Consultant Forensic or General Adult Psychiatrist

Consultant Forensic or General Adult Psychiatrist

We are seeking a knowledgeable and enthusiastic Consultant Forensic or General Adult Psychiatrist to join our Inclusion services and provide secondary mental health care at HMP Drake Hall and HMP Hewell.

There will be a requirement to travel between both sites, and also periodically to the MPFT Headquarters at St Georges Hospital in Stafford.

The Post Holder will model their role to provide for prisoners whose mental health needs reach the threshold normally requiring specialist secondary care, and will be expected to clinically lead multidisciplinary mental health teams within the named prison establishments.

The successful candidate will attend meetings for psychiatrists providing support to the prisons within our directorate, ensure high quality patient care, and contribute to the service development. Remote peer support from Forensic Psychiatry colleagues will be provided.

There will also be opportunity to undertake the role of clinical and educational supervisor to higher speciality trainees.

If you are a Psychiatrist who wishes to form effective team-orientated relationships, are committed to developing the skills of others, and has significant experience of multidisciplinary working - this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

Duties include:

1. To work with commissioners, GP's, local authority and education and private/voluntary sectors in planning and provision of service.
2. To communicate with all key partners in an appropriate and timely way.
3. To be involved in the assurance that NICE guidelines and best practice are being implemented within the team.
4. To be recovery focused.
5. To continue to develop and improve the team through new ways of working, including supervision of non-medical prescribers and development of that role.
6. To support the delivery of a training programme for multidisciplinary colleagues in the Inclusion directorate.
7. To contribute to clinical governance and have responsibility for setting and monitoring standards.

About us

Inclusion run a wide range of community, residential and prison based services throughout England. Services are characterised by:

1. A high level of service user involvement.
2. Well trained and motivated staff.
3. A culture of continual improvement.
4. A culture which promotes partnerships.
5. An understanding that harm reduction approaches are effective in improving health and reducing offending.

These principles, together with the building of an entrepreneurial culture have underpinned the development of innovative and effective drug and alcohol services. Although Inclusion's headquarters are in Staffordshire, Inclusion provides mental health and drug and alcohol services to over 24 prisons nationwide.

By joining Inclusion, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:

1. Supporting your career development and progression.
2. Options for flexible working.
3. Free car parking at all Trust sites.
4. Free flu vaccination every year.
5. And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the additional documents.

In Summary:

1. The Post Holder will undertake assessments and management of prisoners within the identified prisons.
2. If transfers are required to hospitals, to liaise with secure hospitals and arrange timely transfer of care.
3. The Post Holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to provide high quality evidence based care to patients in HM prisons.
4. The Post Holder will have regard to NICE guidelines and best practice in the delivery of high quality care.
5. The Post Holder will have expertise in risk assessment and management and will be encouraged to provide care within a recovery framework.
6. Patients with severe and enduring mental illnesses will be managed in accordance with the Care Program Approach.
7. The Post Holder will support the delivery of a training programme for colleagues within the Inclusion Directorate.

Person Specification EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Recognised basic medical degree.
• Full GMC registration.
• CCT in Forensic or General Adult Psychiatry.
• Eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register (higher trainees should be within six months of CCT at the time of interview).
• Previous prison psychiatry experience.
• Masters or other qualifications.

CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

• Hold Approved Clinician (AC) status (or be eligible for approval).
• Experience of working in UK prisons.
• Approved Clinician status.
• Commitment to CPD and peer supervision.
• Ability to travel between Trust / prison sites.
• Formal training in the use of risk assessment and diagnostic tools.
• Expertise in the diagnosis of personality disorder and/or psychopathy.

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

• Significant experience of multidisciplinary and inter-agency working.
• A willingness to participate in Directorate and management team meetings.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the current policy context within the NHS.
• An ability to work with Trust management in the spirit of mutually supportive cooperation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.