Overview
Join to apply for the Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist Barnet North Team role at NHS. The post offered is that of Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry (10PA), working in the Barnet North Core Community Team. The team is aligned to the Primary Care GP Locality in the North of the Borough. The post holder will share consultant lead responsibilities with one full-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 North Team is one of three adult core community teams (previously known as locality teams) within Barnet (North, South and West). The team is multi-disciplinary and consists of professionals from a number of backgrounds including nursing, social work, psychiatry, psychology, occupational therapy, graduate mental health workers and community engagement workers and are supported by a dedicated admin team. The care delivered is recovery-focused which involves a change in focus from managing problems and symptoms to focusing on an individual\'s strengths and goals for the future. The service aims to assist individuals to be in control of your own life and seek out opportunities beyond their condition. The service is for adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties and who may also have complex needs that would be best met by secondary mental health services.
Main duties
Responsibilities include assessment of new patients, provision of clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members, and making formulations using a biopsychosocial model. 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 are core responsibilities, with adherence to the Trust\'s vision, values and objectives. The post holder is expected to maintain compliance with legal obligations as prescribed by the Mental Health Act (MHA) and the Ministry of Justice, assess patients under the MHA, and may act as Responsible Clinician (RC) for patients detained under a S17A Mental Health Act 1983 (Community Treatment Order). There is support for newly appointed consultants in the StartWell group and the opportunity for mentorship from a more senior consultant.
The post holder will be a consultant and RC for a defined caseload of service users in the Barnet West Core Community Mental Health Team, with responsibilities for assessment and supervision, and for clinical governance activities within the team.
About Us: The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since 2021, forming the North London Mental Health Partnership. You may be required to work at different locations as needed, and the Trust reserves the right to determine temporary or permanent relocation.
Details
Date posted: 28 August 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per year plus £2,162 London Zone Weighting
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 455-NLFT-0281-A
Job locations: Springwell Centre Barnet General Hospital, Wellhouse Lane, London EN5 3DJ
Job responsibilities
The Trust is committed to annual consultant appraisal and uses L2P software for the appraisal process. Appraisal and revalidation lead is Dr Koye Odutoye; the Responsible Officer for revalidation is Dr Vincent Kirchner. Consultants joining the Trust will have a formal job planning meeting within three months of joining, with annual reviews of job plans. A two-day trust-wide induction and local induction programme are provided.
Person Specification
Essential
* MBBS or equivalent qualification
* Full GMC registration with current licence to practise at intended start date
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months
* Section 12 Approved or able to achieve within three months
* Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR evidence of proposed alternative
* Excellent knowledge in specialty
* Excellent clinical skills using biopsychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge
* Excellent oral and written English communication
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
* Evidence-based and patient-centered decision making with team contribution
* Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Ability to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
* Ability to work in and lead a team
* Commitment to shared leadership and collaborative improvement
* Participation in research or service evaluation
* Ability to use and appraise clinical evidence
* Participation in clinical audits/quality improvement
* Basic IT skills including email and internet
Desirable
* Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
* Open Dialogue Training
* Additional clinical qualification
* In good standing with GMC regarding warnings/conditions
* Wide range of specialist/subspecialist NHS experience
* Experience in undergraduate/postgraduate teaching and training
* Reflect on CPD purposes; evidence of research, education, audit and service improvement
* Experience leading clinical audits and service changes
* Experience in data gathering and management
Other
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post requires Disclosure to check for criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship and UK registration requirements apply as described in the post details.
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