Forensic Learning Disability Clinician

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in learning disabilities and forensic psychiatry to join our Specialist Community Forensic Team. As a key member of the team, you will provide comprehensive psychiatric services, including Approved Clinician provision, risk assessments, and management of patients on your caseload.

This is a part-time position with a total of 6 PAs, including a SPA of 1.5 sessions per week. You will work collaboratively with in-patient services to reduce length of stay, support step-down and recovery in the community, and apply proactive risk management approaches to enable service users to achieve their goals.

You will be responsible for fulfilling Community Responsible Clinician responsibilities, providing outpatient or community clinics and home visits, and participating in regular MDT meetings, CPA reviews, MAPPA, safeguarding, and risk reviews. You will also liaise with forensic support services, attend professional meetings, and deliver clinical care to forensic learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder patients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Delivering clinical care to forensic learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder patients
  • Liaising with forensic support services and attending professional meetings
  • Fulfilling Community Responsible Clinician responsibilities for patients accepted into the service
About Us

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people across our region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, and we are committed to 'perfect care' – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient.

We are currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to improve the quality of our services and safely reduce costs. This post offers flexible working requests and is eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT.

Requirements
  • Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
  • CCT in Psychiatry
  • Knowledge and experience of assessing and treating individuals with learning disabilities and autism
Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is £108,445 per annum, pro rata, based on the location and the level of responsibility. 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. We also subscribe to the DBS Update Service and expect all post holders who require an enhanced DBS to do the same.



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