# Specialty Doctor in Forensic Psychiatry > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-forensic-psychiatry/01add5e5-b493-4864-94a3-8ecf73122ed3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-forensic-psychiatry/01add5e5-b493-4864-94a3-8ecf73122ed3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Town:** Bath - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T15:51:45.987Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bristol/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Forensic_Psychiatry/Forensic_Psychiatry-v7958513 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7958513?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Secure Services are seeking a specialty doctor in psychiatry to join our large medical team.  Together we provide forensic psychiatric care for patients from across the South West. Our service comprises 3 low secure wards, 7 medium secure wards and three community teams. We work in multi-disciplinary teams comprising occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, arts therapists and nurses. Our service is well supported by a primary care team including practice nurses, GPs, podiatry, physiotherapy, dentistry and dietetics. The service and wider organisation offers lots of opportunities for continued professional development and career progression. The post-holder will have protected SPA time and be supported to take on leadership, audit, quality improvement or teaching projects. ### Main duties of the job As the post holder , duties would include; - To provide, under supervision, day-to-day medical care for a caseload of inpatients within a secure service.  This will include contributions towards the assessment and treatment of mental disorder and the assessment and management of risk. - To clerk new admissions and complete a thorough history and examination, including physical examination and risk assessment to be documented in patient’s notes. - To contribute to assessment by regularly review patients’ mental health and monitor response to treatment. - To work alongside primary care colleagues to oversee and coordinate the physical health care of patients.  This might include initial assessment/triage, referral and implementation of treatment plans. - To attend and contribute to MDT meetings including ward round, reflective practice and CPAs. - To make regular records in the patient’s notes and, where appropriate, to update the treatment plan.  To prepare reports including for CPA meetings and discharge summaries. - To work closely with patients, carers, colleagues and external agencies.  To handover ensure effective and timely handover of clinical information. Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post ## Job Details Secure Services are seeking a specialty doctor in psychiatry to join our large medical team. Together we provide forensic psychiatric care for patients from across the South West. Our service comprises 3 low secure wards, 7 medium secure wards and three community teams. We work in multi-disciplinary teams comprising occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, arts therapists and nurses. Our service is well supported by a primary care team including practice nurses, GPs, podiatry, physiotherapy, dentistry and dietetics. The service and wider organisation offers lots of opportunities for continued professional development and career progression. The post-holder will have protected SPA time and be supported to take on leadership, audit, quality improvement or teaching projects. ## Job Description As the post holder , duties would include; To provide, under supervision, day-to-day medical care for a caseload of inpatients within a secure service. This will include contributions towards the assessment and treatment of mental disorder and the assessment and management of risk. To clerk new admissions and complete a thorough history and examination, including physical examination and risk assessment to be documented in patient’s notes. To contribute to assessment by regularly review patients’ mental health and monitor response to treatment. To work alongside primary care colleagues to oversee and coordinate the physical health care of patients. This might include initial assessment/triage, referral and implementation of treatment plans. To attend and contribute to MDT meetings including ward round, reflective practice and CPAs. To make regular records in the patient’s notes and, where appropriate, to update the treatment plan. To prepare reports including for CPA meetings and discharge summaries. To work closely with patients, carers, colleagues and external agencies. To handover ensure effective and timely handover of clinical information. Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post ## Responsibilities Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to manage own time and workload and prioritise clinical work - Ability to appraise own performance - Excellent written and oral communication skills **Desirable** - Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Awareness of current issues in prison mental health service provision, policy and legislation - Up to date knowledge of issues in Mental Health Service for this specialty ### Eligibilty **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice, or eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of confirmaiton of appointment - Completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Psychiatry; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies. **Desirable** - Experience of assessing and treating patients in custodial/prison/Forensic settings. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Basic Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent) **Desirable** - Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. - Section 12 Approval ### Teaching Skills **Essential** - Commitment to teaching other members of the multi-disciplinary team **Desirable** - PGCME or equivalent/aspiration to attain a postgraduate teaching qualification ### Research and Audit **Essential** - Ability to critically appraise published research. - Experience of carrying out an audit project **Desirable** - Experience in involvement in a research project and publication. - Interest in research ## Documents - [financial support & discounts (pdf, 919.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2794) - [value of the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 279.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2795) - [inclusive top 50 uk employers list (pdf, 78.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2439) - [sd310-ssc-vt specialty doctor forensic_approved (pdf, 539.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10373618) ## 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.