
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written and spoken English
- Good clinical skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Emotional and Personal Resilience. Ability to cope with out of hours duties.
Other
Desirable criteria
- Interest in in-patient psychiatry
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 Neil Stewart
- Job title
- Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 7561 4000
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