Locum Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist TGU

Job overview

The Trust is seeking to recruit a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist.

The Kent Forensic Psychiatry Service (KFPS) is part of the Forensic and Specialist Care Group at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT).  KFPS provides the NHS forensic mental health service for the county of Kent and the unitary authority of Medway.  Kent and Medway has a population of approximately 1.8 million, which includes urban and variably populated rural areas.  KFPS is based at the Trevor Gibbens Unit (TGU), the regional medium secure unit for Kent and Medway, close to the Maidstone acute hospital site. TGU provides an inpatient service with medium secure intensive care, acute, sub-acute, rehabilitation and step-down places for 66 patients, 50 men and 16 women. TGU has a very positive working atmosphere with high standards of clinical care for patients. The philosophy of care is person-centred with a focus on the promotion of rehabilitation and service user involvement in their care and treatment.

The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician for up to 12 inpatients on Groombridge and Penshurst wards and will provide psychiatric care during their admission on these wards. The post holder will also have 1PA of DCC allocated within their job plan to conduct assessments for referrals made to KFPS.  On average the post holder would be expected to carry out 2-3 new patient assessments per month and supervise other reports prepared by the resident doctors and members of the MDT.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician for a total of up to 12 inpatients on Groombridge and Penshurst wards and provide psychiatric care during their admission on these wards.

The post holder will be involved in the assessment of suitability for admission to the medium secure services in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team. Since the post is based on medium secure admissions ward the post holder would be expected to be involved in the admission of patients being admitted to the ward. Where the new referral has been assessed by another member of the MDT, the post holder would be expected to supervise the report and undertake work related to making medical recommendations for admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act. The post holder would be expected to carry out 2-3 new patient assessments per month and supervise other reports prepared by the members of the MDT. It is anticipated that Kent, Surrey and Sussex patient referrals will arise from the Adult Services including referrals from the Criminal Justice Services, prisons, PICU and from other gatekeeping assessments.  Patients discharged from the service will require follow up from their local community Mental Health teams or Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service team and there will need to be liaison with these teams to achieve this aim.

The post holder will be expected to liaise with their colleagues in the secure services regarding cover during periods of leave.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed information regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. The job description will provide you with the main duties and responsibilities of the role. The person specifications will detail the qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.

Part time or job-share applications are welcome.

Our Benefits

Here are just some of our Benefits:

• Easy access to inhouse research team and academic opportunity through Kent’s own Medical school
• Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities - We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest
• Free access to an independent counselling service
• Blue Light Card - A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts
• A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.

*If you would like further information, then please contact our Medical Staffing Team: [email protected]