Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist - Woodhill

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist - Woodhill

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant to join the Health & Justice Services at HMP Woodhill. The applicant will be a Consultant who is passionate about prison psychiatry and can deliver outstanding clinical leadership to the mental health team.

This post is ideally suited for a Consultant who enjoys assessing and treating challenging and unusual mental and physical health clinical presentations in a complex long-term environment.

The new potholder will be a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated Consultant to join the mental health team at HMP Woodhill, a Category B prison situated in Milton Keynes with a Category A function for both young offenders and those in the Close Supervision Centre (CSC).

Main duties of the job

1. Assessment (including the assessment of risk), treatment, care planning and multi-agency liaison for people with mental health problems in the prisons.
2. Undertake Mental Capacity Assessments.
3. Contribute to planned emergency interventions.
4. Liaison with prisons, courts, statutory and non-statutory agencies, concerning all aspects of the mental health care management of men with mental health problems in the prisons.
5. Work closely with the Manager, Psychologists and other lead professionals to provide clinical leadership and ensure safe, supportive care.
6. Liaise closely with other medical, clinical and managerial staff to provide high quality care pathways.
7. Participate, when relevant, in the ACCT (self-harm / suicide prevention) processes.
8. Practice in accordance with NICE and other relevant Guidelines and CNWL Trust policy.
9. Accurate record keeping according to Trust and professional guidelines (data protection legislation and information governance standards).
10. Application of the Mental Health Act including sections 48/49 and 47/49.

Person Specification

Previous Experience

• Clinical leadership/management experience
• Track record of improving quality in a service
• Experience of job planning
• Experience of resolving conflict and complex performance management issues

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
• Approved clinician status
• Section 12MHA Approval
• Primary Medical Degree
• CCT in Forensic
• Management and leadership course/qualification
• Higher degree (Msc, LLM, MD or PhD)

Clinical Skills, Knowledge, Experience

• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Ability to manage Clinical Complicity
• Ability to manage conflict and difficult conversations
• Ability to make decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to the post within NHS or comparable service
• Experience of Quality Improvement
• Membership of committee/relevant regulatory body CQC preparation
• Contract/procurement knowledge

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Participated in continuous professional development
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Ability to work constructively within MDT environments without complaints / concerns
• Has actively participated in clinical audit
• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to equality & diversity
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in working pattern
• Demonstrates energy, enthusiasm & initiative in pursuing innovation and the highest standards for patients, juniors, others, colleagues & the organisation.
• IT literate
• Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Director Health and Justice Services