Overview
Join the team at Farmfield Hospital in Charlwood, Surrey as a 0.6FTE Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. You will provide strategic and clinical leadership within forensic mental health services, acting as Responsible Clinician under the Mental Health Act and delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care to individuals involved with the criminal justice system. As a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, you will take on RC responsibility for male service users on our medium secure wards. The RC will have the support of a non-consultant grade doctor as well as secretarial support.
Farmfield Hospital is a 64-bed secure unit with both MSU and LSU wards for male patients. The hospital is purpose built and run by the Elysium Healthcare group. It is in Surrey with good transport links to London and Brighton. Gatwick airport is near to the site. You will be working with an established multi-professional team, delivering individualised care and benefiting from access to a large peer group of professionals.
Responsibilities
* Ensure the adequate working of the Care Programme Approach (CPA) for patients.
* Work with multi-disciplinary professionals to ensure good patient care and throughput.
* Escalate concerns regarding medical staff to the Medical Director or Regional Directors when needed.
* Provide clinical leadership to clinical teams, including teambuilding and facilitation.
* Contribute to the training, education and development of staff across disciplines, in particular medical staff.
* Professionally supervise and appraise medical staff as required.
* Ensure the medical and clinical voice is represented in hospital clinical governance meetings.
* Ensure effective and efficient delivery of quality medical services.
* Guide safe and appropriate implementation of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act in the region.
* Liaise with external agencies who are stakeholders in patient care.
* Support compliance with CQC/HIW standards.
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
* MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
* Section 12(2) approval, Approved Clinician status.
* Being on the Specialist Register for Forensic Psychiatry is highly desirable.
* Experience of assessment and management of patients in forensic psychiatric settings.
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
Work Environment and Additional Details
* You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales.
* Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network across 10 countries, employing over 86,000 people.
* Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment.
* DBS disclosure is required for all staff.
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Car allowance
* 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off (pro-rata for less than full time)
* Free meals and parking
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
* Access to Wagestream to help manage your finances
* 24-hour GP service
* Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
* Pension contribution
* Medical indemnity cover
* Life assurance
* Enhanced maternity package
* Range of other benefits including retail discounts and offers
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