Forensic Associate Specialist

4 weeks ago

Atherton, United Kingdom Elysium Healthcare Full time

Do you want to work in a friendly, committed service where your knowledge, experience and skills will be valued? If so, join The Spinney in Greater Manchester as an Associate Specialist, where you will be providing comprehensive forensic service to patients across medium-to-low secure and locked rehabilitation.

The Spinney hospital has been ranked as “Outstanding” by the CQC on two consecutive inspections in 2016 and 2018, and more recently was marked “Good” in 2022.

You will be attached to and supervised by two Consultants, where you will be expected to assist in the day-to-day running of the unit and cover for Consultants during their absence. You will be primarily working with two of the five full-time experienced Consultants at the site, as well as a specialty doctor.

As an Associate Specialist, you will ensure the high quality first-line medical care of our inpatients, liaising effectively with external professionals and carers, providing written and oral evidence for Hospital Managers’ and Tribunal hearings, work towards safe discharges, and be a valued and effective member of the multidisciplinary team at The Spinney.

You will also ensure an adequate handover to colleagues including out of hours, seek collateral history from other professionals and family, and complete discharge letters/reports as required.

For an informal chat about this role, please email our recruiter mohammad.rauf@elysiumhealthcare.co.uk who will arrange a call with the Medical Director.

Other Responsibilities include:

· Ensuring adequate handover to colleagues including out of hours.

· Reviewing the mental state of service users as per the hospital procedure.

· Ensuring (with the physical health team) that each patient has a full physical health screen upon admission including physical examination, ECG and bloods.

· Assisting in the completion of discharge letters and reports as required in a timely manner.

· Providing oral evidence at First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers' hearings under the supervision of a Consultant.

· Contributing to the service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities by conducting audits, research and teaching.

· Work effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical cover at all times.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

· Full GMC registration

· Experience working in psychiatry within multi-disciplinary teams.

· To be in good CPD standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and to have had an appraisal within the last year.

· At least 3 years' experience in Psychiatry

· Experience working as a doctor within PICU and forensic psychiatry (desirable).

· Section 12 (2) approval (desirable)

· MRCPsych (desirable)

What you will get:

· Highly competitive annual salary

· 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off

· A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution

· Life Assurance for added peace of mind.

· Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

· Free meals while on duty

· Employee Assistance Services

· Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.

· Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.

· Voluntary benefits

· Medical indemnity cover

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.



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