Locum Consultant - Intensive Outreach Pathway; Lucas House

Job summary

This post is for 0.6 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist working in Intensive Outreach pathways within the Core Community Mental Health of the Northern Boroughs of the trust (Enfield) as work progresses with the transformation of community mental health services in line with the NHS Long Term plan. The post is a 1 year fixed term contract, and these are new posts created from the new investment from the ICB to develop this pathway.

The Consultant Psychiatrist works closely with GPs, the Core Team MDT, and a number of intersecting systems, such as housing, social services and the Trust Intensive Teams. The focus is on relationship-building, encouraging reflective practice and collaborative working.

• Work within the MDT promoting respect for all professional groups and coherent, integrated teamwork.
• Be Section 12(2) approved and have approved clinician status; participate in the Trust-wide Section 12 daytime rota.
• Provide second opinions for Consultant colleagues if requested.
• Maintain administration and note-keeping on the electronic patient record system in a timely manner (letters to GPs, Dialog+, risk assessments).
• Assist with Serious Incident investigations and complaints if requested.
• Keep up-to-date with mandatory training and attend/participate in Consultants' and Management meetings.
• Engage in other management/clinical supporting activity 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 focuses on providing high-quality care closer to home, ensuring equity of outcomes, offering supportive working environments, and advancing research, quality improvement and technology.

• Date posted: 07 January 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade:
  Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per year plus £2,162 London Zone Weighting
• Contract:
  
  Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern:
  Part-time
• Reference number: 455-NLFT-0571
• Job locations:
  Lucas House, 305-309 Fore Street, Edmonton, Enfield, N9 0PZ

The following clinical and managerial responsibilities are expected:

• Provide consultant input and clinical leadership to the local Intensive Outreach pathway within the Core Community Mental Health Teams.
• Assist in prioritizing new referrals, discussed at weekly clinical MDT meetings.
• Conduct consultant-to-consultant handover for service users stepping up or down within the pathway.
• Assist with medication reviews, Dialog+ care planning, management plans, risk assessments, safety plans, and self-help plans for pathway patients.
• Provide direct clinical assessments and follow-up as needed.
• Maintain effective communication with Intensive Outreach pathway staff, Core Team MDT, GPs, primary care, patients and carers.
• Support aims to reduce unplanned care, improve engagement and recovery from serious mental illness, and enhance symptom control and insight.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary case conferencing where needed; adapt to flexible working hours for urgent matters.
• Carry out Mental Health Act and domiciliary assessments as required.
• Help implement improved interfaces between pathways within core teams; liaise with local voluntary services; engage with service user participation models.
• Participate in governance processes, audits and quality improvement projects; contribute to service development and clinical pathways.

Essential

• Education/Qualifications/Registration: GMC full registration with license to practice; on the specialist register or within 6 months of CCT;
  Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent;
  Section 12(2) and Approved Clinician status; CPD programme registration in good standing.
• Knowledge &
  
  Experience:
  
  Knowledge of GMC Good Medical Practice; clinical knowledge of the full range of mental disorders; experience with complex cases (severe mood, anxiety, trauma, high risk); expertise in evidence-based interventions; knowledge of Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding; experience in community psychiatry; experience with workplace-based assessments; awareness of clinical governance and research relevance.
• Skills & Abilities:
  Flexible and adaptable; strong communication and influencing skills; fluent in English; able to organise workload, delegate, and provide independent consultant leadership; thorough, detail-oriented; culturally sensitive; teaching and supervision skills; team collaboration; capable of leading clinical teams; experience in clinical audit and handling serious incidents and complaints.

Desirable

• Additional post-graduate qualifications; experience as Educational Supervisor; consulting mentorship experience; teaching of groups; service development; policy and protocol development; research project delivery.

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