LAS Doctor (ST4-6) – Barnet Early Intervention Service: Sponsorship Available

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is a 6month Specialist Trainee (ST LAS) post in General Adult Psychiatry (ST4-6) from 6th Aug’26 – 2nd Feb’27, based at:

o Enfield Complex Emotional Needs Service – Team base Chase Farm Hospital, 127 The Ridgeway, Enfield EN2 8JL

o Complex Depression and Anxiety Team (CDAT) / South Camden Core Team – team base South Core Team Margarete Centre, 108 Hampstead Rd, London NW1 2LS

Main duties of the job

  • Providing a good standard of practice and care
  • Decisions about access to care
  • Treatment in emergencies
  • Maintaining good medical practice
  • Maintaining performance
  • Teaching and training, appraising and assessing
  • Assess, appraise and evaluate learning and learners
  • Relationships with patients
  • Dealing with problems in professional practice
  • Working with colleagues
  • Maintaining probity

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification AND MRCPsych examination; OR a specialist qualification in psychiatry from an EU country that complies with the requirements of EU directive 2005/36/EC

Eligibility

Essential

  • Eligibility for full registration with the GMC and a current license to practice at the time of appointment.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK

Clinical Skills

Essential

  • Appropriate knowledge base and capacity to apply sound clinical judgement.
  • Capacity to prioritize clinical need.
  • Ability in basic skills of history taking examination (mental & physical) & synthesis of findings.
  • Basic psychotherapeutic skills

Academic / Research Skills

Essential

  • Understanding of the principles of audit, research & clinical risk management
  • Evidence of active participation in audit

Commitment To Specialty

Essential

  • Interest and realistic insight into psychiatry and mental health
  • Self-awareness, capacity for reflective learning and commitment to personal and professional development
  • Capacity to organize learning and assessment in a way that prepares for lifelong learning

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).

Closing Date: 18 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.