Specialty doctor

The post holder will be required to provide clinical and professional input to the ward team and to take part in related service development activities alongside the Consultant and Ward Manager. The post will offer the opportunity to perform clinical assessments of individuals with mental health problems including mental state examination, history taking, and attendance of meetings with the multidisciplinary team. Additional opportunities will include Mental Health Act Assessments, tribunal report writing and attendance as well as leading MDT meetings/work.

The post holder needs to have 4 years of experience post-graduation, 2 years of this to be in psychiatry

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. 2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. 4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our values:
• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.