Job summary
BSMHFT is one of the largest mental health Foundation Trusts in the country, providing mental health services to a culturally and socially-diverse population. The secure care and offender health programme provides medium and low secure inpatient services for men, women and adolescents across the West Midlands. As the lead provider for Reach Out, the West Midlands Provider Collaborative, we have significantly expanded our forensic community outreach service over recent years and have successfully reduced the numbers of people from the West Midlands in secure beds. We also provide prison healthcare and a range of smaller community based clinical services.
We are seeking to recruit a consultant forensic psychiatrist to work within the women's secure service based at Ardenleigh. It is an established service, which provides inpatient services to women from the West Midlands who have complex mental health needs and require treatment in conditions of security. The successful candidate will join two existing Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists in the women's service.
Main duties of the job
You will provide medical leadership to a multidisciplinary clinical team within a shared leadership framework in which the contributions of all are valued. You will deliver excellent clinical care for inpatients to an indicative caseload of 10 patients. The post also involves undertaking assessments for women referred to the service and a weekly prison clinic alternating between HMP Foston Hall (a women prison) and HMP Sudbury (a male open prison).
You will contribute as a senior leader to the further development of the service, and work with colleagues within the provider collaborative to support the commissioning and delivery of secure mental health care across the region. There will be opportunities to take on additional clinical sessions, pursue relevant clinical interests and many of our current consultants have additional leadership roles within our large and diverse Trust.
About us
This is an opportunity to join a large, comprehensive forensic service, with a peer group of over 20 consultant forensic psychiatrists. Our Trust values are at the centre of all our work: compassionate, inclusive and committed.
The women's service at Ardenleigh was one of three National Pilots of Women's Secure Blended Services. It has continued to operate this model of care which includes a partnership with the renowned women's charity Anawim. The service works on a trauma informed model of care and there is excellent access to psychological and creative therapies for patients. There is a strong ethos of multidisciplinary working, and the service provides a very supportive environment for consultants working with patients with very complex needs. There is a strong emphasis within the service on staff well being with clinicians trained in TRIM and PFA.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details of the roles and responsibilities of this post.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange to visit the service please contact Dr John Croft, Clinical Lead, Womens Service, Ardenleigh.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details of the roles and responsibilities of this post.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange to visit the service please contact Dr John Croft, Clinical Lead, Womens Service, Ardenleigh.
Person Specification
Scoring
Essential
- oFull GMC registration
- oApproved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- oEligible for Approved Clinician status
- oEligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- oExcellent knowledge of the field of forensic psychiatry and relevant clinical services
- oExcellent oral and written communication skills in English
- oCommitment to clinical audit & quality improvement within multi-disciplinary team.
- oExperience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- oEvidence of effective medical leadership or potential for this.
- oExcellent communication skills.
- oAbility to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team.
- oAbility to be involved in service management and development
- oAble to travel
Desirable
- oMRCPsych
- oAdditional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
- oBroad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- oExperience of working within prisons
- oAbility to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- oExperience in research, publications, grants and clinical trials
- oExperience of leading or contributing to service development
- oAble to participate in Consultant on-call rota.
Person Specification
Scoring
Essential
- oFull GMC registration
- oApproved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- oEligible for Approved Clinician status
- oEligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- oExcellent knowledge of the field of forensic psychiatry and relevant clinical services
- oExcellent oral and written communication skills in English
- oCommitment to clinical audit & quality improvement within multi-disciplinary team.
- oExperience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- oEvidence of effective medical leadership or potential for this.
- oExcellent communication skills.
- oAbility to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team.
- oAbility to be involved in service management and development
- oAble to travel
Desirable
- oMRCPsych
- oAdditional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
- oBroad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- oExperience of working within prisons
- oAbility to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- oExperience in research, publications, grants and clinical trials
- oExperience of leading or contributing to service development
- oAble to participate in Consultant on-call rota.
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).
