Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-FH-20549
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hellingly
- Town
- Hellingly
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
We are seeking a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist in our Secure and Forensic Service as part of a passionate, supportive, friendly, enthusiastic team. This exciting opportunity results from service reconfiguration and expansion
Psychiatrists play a crucial role in driving change and influencing service development. We embrace positive transformation and value each other's experiences to shape our services aiming to continuously improve for the benefit of our patients.
We are a teaching Trust with strong links to BSMS and part of Health Educations Kent, Surrey, and Sussex. Higher specialist trainees are allocated to approved posts and trainers recognized by the GMC as Educational Supervisors.
Benefits:
- An area of outstanding beauty, such as the South Downs and miles of coastline with vibrant cities like Brighton & Hove.
- Recruitment & retention premia of up to £25,000.00 and relocation expenses of up to £8,000.00, subject to T&C's
- Excellent pension contributions of 23.7%
- Flexible working opportunities and bespoke, flexible job plans
- 30 days of study leave over a 3-year period, supported by a study leave allowance each year
- Opportunities to become a medical appraiser and/or a clinical/educational supervisor
- Monthly Medical Advisory Committees offering further peer support
- Responsibility allowances for specific roles and responsibilities
- A variety of wellbeing support and tools
- 8 Staff Networks, eg ethnic minority, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and women's networks
Main duties of the job
You will be an integral part of a well-established multidisciplinary team. Duties would include:
Inpatient - Elm ward - Male LSU
Inpatient care to 7 patients on a male low secure ward at the Hellingly Centre
Assessments of patients for suitability for admission to LSU
Gatekeeping assessments for suitability for secure and forensic service
Liaison with external agencies such as MoJ/police/probation/Courts
Statutory duties under MHA
Forensic Outreach & Liaison Service-Learning Disability and Autism (LD&A)
Assessment and advice for complex LD&A cases by Risk Assessment and Formulation (RAF) approximately 2 referrals per week
Case load (up to 12) complex forensic LD&A community patients.
Occasional assessments of prisoners thought not to require hospital admission whose home area is within the catchment area
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Our values are to be compassionate, accountable and optimistic. The Trust has built our future focus 2025-2030 which outlines our vision, purpose, ambitions and objectives which incorporates these values and behaviours. Our strategy can be viewed here.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, homeworking, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Living and working in Sussex brings with it many benefits, such as:
- Stunning countryside and coastlines which are easily accessible throughout the county
- Enjoy a lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park
- Transport links which provide easy access to London, and all of its main airports
- Vibrant cities that offer an array of restaurants and bars for social events
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Inpatient - Elm ward - Male LSU
The main responsibilities include providing inpatient care to a maximum of 7 patients on a male low secure ward at the Hellingly Centre. The post-holder will assess patients referred from various sources including step-down from MSU, PICU, Prison services, General Adult services, CAMHS, and Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) provider collaborative for suitability of admission to a Low Secure Unit. All referrals come through a single point of access via weekly referral meetings. On an average there are 2 referrals per month.
Forensic Outreach & Liaison Service-Learning Disability and Autism (LD&A)
The post-holder would provide advice to complex LD&A cases by Risk Assessment and Formulation (RAF) approximately 2 referrals per week and carry a small case load (up to 12) LD&A community patients. They would also provide occasional assessments of prisoners thought not to require hospital admission whose home area is within the catchment area; such assessments arise no more than two or three times per year.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- 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.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Transport
Essential criteria
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & 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
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & 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.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Ability to work in a participatory way so that shared decision making and conversations around formulation/diagnosis and ongoing care are a collaborative endeavour with the people who access our service.
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
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 Syed Ali
- Job title
- Lead Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342 993 882
- Additional information
Debbie Barrington-Smith, Leadership Team PA
0300 304 2062
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