Specialty Doctor Memory Service; Springwell Centre

Employer North London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Springwell Centre Town London Salary £61,542 - £99,216 Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year Salary period Yearly Closing 17/03/2026 23:59

The post offered is that of a full-time Specialty Doctor in Older Adult Psychiatry, working within the Barnet Memory Service. 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 by Barnet Memory Service due to increased referral rates due to aging population within the borough.

The service provides assessments to individuals with cognitive and functioning decline in outpatient setting based at Barnet General Hospital.

The post is full-time for 10 Programmed Activities (PA): 9 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1 Supported Professional Actitivies (SPA). The post holder will be supported by two Consultant Psychiatrists working within the Memory Clinic, as well as a team and service manager.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• 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.

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Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide memory assessments and treatment plans for patients under the memory service
• Provide leadership and clinical advice to colleagues within the memory service
• Provide treatment based on knowledge of the evidence for pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, in accordance with NICE and relevant guidelines
• Ensure effective and timely documentation on electronic patient notes (RiO)
• Provide support in formulating treatment plans in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team
• Ensure the review and care of patients’ physical health through liaison with other agencies including the patients GP and general hospital services.
• Promote mental health and independence for all people
• Provide clinical and professional leadership in the service
• Provide support to carers and relatives of people, including them wherever possible and in care plans
• Facilitate access to a range of community orientated services to those who may need them
• Liaise effectively with other Trust services and external partner agencies in the best interests of patients
• Provide a service of the highest quality, within the limits of our resources
• Support non-medical colleagues in working independently
• Take part in management activities related to the post, or the wider service within which it is embedded.
• Comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. MHA (1983) and MCA (2005)
• Commit to ensuring fair access to services for all
• Comply with procedures on reporting concerns about professional conduct or competence of medical or other colleagues

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date.
• Section 12 Approved or eligibility for it.
• Section 12 MHA Approved
• Additional degree or equivalent

• Evidence of achievement of CT1 1-3 or equivalent competencies in psychiatry at time of application
• Training and clinical expertise in assessment, diagnosis and management of older adults with cognitive impairment
• Experience with older adult psychiatry and with working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Safeguarding Procedures
• Experience in teaching with ability to use a wide range of teaching techniques and…