Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist (RRP Applicable) inHellingly inHellingly PUBLISHED
WED 23 OCT 2024
The position offers a Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000, alongside potential relocation assistance of up to £8,000, with payments structured across the initial years of employment. The consultant will also contribute to maintaining high standards of medical practice and adherence to relevant guidelines and policies, ultimately aiming to provide high-quality specialist assessment and treatment for patients in secure settings.
Consultant in Forensic Psychiatry
This is a well-established post on Oak ward - 15-bed medium secure male only inpatient ward, which has become available due to service reconfiguration. The post holder will provide inpatient consultant / RC responsibilities to 5 male patients on medium secure ward at the Hellingly Centre, East Sussex.
Assessment of patients referred from various sources including LSU, PICU, prison services, general adult services, CAMHS, KSS provider collaborative for suitability of admission to MSU. Such referrals come through single-point of access via weekly referrals meeting
The post holder will work alongside 1.0WTE consultant on Oak ward.
This job attracts aRecruitment and Retention payment of £25,000,in addition to(up to) £8000 relocation allowance.The RRP payment is paid in the following instalments:
- £5000 payment paid on appointment
- £5000 retention payment paid at 12 month anniversary of employment
- £6500 retention payment paid at 30 month anniversary of employment
- £8500 retention payment paid at 48 month anniversary of employment
The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees.
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The post holder works collaboratively with inpatient secure hospital sites at Hellingly and Chichester Centre, and FOLS teams.
The main responsibilities are inpatient care to maximum 5 male patients on Medium Secure Ward at the Hellingly Centre.
Each ward has an effective multidisciplinary team with senior nurses (including two nurse consultants, one on each site), Social Workers, Psychologists, and OTs within each team and specialist therapists working across the service.
To work closely with the matron and other lead professionals to provide clinical leadership to the ward team as the ward-based Consultant Psychiatrist and ensure safe, supportive care within the Medium Secure Services.
To participate in ensuring the weekly referrals meeting has relevant information and feedback and to attend peer supervision meetings
The Trust is a training trust and trainee medical staff are placed within the Hellingly Centre and across the service. CT1-3/ST4-6 support therefore is available when trainees are placed.
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The main responsibilities are inpatient care to maximum 5 male patients on Medium Secure Ward at the Hellingly Centre.
Each ward has an effective multidisciplinary team with senior nurses (including two nurse consultants, one on each site), Social Workers, Psychologists, and OTs within each team and specialist therapists working across the service.
To work closely with the matron and other lead professionals to provide clinical leadership to the ward team as the ward-based Consultant Psychiatrist and ensure safe, supportive care within the Medium Secure Services.
To participate in ensuring the weekly referrals meeting has relevant information and feedback and to attend peer supervision meetings
The Trust is a training trust and trainee medical staff are placed within the Hellingly Centre and across the service. CT1-3/ST4-6 support therefore is available when trainees are placed.
Consultant will maintain and comply with Good medical practice guidance of GMC
Good medical care
- To work within the multidisciplinary team to provide a high quality of specialist assessment, treatment and care to users in a range of settings.
- To provide clinical advice and liaison, as required, in other parts of the service
- To operate within guidelines, policies and procedures relevant to the post.
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