Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a consultant forensic psychiatrist to work with us.Forensic
Mental Health Services relocated to Ridgeway, with its purpose built medium and
low secure facilities in May 2010. This facility offers increased capacity,
with over 120 medium and low secure male and female in-patient beds. In
addition Ridgeway contains the majority of the Forensic Learning Disability low
secure beds (67) and the Medium Secure autism beds (12).
Ridgeway
offers spacious accommodation along with a comprehensive range of facilities including
its own gymnasium, football pitch, café, GP surgery, dental surgery and
resource centre.
The principal objectives of the service are to cater
for mentally disordered patients who require a greater degree of security than
can be provided in conventional psychiatric settings in the region, but who do
not need the degree of security provided by the High Secure Hospitals.
Main duties of the job
The
Consultant will be the Responsible Clinician for patients.
The
Consultant, will be expected
to provide committed, proactive and responsive clinical leadership working with
the in-patient MDT team.
The
Consultant will attend and contribute fully to formulation and risk meetings.
The Consultant will attend the discharge planning meetings.
The
Consultant will be responsible, in conjunction with the MDT, for developing
close links with community teams and adult mental health inpatient services.
About us
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public. The services are spread over a wide geographical area of around 3,600 square miles, which includes coastal, rural and industrial areas.
We are a multi-award winning trust and are included within the Health Service Journals Best 100 Places to Work. The trust take a positive and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust, with the vision of helping people to be as good as they can be, helping TEWV to do things better.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There are 3 posts available - Mandarin Ward, Jay Ward, Brambling Ward. Please see the relevant job descriptions attached (JDs are pending college approval) and state in your application which job you are applying for (or all 3).
Job description
Job responsibilities
There are 3 posts available - Mandarin Ward, Jay Ward, Brambling Ward. Please see the relevant job descriptions attached (JDs are pending college approval) and state in your application which job you are applying for (or all 3).
Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of specialty.
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
Desirable
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
CPD & Appraisal
Essential
- Participated in continuous professional development.
- Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Research, Audit & Quality Improvement
Essential
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment.
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within 6 months of gaining CCT in forensic psychiatry.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych.
- Approved Clinician Status and Section 12 Status OR be able to achieve within 3 months.
Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of specialty.
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
Desirable
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
CPD & Appraisal
Essential
- Participated in continuous professional development.
- Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Research, Audit & Quality Improvement
Essential
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment.
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within 6 months of gaining CCT in forensic psychiatry.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych.
- Approved Clinician Status and Section 12 Status OR be able to achieve within 3 months.
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
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).
