Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

Job overview

Applications are invited from registered medical practitioners who have, or are eligible for, a CCST / CCT (or equivalent) and eligible for registration on the GMC Specialist Register, have Approved Clinician status and be approved under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act.  Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists is preferred but equivalent qualifications and experience would be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be requested in the event of a successful application.  Standard NHS Terms and Conditions of Service for medical staff apply.

To apply, please go to NHS Jobs and complete the medical application form.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Main duties of the job

To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.

To ensure that junior medical staff working with the postholder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.

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 service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.

To participate in annual appraisal for Consultants.

To attend and participate in the Wathwood academic programme, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

To participate annually in a job plan review with the Associate Medical Director, which will include consultation with a relevant manager to ensure that the post is developed to take  account of changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This appointment is for a full-time Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at Wathwood Hospital. The postholder will be working with male patients with a primary diagnosis of Mental Illness.

The appointee will:

• Lead a multidisciplinary team in the assessment and treatment of male patients requiring treatment in conditions of medium security.
• Provide pre-admission assessments in line with contractual requirements and provide Commissioners with appropriate advice.
• Manage an inpatient case load equivalent to 0.6 WTE of a full-time clinician (up to 12 patients). This includes patients across the hospital, with varying levels of acuity and treatment need.
• Chair ward rounds, convene and chair CPA meetings and provide clinical leadership to the MDT.
• Provide timely reports to Hospital Managers, Tribunals, the Ministry of Justice and Courts etc.
• Liaise with all necessary organisations in order to provide patients with the appropriate care pathway and will convene and chair Section 117 meetings.
• Be actively encouraged to develop expertise and participate in a range of psychological programmes offered in Wathwood Hospital.
• Comply with all Trust policies and procedures.
• Act as the Care Coordinator and oversee the treatment of patients in their care following admission.
• Undertake clinical audit and quality improvement.
• Contribute to ongoing service developments and improvements.
• Contribute to the development of clinical governance and quality assurance.
• Participate in the on-call rota to ensure that Wathwood Hospital is provided with 24 hour Consultant cover.  It is anticipated that the on-call rota will be a 1 in 5 non-residential.  There is a 1st Tier on call (with Core Trainees, Higher Trainees, Staff grades and Speciality Doctors) also oncall at all times. The oncall solely covers Wathwood Hospital.
• There are no separate special responsibilities.