The post offered is that of a full-time Specialty Doctor in Older Adult Psychiatry, working within the Barnet OPCMHT. This is a new and additional post within Older Adult Community Services division. It is a great opportunity to gain a great deal of experience and knowledge working in Older Adult Psychiatry. It has arisen due to additional funding to support and enhance service delivery due to increased referral rates due to aging population within the borough.
Please see attached JD / Person Spec for the Speciality Doctor - Barnet OA CMHT role at Springwell Centre, Barnet General Hospital, Wellhouse Lane, Barnet, EN5 3DJ
The North London NHS Foundation Trust is the main mental health service provider in North London. We provide care and support to a population of 1.6m people in North London and also provide a range of more specialist mental health services to a wider population across London, surrounding counties and some national services. They include: General Adult Services (Inpatient Services, Crisis Services, Community Services, Talking Therapies), Rehabilitation Services, Children and Young People Mental Health Services, Older Adult Services, and Learning Disabilities and Autism Services. Our specialist services include Forensic and Prisons Services, Substance Misuse Services, the Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health Service, Specialist Eating Disorders Services, and Veterans’ Mental Health Services. We are starting from a good place with both of our organisations having been rated as ‘Good’ during our latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections.
o Provide treatment based on knowledge of the evidence for pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, in accordance with NICE and relevant guidelines
o Ensure effective and timely documentation on electronic patient notes (RiO)
o Provide support in formulating treatment plans in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team
o Ensure the review and care of patients’ physical health through liaison with other agencies including the patients GP and general hospital services.
o Promote mental health and independence for all people
o Provide clinical and professional leadership in the service
o Provide support to carers and relatives of people, including them wherever possible and in care plans
o Facilitate access to a range of community orientated services to those who may need them
o Liaise effectively with other Trust services and external partner agencies in the best interests of patients
o Provide a service of the highest quality, within the limits of our resources
o Support non-medical colleagues in working independently
o Take part in management activities related to the post, or the wider service within which it is embedded.
o Comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. MHA (1983) and MCA (2005)
o Commit to ensuring fair access to services for all
o Comply with procedures on reporting concerns about professional conduct or competence of medical or other colleagues
