Consultant

Overview

In this role you will provide clinical leadership within the Women’s secure service and SCFT, contributing to strategic service development. You will join the on-call rota and help steer the service in line with the organisation’s direction. You will manage RC responsibilities for patients discharged from secure care and support diverse inpatient and outpatient caseloads. Travel between clinical bases and sites is expected within working hours. This is an opportunity to shape secure mental health services at a regional level and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to SCFT and oversee care, treatment and risk management for patients under SCFT coordination
• Fulfill Responsible Clinician role for discharged patients (outpatient reviews, hearings, CPAs, ASRs, liaising with other organisations)
• Distribute direct patient contact across multiple sites and modes (in-person and remote) with planned travel within working hours
• Manage caseload mix (20–30 outpatients with RC responsibility; 20–30 inpatients with inpatient support but no RC) and adjust via job planning
• Involve in assessment and transition of patients leaving secure care (WLFS or external beds)

Key requirements

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
• GMC Specialist Register or within six months
• Good standing with GMC on practice
• Approved clinician status or be able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Experience in General adult psychiatry/psychotherapy managing patients with complex emotional needs
• Evidence-based knowledge of forensic and neurodevelopmental psychiatry, relevant legislation and multiagency clinical risk management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to write comprehensive clear reports for multiagency networks
• Demonstrable ability to manage clinical and team complexity and uncertainty; inclusive, compassionate leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement

• Excellent written and oral communication
• Collaborative working
• Inclusive, compassionate leadership
• Forensic psychiatry knowledge
• Neurodevelopmental psychiatry knowledge
• Multiagency clinical risk management

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