Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist Prison Services

at  Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for an opportunity to work within an established service with opportunities for development? Are you looking to be an integrated part of a friendly, dynamic, and supportive medical department?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our integrated mental health teams at HMP Hull, HMP Humber, HMP Full Sutton and HMP Millsike. We are seeking to recruit a Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist or a Consultant Psychiatrist with substantial forensic experience who is passionate about improving the lives of individuals within the prison setting who are experiencing complex mental health needs.
The role involves working 40 hours a week (10 PA’s). You will provide care and treatment for adult men with a wide range of mental health needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in partnership with providers Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, Spectrum, Practice Plus Group and Rethink. Within this role you will be working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary teams to deliver excellent clinical care.
Details for each of the prisons covered within this post can be found within the job description.
The Consultant Psychiatrist will provide clinical interventions to the mental health teams serving the populations of the HMP Hull, Humber, Full Sutton and Millsike.

Provide senior medical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team.
Undertake the assessment and management of complex cases referred and to care plan, to provide treatment formulation and guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
Develop professional relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
Contribute, through peer supervision, to colleagues within the team especially with regard to complex cases. Work within the principles of the Care Programme Approach.
Work flexibly with colleagues to enable the smooth running of the service, and to ensure the most appropriate care is provided to each individual patient.
Undertake assessments and management of prisoners within the identified prisons.
If transfers are required to hospitals, to liaise with secure hospitals and arrange timely transfer of care.
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
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As a consultant working for our prison based mental health teams , you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment which is evidence based. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support.
The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.
The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.
Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our new exciting role available