Locally Employed Doctor - Adult Forensic Services - Prestwich Hospital

Job summary

The Adult Forensic Service is its own care group, and provides medium secure - The Edenfield Centre, low secure - The Lowry Unit, and specialist forensic community mental health services within the Greater Manchester Adult Secure Provider Collaborative.

You will likely be assigned to work on a specific ward(s) with a case load ranging from 12-16 under one or two different consultants, with opportunity to rotate through and work within different areas of the service on a six-monthly basis.

You will work collaboratively with a full clinical team, including a consultant psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, a forensic social worker / approved mental health professional, an occupational therapist, and a medical secretary.

This post is ideally suited for psychiatrists developing their capabilities in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with mental disorders.

Main duties of the job

It is expected that all doctors will:

Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

Participate regularly in supervision and review of their portfolio with the Consultant.

Comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.

The Trust is committed to providing safe and effective care for patients and all staff have a responsibility to contribute to the high standards of care. They must work in partnership to achieve service objectives and promote a culture of working together through good communication, openness and honesty in accordance with NHS Duty of Candor.

Take a proactive role in identifying risk and acting on the results to resolve s at source wherever possible bearing in mind resources and priorities and liaising with line management.

Take part in risk management practices both clinical and non-clinical in line with the Trust's Risk Management Strategy.

Be open and honest and report actual and potential incidents and participate in developing systems to identify and record and respond to near misses.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prestwich Hospital

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prestwich Hospital

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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