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An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Enfield North & South Core Community Mental Health Service in Greater London.

This full-time substantive consultant post sits within one of two locality-based Core Community Mental Health Teams covering the borough. The successful candidate will provide senior psychiatric leadership, support service development, and deliver high-quality care to adults with severe and enduring mental illness within a modern community model.

This is an ideal role for a consultant seeking leadership responsibility, community psychiatry practice, and involvement in pathway transformation.

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical Responsibilities

• Manage an established caseload of patients with severe mental illness (SMI).
• Provide psychiatric care for patients requiring medication management and ongoing review.
• Support management of non-SMI patients alongside psychological therapies and MDT colleagues.
• Undertake assessments of newly referred patients and formulate treatment plans.
• Deliver evidence-based psychiatric treatment using a bio-psycho-social approach.
• Maintain timely clinical documentation and electronic patient records.

Responsible Clinician Duties

• Act as a Responsible Clinician (RC) for patients on Community Treatment Orders (CTO) under the Mental Health Act.
• Ensure compliance with the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, and safeguarding processes.

Leadership / MDT Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership within the locality team.
• Participate in weekly MDT meetings and operational discussions.
• Promote collaborative, respectful multidisciplinary working.
• Provide second opinions for consultant colleagues when required.

Governance / Quality Improvement

• Participate in clinical governance processes.
• Support serious incident investigations and complaint responses when required.
• Lead or contribute to audit and quality improvement programmes.
• Help shape service pathways and strategic priorities.

Teaching / Professional Development

• Supervise junior doctors and other professionals.
• Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Participate in appraisal, CPD, and mandatory training.

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 knowledge in Psychiatry
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Leadership and teamworking ability
• Basic IT skills, including email and EPR systems

Desirable

• Higher degree in education/research/management
• Open Dialogue Training
• Additional clinical qualifications
• Broad specialist or subspecialist NHS experience
• Experience in planning and delivering teaching
• Research/service evaluation experience
• Publications/awards/presentations
• Experience leading audits with service improvement outcomes
• Data gathering and management experience

Personal Attributes

• Compassionate and patient-focused
• Strong clinical leader
• Collaborative team player
• Flexible and adaptable
• Organised and dependable
• Committed to continuous improvement
• Excellent communicator