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Job role: Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist
Salary: Depending on experience
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: 1487483915
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About the Job:
As a Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist, you will:
- Have a role within senior management within the respective hospital of clinical work.
- Manage and performance manage doctors as necessary.
- Have responsibility for safe and adequate medical cover.
- Facilitate and support the Clinical Quality Assurance programme, ensuring consistency within the units.
- Take a lead role in developing Clinical Governance in conjunction with the Clinical Governance team.
- Ensure high quality, appropriate information and paperwork is received by stakeholders.
- Ensure professional policy and practice and their application is of a good standard across the service.
- Ensure professional compliance with the relevant professional bodies.
- Participate in channels of communication throughout the hospital through which clinicians contribute information.
- Participate in continued professional development as laid out by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Provide clinical assistance and support where required to the development of strategies for clinical audit or Quality Improvement and medical education within the hospitals/ region.
- Promoting awareness and understanding of quality improvement and sharing learning and successes from quality improvement work.
- Ensure positive relationships are maintained with all our stakeholders.
- Ensure the hospitals and medical team are represented at local, national and Elysium healthcare Professional Development forums.
- Ensure adequate and safe delivery of medical input across site.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
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- MBChB/MBBS (or equivalent); Full GMC registration; CCT or CESR in Psychiatry; MRCPsych; Approved Clinician (s.12 MHA)
- Higher research degree (MD/PhD) or MSc.
- ≥5 years’ postgraduate psychiatric experience, including ≥2 years in forensic settings
- Prior Responsible Clinician role; experience in secure inpatient and community forensic services
- Strong risk assessment, formulation and management skills; knowledge of MHA/MCA; report-writing for tribunals and courts
- Interest in Clinical Neuropsychiatry with clinical and academic experience.
- Proven ability to lead MDTs; service planning; participation in audit and governance processes
- Prior management role at consultant level in a forensic service
- Experience teaching trainees and healthcare professionals; involvement in audit and QI projects
- Peer-reviewed publications; experience securing research funding
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills; commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion; resilience and adaptability.
What You’ll Get:
At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:
- Competitive annual salary
- £5000 car allowance
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
- A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
- Voluntary benefits
- Medical indemnity cover
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
- Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
- Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
- Free Meals and onsite parking
To apply for this job please visit beta.jobs.nhs.uk.
