Main area: Forensic Psychiatry
Grade: Consultant Psychiatrist
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 10 sessions per week (Full time - 10 PAs per week)
Job ref: 342-RVN048-SSC-PP
Employer: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Fromeside Secure Services
Town: Bristol
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/05/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to join our service. The post holder will have proven clinical and leadership skills and be able to manage complex forensic patients in outpatient settings. They will be responsible clinician for Kennet Ward, a male rehabilitation ward, and will provide clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will also be expected to provide clinical leadership within the wider service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility to provide/input into the care, treatment and risk management for patients under their care. This will include agreeing care pathways, organising admission and safe discharge planning. The post holder will act as part of a gatekeeping service for secure beds for those with mental illness. The risk assessment and risk management of the patients will be a core part of the job. The post holder will liaise carefully with other agencies including local authority personnel, independent sector services and service users and carers.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
* Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD, PHD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
* MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
* CCT in Forensic Psychiatry or CCT in General Adult Psychiatry with significant experience of working in the community
Experience
* Experience of assessing and treating patients in an inpatient setting
* Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
* Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement
* Experience of working in forensic psychiatry
Personal Skills
* To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
* Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
* Ability to appraise own performance as a Consultant
* Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills
Clinical Skills
* Ability to assess and treat adults of working age with complex mental health and risk issues
* Previous experience of working with individuals in secure services
Knowledge
* Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant
* Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation
* Knowledge of alternatives to inpatient admission care approaches
Teaching
* Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching
* Understand principles of teaching
* Experience as an Educational Supervisor for trainees
Research and Audit
* Experience or involvement in a research project and publication
* Experience of carrying out an audit project
Management
* Evidence of management/leadership skills training
* Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff
We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ+ communities, people with ‘lived-experience’ of mental health conditions and people living with disabilities. We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ offering a guaranteed interview to Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours.
Please apply to join us, we would love to hear from you. Any personal details you supply to us are kept safe in line with the General Data Protection Regulations.
Adverts normally close for application a few minutes before midnight on the closing date and we will let you know if we are offering you an interview by email via our recruitment system ‘TRAC’. We contact all applicants within 4 weeks after the closing date, so please check your emails regularly once you have submitted your application.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Dr Victoria Thom
Job title: Consultant Psychiatrist & Medical Lead
Email address: victoriathom@nhs.net
We would welcome the opportunity to meet with any interested candidates prior to the interviews or submission of an application.
To discuss the post further or to arrange a visit to the hospital or community facilities please contact:
Dr Victoria Thom, Medical Lead on TBC
Hannah Ray, Operations Manager on 0117 354 6167
Rebecca Knight, SCFT Service Manager on 0117 378 4012
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