Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist Prison Services
Are you looking for an opportunity to work within an established service with opportunities for development? Are you looking to be an integrated part of a friendly, dynamic, and supportive medical department?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our integrated mental health teams at HMP Hull, HMP Humber, HMP Full Sutton and HMP Millsike. We are seeking to recruit a Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist or a Consultant Psychiatrist with substantial forensic experience who is passionate about improving the lives of individuals within the prison setting who are experiencing complex mental health needs.
The role involves working 40 hours a week (10 PA's). You will provide care and treatment for adult men with a wide range of mental health needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in partnership with providers Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, Spectrum, Practice Plus Group and Rethink. Within this role you will be working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary teams to deliver excellent clinical care.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Psychiatrist will provide clinical interventions to the mental health teams serving the populations of the HMP Hull, Humber, Full Sutton and Millsike.
Your responsibilities:
* Provide senior medical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team.
* Undertake the assessment and management of complex cases referred and to care plan, to provide treatment formulation and guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
* Develop professional relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
* Contribute, through peer supervision, to colleagues within the team especially with regard to complex cases. Work within the principles of the Care Programme Approach.
* Work flexibly with colleagues to enable the smooth running of the service, and to ensure the most appropriate care is provided to each individual patient.
* Undertake assessments and management of prisoners within the identified prisons.
* If transfers are required to hospitals, to liaise with secure hospitals and arrange timely transfer of care.
Job responsibilities
As a consultant working for our prison based mental health teams, you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment which is evidence based. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support.
The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.
The ability to commute within the Trust's geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
* CCT in Forensic Psychiatry OR Eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register (higher trainees should be within six months of CCT at the time of interview)
* Additional clinical qualifications
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* 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
* Experience of working in UK prisons
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment (the Trust will appoint a section 12(2) to provide this role in the sector during the transition).
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
* Excellent knowledge in specialty.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
* An awareness of LEAN methodology.
* A high level of expertise in risk assessment and management.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
* Reliability and honesty.
* Effective communicator verbally and in writing.
* Effective ambassador for forensic psychiatry.
* Ability to form warm and effective team-oriented relationships with other professionals, especially colleagues within the specialty.
* Ability to reflect on own practice and learn from experience particularly participating in learning from serious untoward incidents.
* Demonstrable ability to relate well to patients and their families.
* Willingness to represent the Directorate at Trust wide meetings and in discussions with partner agencies and commissioners.
Transport
* Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
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.
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