Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

Job summary

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can offer you:

• Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
• Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
• "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for flexible working
• Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
• Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
• NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

For this post we will offer

• MPFT will offer an additional 20%welcome to MPFT bonus', 10% on joining us and 10% after a period of 12 months service.
• An equivalent allowance can be offered which will enable the individual to pay for yearly professional registration fees up to £120.00 per year
• A contribution for relocation fees is also available upon application.
• Salary on appointment.
• Individual learning fund.
• Lease car scheme.
• Generous NHS pension scheme.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Consultant Forensic or General Adult Psychiatrist to work within the multidisciplinary teams within HMP Isle of Wight. You will provide clinical leadership to our Inclusion team in the prison who provide mental health care and psychosocial substance misuse interventions to our prison populations. This will involve, but is not limited to, undertaking psychiatric clinics to offer evidence based diagnostic formulations and management plans, supporting MDT meetings and undertaking interagency liaison; particularly where a referral to an appropriate hospital setting is deemed necessary. You will need to demonstrated excellent time management and organisational skills given the highly unpredictable nature of the patient group.

You will have exceptional diagnostic, management and risk assessment skills to support the care of the prisoners who enter our service. You will be supported to contribute to quality improvement activities within the prisons, together with having opportunities to support research and to the development and training of medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals

You should have the following::

• Experience of working in a prison setting
• Be registered as a medical practitioner
• Have a genuine passion for working with prisoners
• Be able to work well in a team

About us

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.

As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.

We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:

• Putting people at the heart of what we do
• Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
• Delivering better health, better care in partnership

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications