Consultant Community Forensic Psychiatrist

Job overview

Community Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full-Time | Low Secure & Community Forensic Directorate

Applications are invited for a full-time Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist to join our Low Secure and Community Forensic Directorate. The Directorate includes a low secure inpatient hub and a range of specialist community services: Community Forensic Service, CFIDD (Community Forensic Intellectual Developmental Disability), Assertive Transition Service (ATS), Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion (L&D), and MBT/Personality Disorder services.

Applicants must be eligible for GMC specialist registration in Forensic Psychiatry, hold Approved Clinician status, and be approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act. A Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Forensic Psychiatry, or within 6 months of achieving it, is required. Equivalent qualifications and experience will be considered.

Flexible working options are available for those unable to work full-time. Newly appointed consultants will receive mentoring arranged by the Associate Medical Director.

Join us in delivering high-quality forensic mental health care across Nottinghamshire.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will have consultant responsibilities for a caseload of up to 40 community-based patients. Some of these patients will be subject to Mental Health Act (MHA) provisions (conditionally discharged, guardianship or SCTO). Care co-ordination is provided by community psychiatric nurses. You will have specific consultant responsibility predominantly for the patients in Nottinghamshire County shared with other community consultant. There is a flexibility that you can be based at Heatherdene or Westminster House.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department
• To participate in annual appraisal
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, MHA S12 and or AC approval if required, and to abide by professional codes of conduct
• To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with colleagues in the medical contribution to management
• To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the Medical Director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
• To provide high quality evidence-based senior medical care to patients in the community.
• To demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified in the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Legislation.