Locum Consultant - North Home Treatment Team (The Oaks)
| Posting date: | 25 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | Enfield, EN2 8JL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9455-26-0115 |
Summary
Clinical duties of post holder:The post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership for the older adults home treatment team. The post-holder will be expected: To manage patients old age patients with a variety of diagnoses including psychotic and non-psychotic illness who are presenting in crisis. To provide clinical leadership for the team, having oversight of the caseload and directing clinical assessments and consultations for patients. Medical input and leadership in daily MDT referral/allocation/team meetings. To conduct assessments, provide psychologically informed formulations and undertake risk assessments. To formulate treatment plans and oversee implementation and evaluation of these treatment plans. To contribute to management of patient flow with a view to manage bed capacity effectively and facilitate prompt discharge of clinically ready for discharge acute psychiatric inpatients. To comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures. To complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical work. To teach and supervise medical staff and other professionals in all aspects of psychiatric care. To participate in the trust-wide day-time consultant psychiatrist second on-call Rota for Health Based Place of Safety situated at Chase Farm Hospital (1:32) and the trust wide on call rota. To participate in stakeholder meetings and other duties, as negotiated, that contribute to the good functioning of the clinical team. To provide clinical and professional leadership within the post and take part in management activities and governance processes related to the post or the wider service within which it is embedded. As a senior clinician, to have an integral role in the performance of the team, further development of the service, and the development of the clinical pathways and priorities of the service.