Locum Consultant - Islington Learning Disability (Drayton Park) | North London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum plus London Weighting of £2,162 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, N4 1JJ |
| Company: | Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7887444/455-ME900 |
Summary
This is one of two Consultant Psychiatrist positions for the Community Team for Adults with Learning Disabilities in Islington, London. The vacancy arose due to the current post-holder taking a two-year career break to work overseas.
Islington is a London borough in North London. Islington is home to 223,024 people with 16,097 people per square km (the highest in London). The borough is very diverse with 33% of residents were born outside of the UK, most commonly Ireland, Turkey, and US as well as 10% of under 17s being ethnically Black Africans. The borough is the sixth most deprived borough in London.
General Expectations of a Consultant Psychiatrist employed with North London NHS Foundation Trust include:
• To work within the MDT promoting respect for all professional groups and focusing upon coherent and integrated teamwork.
• To be Section 12(2) approved and have approved clinician status and participate in the Trust-wide Section 12 daytime rota.
• To provide second opinions for consultant colleagues if requested.
• To keep up with administration and note-keeping on the electronic patient record system in a timely manner, including letters to GPs, Dialog+ and risk assessments.
• To assist with Serious Incident investigations and complaints if requested.
• To keep up-to-date with mandatory training.
• To attend and participate in Consultants' and Management meetings to keep informed of service issues and developments.
• Other management/clinical supporting activity (to be negotiated as required by the Trust.)
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:
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.
For more details on the Locum Consultant - Islington Learning Disability (Drayton Park) role at Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership, 52D Drayton Park, Islington, London, N4 1JJ please see attached JD and Person Spec
This advert closes on Friday 1 May 2026