Job Description

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, skilled, approachable and motivated consultant to join the NLFT CAMHS division to help in managing the care of young people requiring assessment and treatment within Barnet West CAMHS area which is based at Edgware Community Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for a consultant to work within a well-functioning and closely knit multidisciplinary team of committed professionals. This is an existing consultant post which has become vacant as the current post holder is taking on additional management responsibilities and is helping to set up the single point of access with the CAMHS division.



The person appointed to the post will be encouraged to develop their own interests and pursue research interest in collaboration with the child and adolescent research unit based at University College London CAMHS research unit led by Professor Argyris Stringaris. The consultants will be encouraged to participate in various QI projects across both services and participate in teaching medical students and psychiatry trainees as well. The trust is embarking on an ambitious transformation of services within CAMHS using the THRIVE principles and the candidate would be encouraged to develop and contribute towards these changes in order to deliver an effective and compassionate service to the young people living within Barnet Enfield and Haringey. All new consultants will be provided with mentoring by experienced consultants to help develop in the role as medical leaders. The consultant will be invited to be part of the local Consultant CPD/Peer support group.



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

Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.



With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all



We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.



We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.



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.



The role of ensuring that clinical care provided to the service users is of a high quality and is provided within the Trust's policy framework. The post holder will have a caseload of about 70 cases. The post holder will undertake the necessary clinical administrative duties associated with providing excellent patient care. The post holder will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team, and therefore attend multidisciplinary team meetings and provide advice and support to the team. To support the further transformation of the service and lead on QI projects. To ensure all cases are appropriately allocated to professionals within the expertise and skills available in the team. To play a role in implementing children and young people's IAPT. To diagnose, formulate, treat and manage Children and Young People with complex and severe mental health disorders. To actively engage in links with other parts of Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Primary Care Services, Social Services and other agencies relevant to the services. To have primary responsibility for cases where they have direct face to face contact

This is not an exhaustive list, p lease see the attached and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.