Specialty Doctor - General Adult Psychiatry
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Job Summary
This is a Full Time (1 WTE) post for a Specialty Doctor to work in the Enfield Community Rehabilitation Team in the London Borough of Enfield. ECRT is a multidisciplinary team delivering a community rehabilitation service to patients with severe and enduring mental illness who are resident in 24-hour supported or residential accommodation. At present, there are approximately 98 of such homes in Enfield. The team works closely with Somerset Villa Rehabilitation Unit based at Chase Farm Hospital site, and the stepdown high and medium dependency unit run by Penrose, a social enterprise.
Job Summary
This is a Full Time (1 WTE) post for a Specialty Doctor to work in the Enfield Community Rehabilitation Team in the London Borough of Enfield. ECRT is a multidisciplinary team delivering a community rehabilitation service to patients with severe and enduring mental illness who are resident in 24-hour supported or residential accommodation. At present, there are approximately 98 of such homes in Enfield. The team works closely with Somerset Villa Rehabilitation Unit based at Chase Farm Hospital site, and the stepdown high and medium dependency unit run by Penrose, a social enterprise.
Main duties of the job
* Face to face clinical assessments for patients under the care of ECRT, usually as home visits.
* Medical input in weekly MDT meetings involving care planning/risk management.
* To take responsibility for the delivery of key performance indicators (KPIs).
* A willingness to be flexible in altering the timetable according to service developments.
* Supporting the RCs in writing Mental Health Tribunal reports and reports to other agencies as they arise.
* Attending Mental Health Tribunal/Associate Hospital Managers hearings as needed.
* To ensure appropriate clinical documentation.
* To work collaboratively with colleagues in other service lines and with GPs.
* To collaborate with GPs, hospital doctors and primary care clinicians re the physical healthcare.
* To engage with clinical governance meeting with staff and managers.
* The rehab team manager, in collaboration with the consultants in the team, manage patients through a case load management system.
* There are no on-call or section 12 rota commitments.
About Us
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 allWe will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Details
Date posted
23 July 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£61,542 to £99,216 a year Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
455-NLFT-0278
Job locations
Chase Farm Hospital - Enfield Community Rehabilitation Team
65C Park Avenue, Bush Hill Park
Enfield
EN1 2HL
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Plesase see attached JD and Person Spec for the Specialty Doctor - General Adult Psychiatry role at Chase Farm Hospital
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Plesase see attached JD and Person Spec for the Specialty Doctor - General Adult Psychiatry role at Chase Farm Hospital
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC Registration
* Understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
* Section 12 approval
Personal Circumstance
Essential
* Drivers License (Valid)
Desirable
* Access to a vehicle
Knowledge
Essential
* A minimum of 4 years postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a speciality training programme in psychiatry or as a fixed term speciality trainee in psychiatry; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
* Risk assessment and risk management
Desirable
* Full MRCPsych
* More than two years of experience working at ST4 level or above.
Training Expected
Essential
* Good and up to date understanding of principles and practice of psychopharmacology and psychological treatments in psychiatry.
Desirable
* Further training in any psychiatric specialty
* Experience of clinical audit
* Experience of quality improvement project
Personal Skills
Essential
* Excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written
* Formulate effective working relationships
* Function autonomously as well as being a team player. Commitment of working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Assessing, formulating and prioritizing patient needs
Desirable
* Experience of working in a multi-cultural society
* Skills in a range of therapeutic and psycho-social treatment options
Person Specification
Essential
* Excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written
* Formulate effective working relationships
* Function autonomously as well as being a team player. Commitment of working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Assessing, formulating and prioritizing patient needs
Desirable
* Experience of working in a multi-cultural society
* Skills in a range of therapeutic and psycho-social treatment options
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chase Farm Hospital - Enfield Community Rehabilitation Team
65C Park Avenue, Bush Hill Park
Enfield
EN1 2HL
Employer's website
https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chase Farm Hospital - Enfield Community Rehabilitation Team
65C Park Avenue, Bush Hill Park
Enfield
EN1 2HL
Employer's website
https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Mental Health Care
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