North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS)
Individual Placement Description – Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Barnet Hospital)
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F2 General Psychiatry
The Mental Health Unit, Chase Farm Hospital.
Assessments of acutely unwell patients in community settings, including history taking, mental
state examinations and risk assessment. Developing crisis management plans. Ongoing
monitoring of acutely unwell patients. Prescribing experience under consultant supervision.
Liaison with GPs, community mental health teams and in patient services. Working within a
multidisciplinary team. Experience of a broad variety of mental health conditions.
Chase Farm Hospital
Dr Helen Moorey
Attendance at daily team planning meetings. Home visits for assessment and ongoing
treatment with the multidisciplinary team. Prescribing under consultant supervision.
Teaching of medical students.
Daily work to be allocated at morning team meeting. The majority of work will be in patients’
own homes.
The employer for this post is Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - Barnet Hospital.
The post will be based in Barnet Hospital. Barnet Hospital is based in north London,
providing general and specialist care to patients.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust runs three hospitals in London:
 Barnet Hospital
 Chase Farm Hospital
 Royal Free Hospital
Across our three London hospitals, our vision is clear: to deliver world class expertise and
local care. We combine globally recognised clinical expertise with local and friendly hospital
care to represent the NHS at its best.
Our mission is to be world class in terms of healthcare treatment, clinical research and
teaching excellence. We aim to deliver and develop leading local healthcare in all three of
our hospitals, to improve lives and help people thrive.
How the Royal Free will achieve its mission
We will achieve our mission by making sure that we have:
 Excellent outcomes, in our clinical treatment, research and teaching
 Excellent experiences for patients, staff and GPs
 Excellent value, by improving the efficiency and productivity of our services, and
reducing costs
 Full compliance, meeting or exceeding all regulatory standards and outcomes we are
set
 A strong organisation, investing effectively in our staff and infrastructure to make sure
we are fit for future challenges
How the Royal Free measures its performance
 In order to meet our aims, we want to ensure that our three London hospitals are in
the top 10% of all healthcare providers for:
 quality of clinics and treatments
 medical research
 teaching and training new medical staff
 patient satisfaction and experience
 value for money
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to
change.