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Specialty Doctor - Hospital Division (Royal Free)
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Job Description
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- MBBS Or Equivalent Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCPsych Or Equivalent Qualification
- S12 Approval
- Good Written and Spoken English
- Good Clinical Skills
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- At Least 3 Years Of Post-Registration Experience Of Working In Psychiatry
- MBBS Or Equivalent Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCPsych Or Equivalent Qualification
- S12 Approval
- Good Written and Spoken English
- Good Clinical Skills
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- At Least 3 Years Of Post-Registration Experience Of Working In Psychiatry
Job summary
The post offered is a fixed term locum specialty Grade Doctor position in liaison psychiatry for general adults and the older adult population up to FTE.
This clinical base for this post is primarily within the Royal Free Hospital Liaison Service at Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG. The offices of the liaison team are within The Grove on the Royal Free site. This is a fixed term locum position to August 2025 because of a short term vacancy. The Liaison service in Camden & Islington boroughs of North London Foundation Trust is a blended service working across our 3 acute sites and our innovative Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service and our Health Based Place of Safety (HBPOS/136 suite) and all liaison staff are also expected to be able to work at these other sites as and when needed.
The Trust welcomes flexible working arrangements and, depending on the successful candidate's preference/circumstances, the position could also be flexibly offered as a part-time job-share arrangement if there are other suitable candidates in a similar position.
The post-holder will also be expected to provide day to day informal advice and clinical supervision of trainees who may attached to the team (as a special interest) as required. The post holder will have operational responsibility to the Associate Divisional Manager and Divisional Clinical Director (or Associate Clinical Director) as well as professional responsibility to the Medical Director.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached JD / Person Spec for the Specialty Doctor - Hospital Divison (Royal Free) role at Royal Free Hospital Liaison service
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:
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.
Date posted
16 April 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£59,175 to £95,400 a year Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
4 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
455-ME622
Job locations
Royal Free Hospital Liaison service
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will provide up to full time (10 Sessions) Staff Grade support to the team at the Royal Free Liaison team and wider liaison services.
The post-holder will mainly be involved in assessing hospital ward referrals but may also occasionally be involved in triage decisions when necessary and may also be required to assess A&E referrals who are admitted to ambulatory care in A&E and not deemed suitable for transfer to MHCAS.
They will assess new ward referrals and contribute to twice daily board rounds and handover meetings with the other medical staff.
Operational accountability will be to the Hospital Division Clinical Director/Associate Clinical Director and professional accountability to the Trust Medical Director. Annual leave and study leave are approved by the CD/ACD. Yearly appraisal will be undertaken with a consultant appointed by the Trust.
The successful candidate will be able to take advantage of internal training and academic opportunities.
The postholder will work closely with the Consultants in the Royal Free liaison and MHCAS/HBPOS team and the Hospital Division Clinical Director/Associate Clinical Director, service director, service manager and team manager to provide support and clinical leadership to the multi-professional group.
The post-holder will assist the liaison team in providing day to day clinical. This will include daily assessment of ward referrals at Royal Free Hospital; occasional liaising with emergency department liaison teams/medical staff; providing brief clinical reports and handover information to inpatient ward staff prior to transfer of patients subsequently detained under the mental health act and providing clinical guidance to other team members as and when required. The post-holder will participate in daily team supervision/clinical handover de-briefing sessions.
The post holder will work in an integrated way with the rest of the Royal Free liaison and MHCAS and HBPOS teams.
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will provide up to full time (10 Sessions) Staff Grade support to the team at the Royal Free Liaison team and wider liaison services.
The post-holder will mainly be involved in assessing hospital ward referrals but may also occasionally be involved in triage decisions when necessary and may also be required to assess A&E referrals who are admitted to ambulatory care in A&E and not deemed suitable for transfer to MHCAS.
They will assess new ward referrals and contribute to twice daily board rounds and handover meetings with the other medical staff.
Operational accountability will be to the Hospital Division Clinical Director/Associate Clinical Director and professional accountability to the Trust Medical Director. Annual leave and study leave are approved by the CD/ACD. Yearly appraisal will be undertaken with a consultant appointed by the Trust.
The successful candidate will be able to take advantage of internal training and academic opportunities.
The postholder will work closely with the Consultants in the Royal Free liaison and MHCAS/HBPOS team and the Hospital Division Clinical Director/Associate Clinical Director, service director, service manager and team manager to provide support and clinical leadership to the multi-professional group.
The post-holder will assist the liaison team in providing day to day clinical. This will include daily assessment of ward referrals at Royal Free Hospital; occasional liaising with emergency department liaison teams/medical staff; providing brief clinical reports and handover information to inpatient ward staff prior to transfer of patients subsequently detained under the mental health act and providing clinical guidance to other team members as and when required. The post-holder will participate in daily team supervision/clinical handover de-briefing sessions.
The post holder will work in an integrated way with the rest of the Royal Free liaison and MHCAS and HBPOS teams.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
Desirable
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
Desirable
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
455 North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital Liaison service
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
Employer's website
https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
455 North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital Liaison service
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
Employer's website
https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.