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Specialty Doctor Psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
327-25-597
Employer
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Montpellier Unit
Town
Gloucester
Salary
£59,175 - £95,400 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/08/2025 23:59

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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialty Doctor in Forensic Psychiatry

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county. 

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding careWe put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience.  We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC.  We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

 

Job overview

Montpellier Unit within Wotton Lawn Hospital are looking for a Specialty Doctor to join their team permanently. 

The specialty doctor will work directly with the supervising Consultant, whom is a trained supervisor for both Core and Advanced Trainees. 

The successful doctor in this post will be expected to take part in the day to day management of all inpatients including physical health needs and completion of relevant reviews.

Through its unique position within the SW provider collaborative, the Montpellier Unit post offers the opportunity for the doctor to gain a wider understanding of operational and strategic systems, and leadership principles underpinning consultant competencies.

Applicants interested in completing CESR will be supported. 

Main duties of the job

This role provides psychiatric and medical support to the Montpellier Unit. This is a low secure unit providing in-patient treatment to an all male ward of 12 beds. 

Further details are in the job description.

The role is within a multidisciplinary team and you will be expected to liaise with a wide range of external parties also to best support patients. 

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

  • 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
  • 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
  • 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Included is the job description and further details of the post.

Formal teaching opportunities include attendance at the weekly academic meetings which includes case presentations, journal club and internal/external speakers. There are also forensic specific academic opportunities within the wider SW region, which include case discussions (usually brough by Consultants), specific service presentations.

There are in-house training opportunities available, which including training in the use of HCR-20 and working with personality disordered patients.

Depending on availability, there are occasional external training opportunities, for example DBT, Motivational interviewing, PBS, etc.

Training and UK experience in psychiatry is essential to this role. 

 

Person specification

GMC

Essential criteria
  • Candidate on GMC

Experience

Essential criteria
  • UK Psychiatry experience
Desirable criteria
  • Further advanced training in psychiatry

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Pastoral CareStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Oana Ciobanasu
Job title
Consutlant Psychiatrist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 421 4806
Additional information

Medical Staffing will be the first contact for any queries. 

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