Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist

6 days ago


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

Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist

Job Summary:

This is a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist role in the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT), serving patients with a Learning Disability and or Autism who have offended or are at risk of offending. The post holder will have a flexible job plan to provide outpatient or community clinics and home visits, participating in regular MDT meetings, CPA reviews, MAPPA, safeguarding, risk reviews, and providing clinical leadership and Responsible Clinician role.

Main Duties:

Fulfilling the Community Responsible Clinician responsibility for patients accepted into the service will be a major component of this post. The role will include outpatient or community clinics, emergency home visits, liaising with forensic support services, attending professional meetings, and any other activities involved in the delivery of clinical care to forensic learning disability and or autistic spectrum disorder patients.

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 disability and or autism. Treating individuals with forensic needs. Ability to appraise own performance as a consultant. Flexible and tolerant. Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, Transforming Care policy, and legislation. An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in NHS organisations and importance in patient care. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of alternatives to inpatient admission care approaches.

Working for Us:

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

What We Offer:

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. 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. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme, you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.

How to Apply:

Please submit your application via our website. We look forward to receiving your application. You can expect an update on the status of your application after the closing date. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and value diversity. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to promoting equality and preventing discrimination in all aspects of our work.



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