Health & Justice Services
Consultant Psychiatrist (HMP Highdown)
Full Time 10PAs
An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant to join CNWL NHS FT Health & Justice Services.
We are looking for a Consultant who is passionate about prison psychiatry and can deliver outstanding clinical leadership to the mental health team. This Post is ideally suited for a Consultant who enjoys assessing and treating challenging and unusual mental and physical health clinical presentations in a complex long term environment.
AAC will be held on 27/02/2025 PM
• To provide clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care to the residents of HMP Highdown
• To develop their own specialist interests and if appropriate to bring these in line with Trust and local service development
• Teaching and training of specialist nurses, other nurses and prison staff where appropriate.
• To contribute to the maintenance and development of Health & Justice services within the Trust to the highest standard through clinical audit and other activities related to Care Quality.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff that provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit our website.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.
We can offer full access to a wide range of staff Benefits Discounts and Offers you can enjoy some listed but not limited to and some are open to your family too.
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Sponsorship for International candidates
• Relocation allowance up to £8000 subject to policy requirement
• Study discounts for staff
• Flexible working
• Interest free loans season tickets and car parking
• Competitive Bank Rates
• Fitness and Wellbeing
Clinical activities typically involve seeing patients in ordinary location for a new assessment or follow up. Patients can be brought to outpatient area when the prison regime moves out of lockdown. The postholder will be expected to attend clinical team meeting on Tuesday or Wednesday, attend relevant prison meetings for complex cases as required.
The post holder will be expected to provide direct psychiatrist input into prisoners suffering from mental disorder. This will include providing outpatient appointments and also an element of crisis and risk management. It will involve contributing to weekly MDT meetings with partnership agencies in the prison and also chairing a weekly zoning meeting/caseload review with the mental health team. In addition, the post holder will be expected to contribute to Parole Hearings and meetings where requested and coordinate referrals and transfers to outside agencies and hospitals where needed.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Feb 2025
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