Job summary
- Main area
- Forensics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 270-MED406
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Berrywood/Campbell House
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Forensic Consultant
Consultant
Job overview
This is one of three Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist posts serving Northamptonshire. The principle duties will be with the Community Forensic Team and Low Secure Unit. The post holder will be responsible for his/her community forensic patients when admitted to the general psychiatric wards and PICU. The post holder will also be expected to take a leadership in one of three areas low secure, community forensic or criminal justice team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible primarily for service users aged 18 – 65 year olds but may exceptionally be required to provide advice or act as consultant outside these age ranges.
The post holder will be the consultant responsible for no more than 25 community patients countywide and Responsible Clinician for 3-6 low secure in-patients. Other duties will include tracking out-of-area patients predominantly in other secure facilities likely to return to Northamptonshire in-patient and/or Community Forensic Services. Patients who require higher levels of security including admission to a medium or specialist low secure bed will be admitted to the appropriate facilities which will be outside the county. The post holder will play a lead role in liaising with these services as well as undertaking gate-keeping assessments for local and regional commissioners of secure care.
Working for our organisation
Our core strategy is to be an employer of choice, a great place to work and be known for a diverse and inclusive culture whose staff feel valued. We provide a range of NHS services including physical, mental health and specialty services provided in hospital settings and out in the community within schools, GP clinics and patients own homes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details please see the attached Job description or contact the team via Medical Workforce using the email below
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- • MRCPsych. or equivalent
- • Full GMC Registration
- • On Specialist Register/CCT in Forensic
- • Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry with appropriate forensic experience (eg.one year forensic attachment as higher trainee) or eligible for inclusion within six months.
- • Approval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act and able to act as Responsible Clinician.
- • Minimum of six years postgraduate experience (including three years as SpR in approved training post) or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training.
Desirable criteria
- • Additional Postgraduate Qualifications relevant to the practice of Forensic Psychiatry
- • Publication of original research
- • Management training
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work independently as well as part of A MDT.
- • An understanding of the use of security in the treatment of psychiatric patients.
- • An understanding of the dynamics of working with damaged and disturbed patients.
- • Awareness of the national agenda for secure psychiatric care and criminal justice.
Skillls and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
- • Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
- • Ability to motivate and develop junior Medical Staff and other MDT members
- • To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.
- • An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Medical Workforce
- Job title
- Medical Workforce
- Email address
- [email protected]
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