Specialty Doctor – Barnet Memory Service (Springwell Centre): Sponsorship Available

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The post offered is that of a part-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 maternity leave. The service provides assessments to individuals with cognitive and functioning decline in outpatient setting based at Barnet General Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post is full-time for 5 Programmed Activities (PA): 4.5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 0.5 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Eligibility

Essential

  • 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.

Desirable

  • MRCPsych (or equivalent)
  • Section 12 MHA Approved
  • Additional degree or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • Experience in general medicine
  • Experience in teaching with ability to use a wide range of teaching techniques and audio-visual aids
  • Evidence of audit/QI experience

Clinical Skills

Essential

  • Excellent clinical skills
  • Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
  • Familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches.
  • Ability to provide medical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

  • Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being “service-user friendly”
  • Practical experience in a short term psychological therapy

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: 20 September 2026

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