Consultant Psychiatrist-Forensic Psychiatry-Community Forensic Service

To act as consultant and Responsible Clinician for a caseload of patients in the community and fulfil associated duties related to the MHA, MAPPA and MoJ.

To provide forensic psychiatric and medico-legal expertise into the team. To support the development of multi-disciplinary formulations, assessments and treatment plans for patients on the caseload.

To provide clinical leadership into the team by overseeing clinical decisions, contributing to multi-disciplinary meetings and offering supervision and advice to colleagues.

To attend referral and bed management meetings as appropriate. To undertake access assessments and admission assessments for patients referred into the service. To provider senior clinical leadership into their teams. To work closely with the team manager and to contribute towards the management, governance and development of the ward.

To regularly attend team meetings and reflective practice. To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with other teams and external stakeholders.

To work closely with other senior leaders within the medical team and wider service and contribute to quality improvement and service development projects.

To participate in the consultant on-call rota for secure services. To participate in teaching and educational initiatives, and to supervise trainee psychiatrists.

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Please note that Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is not currently a sponsor under the GMC Sponsorship Scheme. As a result, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require GMC sponsorship

Qualifications

Essential: - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Eligibility

Desirable: - CCT in Forensic Psychiatry or CCT in General Adult Psychiatry with significant experience of working in the community

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of working in forensic psychiatry.

Personal Skills

Desirable: - Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills

Clinical Skills

Essential: - Ability to assess and treat adults of working age with complex mental health and risk issues.

Desirable: - Previous experience of working with individuals in secure services.

Knowledge

Desirable: - Knowledge of alternatives to inpatient admission care approaches

Teaching

Essential: - Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.; - Understand principles of teaching.

Desirable: - Experience as an Educational Supervisor for trainees

Research and Audit

Essential: - Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.; - Experience of carrying out an audit project.

Management

Essential: - Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

Desirable: - Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff