Job Description

This post is for 0.5 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist working within the North Islington Core Community Mental Health Team as work progresses with the transformation of community mental health services in line with the NHS Long Term plan. The post is substantive and has been created as a replacement post due to the current consultants in the post reducing clinical PAs. The post-holder will be part of a multidisciplinary team which includes both statutory and voluntary sector roles and provides holistic care to patients in a primary care setting aligned to the North Primary Care Networks in Islington. It has become available after the current post holder has moved to a different position within the Trust.



Please see attached JD / Person Spec for the Consultant Psychiatrist - North Islington Core Community Mental Health Team role at North Islington Core Community Mental Health Team 1 Lowther Road, London, N7 8US



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.



The specific clinical and managerial responsibilities of the post-holder will be as follows:



To provide advice and support to North Islington GPs, and other practice staff, regarding the assessment and management of the mental health difficulties of patients registered with their practices. This may be done through case discussions, joint consultations and bespoke training, as appropriate. To provide consultant input and clinical leadership to the North Islington Core Team. To assist with diagnosis, formulation, medication reviews, Dialog+ care planning, management plans, risk assessments, safety plans (Formerly crisis plans), and self-help plans as required for these patients referred to the team. As necessary to provide direct clinical assessments of patients registered with the North Islington GP practices, and to provide follow up as appropriate. To assist in the prioritization ("triage") of new referrals to the service. The team receives approximately 120 referrals per month. To maintain effective communication with GPs, primary care staff, patients and their carers. To work flexibly within timetabled working hours, so that urgent clinical matters can be prioritised. To carry out Mental Health Act and domiciliary assessments as required. To play a key role in implementing improved linkage between primary and secondary care services. To liaise and work closely with local NHS Talking Therapies (Formerly IAPT services for anxiety and depression (also provided by NLFT) and other primary care providers in order to provide a joined up primary care mental health service. To liaise and work closely with local voluntary services as part of the new model of core community teams To provide clinical input, where necessary, to multi-disciplinary case conferencing around difficult patients being managed solely in primary care. To engage with local service user participation models. To participate in management activities and governance processes related to the Core Teams, including audits and quality improvement projects. * To play an integral role in the performance of the team, the further development of the service, and the development of clinical pathways and priorities of the service line.