Speciality Doctor Psychiatry

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Specialty Doctor to join our well-established Islington Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team, based at Highgate West Mental Health Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing rapid assessment, treatment, and intensive support to adults experiencing mental health crises in the community.

Main duties of the job

The post offers excellent opportunities to develop clinical leadership skills while working closely with consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and peer support staff. The role includes patient assessment, formulation, treatment planning, supervision of colleagues, and participation in service development and quality improvement initiatives. There are no on-call commitments attached to this post.

About us

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.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

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.