Job summary
- Main area
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 338-7461844-25
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Humber Centre
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist Medium Secure Intellectual Disability Services
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the divisional team in the consultant role for intellectual disability medium secure (inpatient) and outreach and liaison services (community).
The Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists within the service work to a model such that each has primary responsibility for one clinical area within the Humber Centre inpatient provision, community and prisons, with opportunities available within one, or more, of the other arms of the service in addition. The unit(s) to which consultants are affiliated is initially fixed but may alter as the service evolves to meet changes in demand. The successful candidate will provide input to the inpatients at medium secure and outreach and liaison to a small caseload of outpatients. The post holder may be required to support sessional cover to the prison estate and forensic community service.
Main duties of the job
The Forensic Division at Humber hosts the Single Point of Access for Humber and North Yorkshire (HNY SPA). All referrals for inpatient and community flow through this SPA and are reviewed by multidisciplinary teams (MDT) via the referral meetings. Access assessments and admissions or acceptance to case load are agreed through SPA, MDT and ward/team based discussion.
The Forensic division has a whole pathway approach across community, inpatient (low and medium) and prison, this allows for smooth transition and joined up planning.
Together, with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will be expected to clinically lead multidisciplinary mental health teams delivering mental health services to the inpatients at medium secure and to a small caseload of outpatients within the community Forensic team and for the wider responsibilities of the forensic service locally.
Working for our organisation
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.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be required to be approved under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) and hold an Approved Clinician (AC) status.
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 exciting role available.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- CCT in Psychiatry OR Eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register (higher trainees should be within six months of CCT at the time of interview)
Desirable criteria
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych Additional clinical qualifications
- CCT in Forensic OR Intellectual disability with experience and/or special interest vice versa.
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- 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 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment (the Trust will appoint a section12(2) to provide this role in the sector during the transition).
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment.
Desirable criteria
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Other
Essential criteria
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge in specialty.
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
- A high level of expertise in risk assessment and management
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential criteria
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
- Ability to work in and lead team.
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Participated in continuous professional development.
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
Desirable criteria
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of multidisciplinary and inter-agency working
- A willingness to participate in Directorate and management team meetings
- Demonstrate an understanding of the current policy context within the NHS.
- An ability to work with Trust management in the spirit of mutually supportive cooperation
Desirable criteria
- Must be committed to developing skills in other team members
- Evidence of first-hand experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and under tight budgetary constraints
- An understanding of contracting, finance and activity monitoring
- Motivational skills
- Commitment to service development
- Evidence of leadership skills Experience of undertaking investigations
Communication and Interpersonal Skiils
Essential criteria
- Reliability and honesty
- Effective communicator verbally and in writing
- IT skills including using the internet and PowerPoint.
- Effective ambassador for forensic psychiatry
- Ability to form warm and effective team-oriented relationships with other professionals, especially colleagues within the speciality
- Committed to team development and team working
- Committed to developing skills in other team members, for example nurse prescribers
- Ability to reflect on own practice and learn from experience particularly participating in learning from serious untoward incidents
- Demonstrable ability to relate well to patients and their families Willingness to represent the Directorate at Trust wide meetings and in discussions with partner agencies and commissioners
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Kwame Fofie
- Job title
- Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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