Specialty Doctor in Forensic Psychiatry
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This is an exciting opportunity, to which we are looking to appoint an experienced Specialty Doctor to join the medical team. The post holder will be expected to provide SAS level input into the service.
The Wells Road Centre provides low secure inpatient services for adult men and women with mental illness and/or personality disorder, as well as services to adult men with intellectual disability.
Our services include:
Job description
The main duties and responsibilities are as follows:
Weekly psychiatric assessments or reviews of their inpatient caseload (or more often according to clinical need).
First medical response to psychiatric emergencies and medical seclusion reviews.
Clerking in of new admissions.
Attendance at multi-disciplinary ward rounds and CPA meetings.
Preparation of reports for Mental Health Tribunals, Managers Hearings, CPAs and the Ministry of Justice. Referral letters and correspondence to external agencies and preparation of discharge documentation.
Management of physical healthcare consequences of psychotropic medication and occasional assessment or management of other physical health presentations when the primary care service is unavailable or in response to an emergency during working hours.
Prospective cover of trainees or career grade doctor colleagues across or within consultant teams to cover annual leave, study leave, carers leave or sick leave.
Participation in a restrictive practice rota during working hours at Wells Road Centre to do seclusion and LTS reviews.
According to level of experience and competency the post holders may be required to undertake gatekeeping assessments under consultant supervision, chair multi-disciplinary meetings, and give evidence to Mental Health Tribunals or Managers Hearings.
The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with the trainees attached to the service, providing cross-cover, supervision and guidance.
They will be expected to participate in clinical audit and the academic training programme.
The post holder will be clinically supervised by a Consultant Psychiatrists and linemanaged by the Clinical Director.
The duties are subject to review from time to time considering the changing requirements of the service.
The process will be subject to job planning with the post holder.
The post holder will be expected to maintain their continuing professional development and submit to annual appraisal.
The fulltime postholder will receive 10 Programmed Activities.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- 3 year's clinical experience in the psychiatry
Desirable
- Part 1 MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
- Section 12 (2) approval
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working with mentally disordered offenders / forensic psychiatric settings
- Risk assessment experience and CPA
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
- Experience of working in NHS
About the employer
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.