# Consultant in Adult Forensic Psychiatrist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-adult-forensic-psychiatrist/ff10e861-08ee-4353-9452-ff5f56661ffe - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-adult-forensic-psychiatrist/ff10e861-08ee-4353-9452-ff5f56661ffe.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Fixed Term will be considered - **Closing date:** 2025-12-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-11-18T15:24:14.408Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Aylesbury/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Heath_Justice/Heath_Justice-v7625276 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7625276?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. ### Main duties of the job To provide clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care to the men resident 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 offender care services within the Trust to the highest standard through clinical audit and other activities related to Care Quality. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post-holder will accept that the description of duties is not exhaustive. The detail of duties will be reviewed in the light of the post-holder’s experience and the needs of the service.  Amendments to the post- holder’s duties may be possible as the Directorate continues to develop Clinical Responsibilities: - Assessment (including the assessment of risk), treatment, care planning and multiagency liaison for people with mental health problems in the prisons. - Undertake Mental Capacity Assessments. - Contribute to planned emergency interventions. - Liaison with prisons, courts, statutory and non-statutory agencies, concerning all aspects of the mental health care management of men with mental health problems in the prisons. - To work closely with the Manager, Psychologists and other lead professionals to provide clinical leadership and ensure safe, supportive care. - To liaise closely with other medical, clinical and managerial staff to provide high quality care pathways. - Participation, when relevant, in the ACCT (self-harm / suicide prevention) processes. - Practice in accordance with NICE and other relevant Guidelines and CNWL Trust policy. - Accurate record keeping according to Trust and professional guidelines (data protection legislation and information governance standards). - Application of the Mental Health Act including sections 48/49 and 47/49. General Responsibilities: - Contribution to Care Quality through audit, research, and participation in local and Trust wide care quality processes, including CQC inspections. - Practice in accordance with NICE and other relevant guidelines. - To contribute to ensuring that the Health and Justice Directorate and the Trust as a whole achieve the activity, performance and outcome targets as agreed with key stakeholders. - Contribution to service development (care pathways/clinical protocols/new - service development) according to need and in agreement with the Clinical Director. - 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 academic programmes of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programmes. - 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 Clinical Director, which  will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensurethat the post is developed to consider 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 consultant 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 ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description To provide clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care to the men resident 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 offender care services within the Trust to the highest standard through clinical audit and other activities related to Care Quality. ## Responsibilities The post-holder will accept that the description of duties is not exhaustive. The detail of duties will be reviewed in the light of the post-holder’s experience and the needs of the service. Amendments to the post- holder’s duties may be possible as the Directorate continues to develop Clinical Responsibilities: - Assessment (including the assessment of risk), treatment, care planningand multiagency liaison for people with mental health problems in the prisons. - Undertake Mental Capacity Assessments. - Contribute to planned emergency interventions. - Liaison with prisons, courts, statutory and non-statutory agencies,concerning all aspects of the mental health care management of men with mental health problems in the prisons. - To work closely with the Manager, Psychologists and other leadprofessionals to provide clinical leadership and ensure safe, supportive care. - To liaise closely with other medical, clinical and managerial staff toprovide high quality care pathways. - Participation, when relevant, in the ACCT (self-harm / suicide prevention) processes. - Practice in accordance with NICE and other relevant Guidelines and CNWL Trust policy. - Accurate record keeping according to Trust and professional guidelines(data protection legislation and information governance standards). - Application of the Mental Health Act including sections 48/49 and 47/49.General Responsibilities: - Contribution to Care Quality through audit, research, and participation inlocal and Trust wide care quality processes, including CQC inspections. - Practice in accordance with NICE and other relevant guidelines. - To contribute to ensuring that the Health and Justice Directorate and the Trust as a whole achieve the activity, performance and outcome targets asagreed with key stakeholders. - Contribution to service development (care pathways/clinicalprotocols/new - service development) according to need and in agreement with theClinical Director. - To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients. - To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submitthis 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 academic programmes of the Trust,including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programmes. - 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 Clinical Director, which  will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensurethat the post is developed to consider changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation. - To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring theefficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in themedical contribution to management. - To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing ordersand financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financialmanagement of the service and support the medical director and othermanagers in preparing plans for services ## Person Specification ### ELIGIBILITY **Essential** - 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. - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment **Desirable** - In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice ### QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. - Additional clinical qualifications. - MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. ### ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING **Essential** - Participated in continuous professional development - Participated in research or service evaluation - Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. - Has actively participated in clinical audit **Desirable** - Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications - Has led clinical audits leading to service change ### CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service - Experience of Quality Improvement - Management experience - Membership of committee / relevant regulatory body - CQC preparedness - Contract / procurement knowledge ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [hmp aylesbury june 2024 (pdf, 633.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9880154) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.