Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Director/Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. This is a pivotal role and is a rare and exciting opportunity to provide the overall clinical leadership of Broadmoor Hospital.
In 2019, we moved into the redeveloped Broadmoor Hospital, which provides a modern, state-of-the-art, high secure facility for patients from across London and southern England that meets national and local policy requirements. The environment is safe and secure in relation to protection of the public, visitors, staff and patients. It is designed to maximise the delivery of modern clinical care.
We are looking for a versatile, enthusiastic and experienced Forensic Psychiatrist who has proven leadership and clinical skills, who is focussed on ensuring that patients within the hospital receive the highest standards of care and who will lead by example and be highly visible within the hospital.
You will set the clinical vision for the hospital. You will work closely with senior Trust colleagues and partners in Provider Collaborative/s and other High Secure Hospitals.
In recognition of the skills required, the post attracts a £21678 recruitment and retention payment and a £20,000 responsibility allowance.
Main duties of the job
The main clinical duties of the role include; being the Responsible Clinician for patients on one of assertive rehabilitation wards, providing clinical leadership to your multidisciplinary team/teams, being a clinical supervisor (training provided), participating in a non resident on call, carrying out assessments of patients referred to the service, liaising with internal and external stakeholders and engaging in quality improvement and audit projects.
Your main clinical director duties of the role include; providing overall clinical leadership to High Secure services, and help ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of care provided within the hospital, to work in partnership with the Senior Management Team [SMT] to provide strategic leadership to the services and develop a clinical vision and strategy that will be fit for purpose in line with the redevelopment proposals, to work in collaboration with other senior clinicians from all disciplines to ensure the development of coherent, standardised, clinically effective and patient focussed models of care, to lead clinical and research governance arrangements in the service, to support the Research & Development Department of the Trust.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Completion of Higher Specialist Training in Psychiatry (or within six months at time of interview) or equivalent) .
- Level 3 Child Protection/Safeguarding & Adult Safeguarding Training
- Full GMC Registration and on the Specialist Register
- Awareness of cultural issues and their influence of psychiatric presentations
- Degree level or equivalent clinical qualification
- A minimum of three years' experience in Secure Services, at a senior level, with a clinical caseload
- Experience of management in Secure Services including holding line management responsibility for colleagues of at least grade 8a or above status
- Experience in delivering major organisational and service change
- Experience of working successfully at a senior level in complex multi-disciplinary organisation, including contributing to both corporate and hospital goals.
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
- Experience of working in a high secure setting
Teaching
Essential
- Medical students, psychiatric trainees, other NHS Staff and police personnel
- Ability to use a wide range of teaching techniques and audio-visual aids
Desirable
- Presentation at conferences
Service Development
Essential
- Understanding of leadership
- Negotiation skills
Desirable
- Experience in developing a service component
- Understanding of and experience in needs assessment
Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and engage in multiagency work
- Willingness to comply with hospital security procedures and systems.
- Enthusiasm and commitment to the NHS but able to work constructively with other sectors.
- Capacity to respond positively to the constantly changing NHS environment
- A high level of ability to represent the hospital in external fora
Desirable
- Experience of representing the hospital in external fora
Interpersonal/ Communication skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent presentation style
- Effective interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with staff and managers at all levels within the organisation community organisations, service users and carers
- Ability to present complex information to a mixed audience
- Good sense of humour
Desirable
Resilience
Essential
- Maintains a high level of performance when faced with opposition or hostility from others, or when under conditions of stress
- Has confidence in own ability to deal with challenging circumstances
- Has the ability to handle failures constructively
- Able to take risks and quantify the effects of these risks
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Completion of Higher Specialist Training in Psychiatry (or within six months at time of interview) or equivalent) .
- Level 3 Child Protection/Safeguarding & Adult Safeguarding Training
- Full GMC Registration and on the Specialist Register
- Awareness of cultural issues and their influence of psychiatric presentations
- Degree level or equivalent clinical qualification
- A minimum of three years' experience in Secure Services, at a senior level, with a clinical caseload
- Experience of management in Secure Services including holding line management responsibility for colleagues of at least grade 8a or above status
- Experience in delivering major organisational and service change
- Experience of working successfully at a senior level in complex multi-disciplinary organisation, including contributing to both corporate and hospital goals.
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
- Experience of working in a high secure setting
Teaching
Essential
- Medical students, psychiatric trainees, other NHS Staff and police personnel
- Ability to use a wide range of teaching techniques and audio-visual aids
Desirable
- Presentation at conferences
Service Development
Essential
- Understanding of leadership
- Negotiation skills
Desirable
- Experience in developing a service component
- Understanding of and experience in needs assessment
Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and engage in multiagency work
- Willingness to comply with hospital security procedures and systems.
- Enthusiasm and commitment to the NHS but able to work constructively with other sectors.
- Capacity to respond positively to the constantly changing NHS environment
- A high level of ability to represent the hospital in external fora
Desirable
- Experience of representing the hospital in external fora
Interpersonal/ Communication skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent presentation style
- Effective interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with staff and managers at all levels within the organisation community organisations, service users and carers
- Ability to present complex information to a mixed audience
- Good sense of humour
Desirable
Resilience
Essential
- Maintains a high level of performance when faced with opposition or hostility from others, or when under conditions of stress
- Has confidence in own ability to deal with challenging circumstances
- Has the ability to handle failures constructively
- Able to take risks and quantify the effects of these risks
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
