Consultant psychiatrist - Low Secure Forensic Service - York
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Consultant psychiatrist - Low Secure Forensic Service - York
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Job overview
The service is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist with experience in forensic psychiatry to work within the low secure male mental illness inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient community service in York.
The service is open to part-time and flexible working. The final program of activities will be worked out with the post holder on a ratio of 7.5 direct clinical care to 2.5 supporting professional activities.
Main duties of the job
Are you committed to providing high quality patient care? WE need you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health.
Here are Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) we are an organisation committed to providing high quality care to improve health and lives which seeks to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice and while maintaining the values of simplicity, integrity and care for those in need.
The Trust strategy is built upon three priorities:
ü Delivering great care that is high quality and improves lives
ü Providing a rewarding and supportive place to work
ü Using resources to deliver effective and sustainable services
As a medical workforce, we provide outstanding secondary care mental health services that allow our service users to feel that they are safe and receiving the latest, high quality, evidence-based care, delivered by motivated, engaged and compassionate staff, who feel supported and enabled to grow in the workplace and the systems we provide. Further information can be found here
Working for our organisation
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will
* Have RC responsibilities for up to 10 male inpatients detained on restricted and unrestricted sections of the MHA
* Act as consultant psychiatrist for about 20 outpatients
* Provide access assessments on behalf of the Humber Coast and Vale secure provider collaborative.
* Provide risk assessment and management advice for colleagues in acute services.
* It is anticipated that the frequency of assessments would be about 2 per month.
* Provide excellent clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, supporting service users to achieve optimal mental wellbeing, reduced risk of offending, social inclusion and transition into the community.
* Deliver high quality efficient and effective care for service users working collaboratively in a trauma informed collaborative way.
* Teach, train and supervise junior medical staff and other professionals
* Comply with the requirements of the GMC and Royal College of Psychiatrists
* The post holder will join the Tees Esk and Wear Valley general adult on-call rota.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Mental Health Care
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