Consultant Psychiatrist Medium Secure Intellectual Disability Services

Job overview

The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the divisional team in the consultant role for intellectual disability medium secure (inpatient) and outreach and liaison services (community).

The Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists within the service work to a model such that each has primary responsibility for one clinical area within the Humber Centre inpatient provision, community and prisons, with opportunities available within one, or more, of the other arms of the service in addition.  The unit(s) to which consultants are affiliated is initially fixed but may alter as the service evolves to meet changes in demand.  The successful candidate will provide input to the inpatients at medium secure and outreach and liaison to a small caseload of outpatients. The post holder may be required to support sessional cover to the prison estate and forensic community service.

Main duties of the job

The Forensic Division at Humber hosts the Single Point of Access for Humber and North Yorkshire (HNY SPA). All referrals for inpatient and community flow through this SPA and are reviewed by multidisciplinary teams (MDT) via the referral meetings. Access assessments and admissions or acceptance to case load are agreed through SPA, MDT and ward/team based discussion.

The Forensic division has a whole pathway approach across community, inpatient (low and medium) and prison, this allows for smooth transition and joined up planning.

Together, with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will be expected to clinically lead multidisciplinary mental health teams delivering mental health services to the inpatients at medium secure and to a small caseload of outpatients within the community Forensic team and for the wider responsibilities of the forensic service locally.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be required to be approved under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) and hold an Approved Clinician (AC) status.

The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.

Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available.