This replacement post has been created to encourage exposure of suitable candidates to various posts including Low Secure and Medium Secure Inpatient and Community Forensic Settings, in response to Junior Doctor vacancies.
The post holder will be appointed to a full-time, 10 PA role, providing cover for the Bracton Centre, a medium secure inpatient forensic unit, or Memorial Hospital, a low secure inpatient forensic unit based on Shooters Hill, Greenwich.
Allocation to which team will be discussed with the clinical lead following the recruitment process. After appointment, there will be a meeting within three months with the Clinical Director and Service Manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder and agree the formal job plan. The job plan will include up to 2 SPAs.
This is a fixed-term contract.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for managing half the clinic caseload daily, with supervision from the Consultant Psychiatrist. They will prepare reports for CPA and Tribunals, liaise with external agencies, and contribute to the complex multidisciplinary care required for this patient group.
If working with community patients, the postholder will adopt a Responsible Clinician role (under supervision of the consultant forensic psychiatrist and RC) for a small number of patients, leading on medical management decisions, liaising with external agencies such as MAPPA, and providing Tribunal reports.
About us
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to South-East London residents and to people in prisons across England. Our services include community health care, mental health services, learning disability care, and therapies.
Oxleas is recognized as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times. Our staff survey results place us in the Top 5 in England and highest in London for staff experience among similar trusts.
Job responsibilities
The postholder will gain extensive experience in assessing and managing men or women following serious offending behaviour, including complex personality disorders. They will also participate in service academic programmes, referral meetings, and other organizational meetings to enhance their knowledge in this key area of practice.
Person Specification
Registration
* GMC Registered
Qualifications
Experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be required to screen for any criminal convictions.
£59,175 to £95,400 per year pro-rata plus London Allowance
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