Specialty Doctor in Forensic Psychiatry
Stapleton, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 week ago
Secure Services are seeking a specialty doctor in psychiatry to join our large medical team. Together we provide forensic psychiatric care for patients from across the South West. Our service comprises 3 low secure wards, 7 medium secure wards and three community teams. We work in multi-disciplinary teams comprising occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, arts therapists and nurses. Our service is well supported by a primary care team including practice nurses, GPs, podiatry, physiotherapy, dentistry and dietetics. The service and wider organisation offers lots of opportunities for continued professional development and career progression. The post-holder will have protected SPA time and be supported to take on leadership, audit, quality improvement or teaching projects.
As the post holder , duties would include;
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Victoria Thom Job title: Consultant Psychiatrist & Medical Lead Email address: victoriathom@nhs.net
We would welcome the opportunity to meet with any interested candidates prior to the interviews or submission of an application.
To discuss the post further or to arrange a visit to the hospital or community facilities please contact:
Dr Victoria Thom, Medical Lead on 01173784169
As the post holder , duties would include;
- To provide, under supervision, day-to-day medical care for a caseload of inpatients within a secure service. This will include contributions towards the assessment and treatment of mental disorder and the assessment and management of risk.
- To clerk new admissions and complete a thorough history and examination, including physical examination and risk assessment to be documented in patient’s notes.
- To contribute to assessment by regularly review patients’ mental health and monitor response to treatment.
- To work alongside primary care colleagues to oversee and coordinate the physical health care of patients. This might include initial assessment/triage, referral and implementation of treatment plans.
- To attend and contribute to MDT meetings including ward round, reflective practice and CPAs.
- To make regular records in the patient’s notes and, where appropriate, to update the treatment plan. To prepare reports including for CPA meetings and discharge summaries.
- To work closely with patients, carers, colleagues and external agencies. To handover ensure effective and timely handover of clinical information.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Victoria Thom Job title: Consultant Psychiatrist & Medical Lead Email address: victoriathom@nhs.net
We would welcome the opportunity to meet with any interested candidates prior to the interviews or submission of an application.
To discuss the post further or to arrange a visit to the hospital or community facilities please contact:
Dr Victoria Thom, Medical Lead on 01173784169
