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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Haringey East Core Team in Greater London. This substantive consultant post has become available following service redesign and investment linked to community mental health transformation.

The successful candidate will join an established multidisciplinary service and provide joint clinical leadership alongside two Consultant colleagues, supporting delivery of high-quality community psychiatry care to adults with complex mental health needs.

This role is ideal for a consultant seeking leadership responsibility, community psychiatry experience, and the chance to shape innovative, modern mental health pathways.

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical Responsibilities

• Assess newly referred patients and formulate evidence-based treatment plans.
• Provide ongoing medical reviews for service users on caseloads.
• Monitor mental, physical, and psychological well-being.
• Review risk, needs, safeguarding, and care planning.
• Assess treatment response, prescribe medication, adjust dosage, and manage side effects.
• Manage urgent community presentations and emergencies, including home visits.
• Act as a Responsible Clinician (RC) for patients subject to Community Treatment Orders (CTO).
• Ensure compliance with the Mental Health Act (MHA) and Mental Capacity Act (MCA).

Leadership / Management

• Provide clinical and professional leadership within the East Core Team.
• Contribute to service performance, pathway development, and operational priorities.
• Participate in governance, quality improvement, and management processes.
• Support the transformation of community mental health services.

Multidisciplinary Working

• Work collaboratively with nurses, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and support staff.
• Participate in weekly MDT meetings and locality service planning.
• Promote integrated, recovery-focused community care.

Teaching / Research / Governance

• Supervise junior doctors and other healthcare professionals.
• Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Participate in clinical audit, research, and service evaluation.
• Maintain accurate electronic records and outcome monitoring.
• Complete appraisal, CPD, and mandatory training.

On-Call Duties

• Participate in the North Sector Consultant Psychiatrist on-call rota (1:32).

Person specification

Requirements

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent qualification
• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
• Minimum 1 year NHS experience
• GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
• Approved Clinician status (or achievable within 3 months)
• Section 12 Approval (or achievable within 3 months)
• Excellent clinical knowledge in Psychiatry
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Ability to manage complexity and uncertainty
• Ability to teach and supervise staff
• Basic IT skills, including electronic patient records

Desirable

• Higher qualification in education/research/management
• Open Dialogue Training
• Additional clinical qualification
• Broad NHS or equivalent specialist experience
• Research/service evaluation experience
• Publications/presentations/awards
• Experience leading audits with measurable service change
• Data management experience