Forensic Mental Health Specialist

6 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join our team as part of the Specialist Community Forensic Team in Merseyside and Cheshire.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that individuals with learning disabilities and or autism, who also present with forensic needs, receive high-quality care through the delivery of comprehensive psychiatric services.

This role includes providing Approved Clinician provision where an individual is subject to Conditional Discharge or a Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act, or where there is an identified need.

The post holder will have a flexible job plan to provide outpatient or community clinics and home visits, participate in regular MDT meetings, CPA reviews, MAPPA, safeguarding, risk reviews, and provide clinical leadership and Responsible Clinician role.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Fulfilling the Community Responsible Clinician responsibility for patients accepted into the service
  • Providing outpatient or community clinics and home visits
  • Participating in regular MDT meetings, CPA reviews, MAPPA, safeguarding, risk reviews
  • Providing clinical leadership and Responsible Clinician role

Requirements:

  • CCT in Psychiatry
  • Knowledge and experience of assessing and treating individuals with learning disability and or autism
  • Treating individuals with forensic needs
  • Ability to appraise own performance as a consultant

About Us:

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1 million people across Merseyside and Cheshire. We are committed to 'perfect care' – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.



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