Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist

This is a temporary role as a Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist at the Spinney Hospital in Greater Manchester, which is part of Elysium Healthcare. The hospital offers comprehensive services for forensic patients covering the care pathway from 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 was rated "Good" in 2022.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the care of 20 medium secure forensic inpatients, supported by a specialty doctor. You will have access to a half day of CPD on Friday afternoons, opportunities for research and audit, and will work with a multi-disciplinary team. Your responsibilities will include taking overall responsibility for patient treatment plans, assessing referrals, undertaking investigations and treatment, leading the implementation of risk assessment and risk management, and liaising with external agencies.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join the team at the Spinney Hospital; Greater Manchester, to deliver high-quality clinical service in our 97 bedded all-male unit. You will be one of five consultants at the Spinney. The holder of this post will be responsible for the care of 20 medium secure forensic inpatients. You will be supported by a specialty doctor.

• You will have access to a half day of CPD on Friday afternoons.
• You will have opportunities for research and audit and will have opportunities to feed into a regular monthly medics' meeting.
• There will be on call duties as 2nd on call in a two-tier system across the region, approximately twice a month.
• You will work with the multi-disciplinary team, which includes various health professionals.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Take overall responsibility for patient treatment plans in conjunction with the MDT.
• Attend SMT morning handover.
• Assess referrals to determine suitability for admission.
• Undertake appropriate investigations, diagnosis & treatment.
• Participate in ward rounds, clinical audit and quality improvement work.
• Chair and oversee CPA reviews.
• Lead the implementation of risk assessment and risk management.
• Participate in clinical governance and ensure implementation of policies and protocols.
• Work and liaise with external agencies.
• Write and supervise various reports including Mental Health Act tribunals and managers' reports and attend hearings.

To be successful as a Consultant Psychiatrist, you'll need:

• Full GMC registration.
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• To be on the Specialty Register for Forensic Psychiatry or General Psychiatry with forensic experience.
• To be able to lead and work 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.
• AC and Section 12 (2) approval.

What you will get:

• 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.
• 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.

For further details or to arrange an informal visit, please contact (Dr Yasir Kasmi, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist) at the Spinney on or .

Person Specification Qualifications

• You will need full GMC registration, MRCPsych or equivalent, to be on the Specialty Register for Forensic Psychiatry or General Psychiatry with forensic experience, to be able to lead and work 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. You will also need AC and Section 12 (2) approval.

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.