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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.
Job Responsibility:
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
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
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
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
Supervise junior doctors and other professionals
Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Participate in appraisal, CPD, and mandatory training
Requirements:
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
Nice to have:
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