Consultant PsychiatristNHS

Job summary

The post holder will provide senior medical input to the Gender Identity Clinic, provide consultant care for patients within the service, hold weekly outpatient clinics and work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team. They will also be expected to offer advice to other healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care.

The Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) is the largest and oldest gender clinic in the UK and accepts referrals from all over England for adults with issues related to gender from patients aged 18 and over. It is a large multi-disciplinary team, including psychologists, psychiatrists, endocrinologists, speech and language therapists, General Practitioners, Sexual Health physicians and nurses.Wework together to provide holistic gender care, focusingon the biological/medical, psychologicalandsocial aspects of gender

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist medical assessment, diagnosis and formulation of patients with gender dysphoria.

Formulate, deliver and/or coordinate patient-centered management plans.

Work with the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective care to service users.

Advise on diagnosis and treatment both within the team and to external providers.

Coordinate and/or provide (or ensure referral to the appropriate service) up to date evidence-based interventions to service users

Provide advice on cross-sex hormone therapy and liaise with primary care to ensure its delivery and effective monitoring.

Provide specialist assessment of readiness and eligibility for surgical intervention and refer appropriately.

Collaborate with GPs, hospital doctors and primary care physicians regarding the physical health care of patients.

Liaise with colleagues in other community and specialist teams.

Contribute to the on-going training and development programme within the team.

Hold weekly outpatient clinics.

Communicate and liaise with GPs, psychologists, and other disciplines and agencies as appropriate.

Communicate with relatives, significant others and partners, in limited circumstances.

Complete administrative tasks necessary for the fulfilment of the clinical role.

Adhere to all relevant policies and procedures within the Trust.

Job description

Provide specialist medical assessment, diagnosis and formulation of patients with gender dysphoria.

Formulate, deliver and/or coordinate patient-centered management plans.

Work with the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective care to service users.

Advise on diagnosis and treatment both within the team and to external providers.

Coordinate and/or provide (or ensure referral to the appropriate service) up to date evidence-based interventions to service users.

Provide advice on cross-sex hormone therapy and liaise with primary care to ensure its delivery and effective monitoring.

Provide specialist assessment of readiness and eligibility for surgical intervention and refer appropriately.

Collaborate with GPs, hospital doctors and primary care physicians regarding the physical health care of patients.

Liaise with colleagues in other communities and specialist teams.

Contribute to the on-going training and development programme within the team.

Hold weekly outpatient clinics.

Communicate and liaise with GPs, psychologists, and other disciplines and agencies as appropriate.

Communicate with relatives, significant others and partners, in limited circumstances.

Complete administrative tasks necessary for the fulfilment of the clinical role.

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:

• 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.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.