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North London NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor - Forensic Service (Blue Nile)

The closing date is 31 December 2025

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Job summary

The post holder will provide psychiatric input to, and undertake psychiatric assessments and physical health assessments of patients on a low secure ward on the main Chase Farm hospital site. The post holder will be responsible for a caseload of up to 8 patients and spend 2 days per week on site.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties include individually assessing and reviewing patients, as well as participating in ward rounds and CPAs; with opportunities available for the post holder to prepare reports for the courts, tribunal hearings, managers' hearings, and the Ministry of Justice, and to give evidence at tribunals and managers' hearings; managing medication regimes and assessing capacity to consent to treatment; liaising with SOADs; undertaking seclusion reviews; liaising with other services including high and low secure units, prisons, physical health providers, and the Ministry of Justice about the patient's care.

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:

  1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
  2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
  3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
  4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Details

Date posted

18 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0541

Job locations

North London Forensic Service

127 The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached JD / Person Spec for more details on the Specialty Doctor - Forensic Service (Blue Nile) role at Chase Farm Hospital

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached JD / Person Spec for more details on the Specialty Doctor - Forensic Service (Blue Nile) role at Chase Farm Hospital

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Registrations

Essential

  • 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

  • A postgraduate qualification in psychiatry

Skills/ Abilities

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

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

  • Competence in the management of a broad range of general adult mental disorders.
  • Good knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of adult mental disorders and evidence based management interventions.
  • Up to date knowledge of recent NICE Guidelines.
  • Experience with inpatient psychiatric management and with working in a multidisciplinary Team.
  • A doctor appointed to this grade shall have full registration with the General Medical Council.

Desirable

  • Experience in Forensic Psychiatry.
Person Specification

Qualifications/ Registrations

Essential

  • 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

  • A postgraduate qualification in psychiatry

Skills/ Abilities

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

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

  • Competence in the management of a broad range of general adult mental disorders.
  • Good knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of adult mental disorders and evidence based management interventions.
  • Up to date knowledge of recent NICE Guidelines.
  • Experience with inpatient psychiatric management and with working in a multidisciplinary Team.
  • A doctor appointed to this grade shall have full registration with the General Medical Council.

Desirable

  • Experience in Forensic Psychiatry.

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).

Additional information

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North London Forensic Service

127 The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North London Forensic Service

127 The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

Terence Low

terence.low@nhs.net

02083752999

Details

Date posted

18 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0541

Job locations

North London Forensic Service

127 The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


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